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Chapter 4 - US
Chapter 4 - United States
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| contiguous | areas that are joined together inside a common boundary |
| megalopolis | pattern of heavy urban settlement over a large area |
| coral reef | structure at or near the water's surgace formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
| free enterprise system | economic system in which people start and run businesses with limited government intervention |
| service industry | business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
| navigable | describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| fossil fuels | coal, oul, or natural gas |
| acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| landfill | area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
| recycling | reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
| free trade | taking down trade burries so that goods flow freely amoung countries |
| colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
| democracy | form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them |
| federal republic | government divided between national and state powers |
| secede | to withdraw from a national governmen |
| immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
| ethnic group | people who share a common culture, language, or history |
| rural | area in the countryside |
| urban | area in the city |
| suburbs | smaller community that surrounds a city |
| national park | area set aside to protect wilderness and wildlife and for recreation |
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