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texas history vocab
chap2
Question | Answer |
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alluvial soil | soil that has been desposited from river water |
petrochemical | substance made from petroleum or natual gas |
butte | a flay topped hill smaller than a mesa |
agribusiness | large scale commercial farming |
drought | a dry period in which little if any precipitation falls, often causing extensive damage to crops |
erosion | the wearing away of earths surface by the movement of water |
basin | a sunken area in a plateu found between mountain ranges |
maquiladores | factories in mexico that asemble the parts made in the united states |