vocab/def. for chapter 4

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Commute   to travel to work  
megalopolis   a number of cities and suburbs that blend into one urban area  
population density   the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer  
petrochemical   a substance such as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum  
industialization   the process of building new industries in an area dominated by farming  
sun belt   an area of the united states streching from the southern atlantic coast to the california coast  
mixed-crop farm   a farm that grows several dikfferent kinds of crops  
recession   a decline in business activity or economic prosperity  
corprorite farm   a large farm that is run by a corporation, or an agricultural company  
forty-niner   a nickname for a miner who took part in the California gold rush of 1849  
responsible development   balanceing the needs of the enviornment, community, and economy  
mass transit   a system of subways, buses, and comuter trains used to transport large number of people  
totem pole   a tall, carved pole containing symbols of a particular Native American group, clan, or family  
boom town   a settlement that springs up quickly to serve the needs of miners  
Exile   to force someone to leave his or her native land or home  
maritime   having to do with navigation or shipping on the sea  
aquaculture   the cultivation of fish or water plants  
aurora borealis   the colorful bands of light that can be seen in the sky of the Northern Hemisphere  
Inukitiut   the native language of the inuit  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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