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MN Studies:Lesson 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The practice of producing enough food to feed one's own family but not enough to sell at market | subsistence farming |
| 1862 law that provided up to 160 acres of land to settlers who would live on it and farm it for five years | Homestead Act |
| Someone who buys and sells land, hoping to make a profit, often at great financial risk | land speculator |
| An area of economic activity in which people buy and sell goods and services. Markets are where prices are determined. | Market |
| The practice of producing a variety of crops and livestock on one farm | Diversified farming |
| A nationwide organization for farmers that supports their economic well-being and their political interests | Grange |
| An organization formed to help its members buy or sell products as a large group in order to get better prices | cooperative |
| To control or adjust something in order to change how it works | regulate |