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colonies   territories controlled by people from a foreign land  
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plantations   large farms that produce one major crop often for export  
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bilingual   able to speak 2 languages  
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Megalopolis   group of cities in the northeastern u.s. that has grown into 1 large built up area; also used to describe similar areas around the world  
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corn belt   region of the u.s. midwest that specializes in growing corn  
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dairy belt   region of the u.s. midwest that specializes in dairy products  
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wheat belt   region of the u.s. interior west specializing in growing wheat  
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silicon valley   area south of san francisco, california that became the leading center of computer technology in the u.s.  
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textiles   cloth products  
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metropolitan area   a city and its surrounding built up areas  
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arable   fit for growing crops  
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smog   air pollution resulting from chemical reactions involving sunlight and automobile and industrial exhaust  
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north american free trade agreement(NAFTA)   agreement between canada, u.s., and mexico to eliminate tariffs on many products flowing between these 3 countries  
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gentrification   process of buying run-down homes in older areas of a community and restoring them  
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superpower   huge powerful country  
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trade deficit   situation in which the value of a country's exports is less than the value of the country's imports  
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tariffs   taxes on imports and exports  
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