 | Term | Definition |
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coniferous |
evergreens w/ cones and needles |
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deciduous |
loose leaves in the fall |
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geography |
the study of the earth and all its variety |
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renewable resource |
natural resource that cannot be used or can |
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nonrenewable resource |
natural resource that can be used up |
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import |
to buy goods from another country |
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export |
to trade goods to other countries |
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emigrate |
to move to another country |
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hydroelectric power |
electricity generated by flowing of water |
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minority group |
group of people who are diff in some characteristics from the group with the most power and wealth in the region |
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fossil fuels |
coal, oil, or natural gas |
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contiguous |
areas that are joined together inside a common boundary |
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free enterprise system |
economic system in which people start and run businesses w/ limited govt intervention |
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megapolis |
pattern of heavy urban settlement over a large area |
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service industry |
business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
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autonomy |
self-govt |
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constitutional monarchy |
govt in which a king or queen is the official head of the state |
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province |
regional political division simialr to states |
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parliamentary democracy |
govt in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body which chooses a prime minister to head the govt |
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land bridge |
narrow strip of land that joins 2 larger landmasses |
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peninsula |
piece of land w/ wateron 3 sides |
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vaquero |
cowhand |
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maquiladora |
factory that assembles parts made in other countries |
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subsistance farms |
small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |
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plantation |
large farm that grows a single crop for sale |
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industrialize |
to change an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming |
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service industry |
business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
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maize |
another name for corn |
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hieroglyphics |
form of writing that uses signs and symbols |
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plaza |
public square |
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federal republic |
govt divided between nat. and state powers |
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national debt |
money owed by the nation's govt |
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isthmus |
narrow piece of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land |
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ecotourist |
person who travels to another country to view its natural wonders |
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republic |
strong nat govt headed by elected leaders |
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communist state |
country whose govt has strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
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embargo |
order that restricts or prohibits trade w/ another country |
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free trade zone |
area where people can buy goods from other countries without paying extra taxes |
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commonwealth |
partly self-governing territory |
