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Ch. 6 Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Social Studies Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| generation | the average time between the birth of parents and the birth or their children |
| marsh | low,wetland where cattails, tall grasses, and other similar plants grow |
| plantations | huge farms where tobacco, cotton and rice were the main crop |
| swamp | a low,wet area where trees and bushes grow |
| renewable resource | a resource that can be used again or made by people or nature |
| cause | something that makes something else happen |
| effect | something that happens because of an earlier action |
| barrier island | low narrow islands that are near the coast |
| mainland | the continent or the part of a continent nearest to an island |
| strait | a narrow channel that connects two bodies of water |
| common wealth | a territory that governs inself (Puerto Rico) |
| nonrewable resource | a resource that can not be made again by nature or people |
| refinery | a factory that turns crude oil into useful products |
| legend | a story that has come down from the past |
| tropics | band of warm climate that circles the earth near the equator |
| territory | a place owned and governed by a country |
| petroleum | oil |
| crude oil | a name given to petroluem pumped from the ground |
| inlet | a narrow strip of water leading into the land from a larger body of water |
Created by:
Mrs. Wolter
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