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12 Cards in this Set
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Commute |
to travel to work |
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Megalopolis |
A number of cities and suburbs that blend into one very large urban area |
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Population density |
the average number of people per square kilometer |
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petrochemical |
a substances such as plastic or paint |
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Industrialization |
the process of building new industries in an area dominated by farming |
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Sun Belt |
an area of the United stats stretching from the southern Atlantic coast th the California coast |
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mixed-crop-farm |
a farm that grows several kinds of crops |
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Recession |
a decline in a business activity and economic prosperity |
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Corporate farm a large farm that is run by a corp |
A farm a large farm that is run by a corporation or an agricultural company
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forty-niner |
The nickname for a miner who took part in the California gold rush of 1849 |
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Responsible development |
a balancing the needs of the environment community and economy |
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mass transit |
a system of subways buses and commuters trains used to transport large numbers of people |