| Term | Definition |
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Atlanta |
capital of Georgia; hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics; world class city; aerospace |
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Sun Belt |
part of the south; known for warm climate |
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industralization |
the change from an agricultural based economy to an industrial based economy |
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petrochemicals |
substances like plastics, paint, and asphalt that come from petroleum |
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Chicago |
in Illinois on Lake Michigan, manufactures farm equipment |
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recession |
a downturn in business activity |
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Detroit |
in Michigan; Motor City; large |
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commute |
to travel to work |
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Minneapolis - St. Paul |
in Minnesota; opposite sides of the Mississippi River; twin cities |
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New York City |
huge; largest city in US; has more than 7 million people, about 320 square miles; money capital; center of fashion, publishing, advertising, television, radio, and the arts; head of large corporations are here; Ellis Island let in many immigrants |
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megalopolis |
where cities and suburbs have grown so close together that they form one big urban area |
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Boston |
famous for colleges, science centers, and tech centers; the capital of Massachusetts |
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Philadelphia |
important to our nation's early history; the Constitution and Declaration of Independence was adopted here; located near the mouth of the Delaware River |
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mixed-crop farms |
farms that grow many kinds of crop |
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St. Louis |
in Missouri; on the Mississippi River; "Gateway to the West"; banking and commercial center |
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corporate farms |
Small farms combined to make large farms; works more efficiently; owned by agricultural businesses |
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population density |
the average number of people per square mile |
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Washington DC |
capital of U.S.; between Maryland and Virginia; first planned city in the U.S.; you can see the capitol from every direction |