Neely Vocab 04 Word Scramble
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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 surface 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 goods |
Navigable | Describes a body of water deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships |
Recycling | Reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
Fossil fuels | Coal, oil, or natural gas |
Acid rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
Landfill | Area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
Free Trade | Taking down trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries |
Colony | Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
Democracy | Form of government in which citizens choose their nation's leaders by voting for them |
Federal Republic | Government divided between national and state powers |
Suburbs | Smaller community that surrounds a city |
National Park | Area set aside to protect wilderness and wildlife and for recreation |
Secede | To withdraw from a national government |
Immigrant | Person who moves to a new country to make a new home |
Ethnic Group | People who share a common culture, language, or history |
Rural | Area in the countryside |
Urban | Area in the city |
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