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Vocabulary 9
Kansas History Words to Understand Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capital | wealth used in the production of more wealth |
| consumer | one who acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership |
| contaminated | impure |
| credit | an arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase |
| diversified | producing more than product |
| extraction | taking from Earth |
| horticulture | the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or flowers |
| lobbyist | a person engaged in trying to influence public officials in favor of a specific cause |
| neutrality | the state or policy of being neutral |
| quota | a set amount |
| refinery | an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance |
| regulation | controlling or enforcing set standards or rules |
| rural | of or relating to people who live in the country |
| Rural Free Delivery | a program that provided free mail service to rural areas |
| specialization | producing one or a small number of products or services |
| trade | exchange goods or services for the other goods or services or for money |
| tuberculosis | a disease that affects the lungs but may spread to other areas and is characterized by fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing |
| underdog | one that is at a disadvantage |
| urban | of or relating to people who live in the city |
| epidemic | an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely |