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Unit1-Goverment
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Convention | is a formal meeting for a special purpose |
| situation | is a condition or state of afairs |
| union | is formed by joining together |
| committees | are groups of people chosen to do certain work |
| representatives | are people chosen to speak for ask for others |
| resolve | is to settle, explain, or solve it |
| proposal | is a suggestion that is presented to others for consideration |
| delegates | a person designated to act for or represent another for others |
| militia | a group of volenteers willing to fight |
| alluvial soil | fertile top soil left by a river, especially after a flood |
| agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
| hydroelectricity | electric power produced by moving water |
| fossil fuel | a fuel formed over millions of years from animal and plant remains |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow fore more than half the year |
| permafrost | a permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
| prairie | a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses |
| province | a political division of land in Canada |