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Rivesville the USA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contiguous | Joined together inside a common boundary |
| Megalopolis | Heavy urban settlement over a large area |
| Coral Reef | Skeletons of small sea animals |
| Free Enterprise system | Individual people have the right ti run businesses to make a profit with limited government interference |
| Service Industry | A business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
| Navigable | Wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| Fossil Fuels | Coal, oil or natural gas |
| Acid Rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| Landfills | Where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
| Recycling | Reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
| Free Trade | Taking down trade barriers |
| Colonies | Overseas settlements tied to a parent country |
| Democracy | Form of government in which people rule |
| Federal republic | Government divided between national and state powers |
| Seceded | Withdrew from the national government |
| Immigrant | People who move to a new country to make a permanent home |
| Ethnic Group | Group of people who share a culture, language or history |
| Rural | Country like |
| Urban | City like |
| Suburbs | Smaller communities surrounding a larger city |
| National Park | An area set aside to protect wilderness and wildlife and for recreation |