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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 state legislature | The legislative branch of state government. |
| governor | The head of the executive branch of state government. |
| food processing | The cooking, canning, drying, freezing, and packaging of foods for market. |
| pulp | A soft mixture of ground-up wood chips and chemicals that is used to make paper |
| high-tech | Shortened form of the words high technology; having to do with inventing, building, or using computers and other kinds of electronic equipment |
| Sun Belt | A wide area of the southern part of the United States that has a mild climate all year. |
| tourism | The business of serving visitors |
| resort | A place where people go to |
| barrier island | A low, narrow island that is near a coast. |
| mainland | The continent or the part of a continent nearest to an island. |
| wildlife refuge | An area of land set aside to protect animals and other living things. |
| coral | A stony material formed in tropical waters by the skeletons of tiny sea animals. |
| reef | A ridge of rocks, sand, or coral near the surface of the sea. |
| tradition | A custom, a way of life, or an idea that has been handed down from the past. |
| reclaim | To return something, such as land, to its natural condition. |
| habitat | A region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives. |
| endangered | Being threatened with extinction. |
| extinct | No longer in existence, which is what happens to a living thing when all of its kind have died out. |
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