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C5The NE Countryside
Question | Answer |
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granite | a natural resource found in New England. |
agricultural economy | an economy in which people meet most of their needs by farming |
navigable river | a river that is deep and wide enough for ships to use |
produce | fresh fruit and vegetables |
finished product | manufactured good made from raw material |
waterway | body of water that boats can use |
competition | contest among companies to get the most customers or sell the most products |
rapid | rocky place in a river where a sudden drop in elevation causes fast |
truck farms | a farm that grows produce, and is located close to a city so that the produce can be taken quickly by trucks to nearby markets |
glacier | a huge, slow |
canal | a waterway dug across land |
lock | a part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered to bring a ship to the level of the next part of the canal |
fact | a statement that can be checked and proved to be true |
opinion | a statement that tells what the person who makes it thinks or believes. It cannot be proved |
Erie Canal | a waterway that connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River |
town meeting | a time when people of a community can make important decisions about their town |