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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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