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Chapter 4 vocab/def.
vocab/def. for chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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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 |