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13 Cards in this Set
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Growing season |
the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow. |
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Self-Government |
when the people who live in a place make laws for themselves. |
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Industry |
all the business that makes one kind of product or provide one kind of service. |
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Export |
a product sent to another country to be sold |
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Import |
a good brought into one country from another |
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Slavery |
a cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work without pay |
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Geography |
the study of the word and the people and things that live there |
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Economy |
the system people use to produce goods and services |
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Culture |
a way of life of a group of people, including music, food, language, and religion. |
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Climate |
the type of weather a place has over a long time |
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Immigrant |
someone who moves to another country to live |
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Reasons for Immigration (OFF) |
1. Opportunities (jobs, money, a better life) 2. Freedoms (religious freedom, right to vote) 3. Fleeing negative situations (war, famine) |
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New England Industries |
1. Fishing (cod) 2. Whaling 3. Shipbuilding |
