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14 Cards in this Set
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immigration
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the movement of people into onee country from another
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urbanization
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the movement of people from rural areas to cities
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metroplitan area
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includes a city with a population of at least 50,000 people
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suburbs
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outlying comumunities
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urban sprawl
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spread of people and suburban development
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dry farming
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a method of cultivating land to catch and hold rainwater
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bilingual
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learning English with theiir native language
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literacy rate
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the percentage of people who can read and write
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jazz
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blends African rhythms and European harmonies
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Loyalists
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colonists who wished to remain loyal to the British Government
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province
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a poitical unit similar to a state
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dominion
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a partially self-governing country with close ties to Great Britain
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Parliament
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the national legislature
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separatism
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the breaking away of one part of a countryy to create a seperate, independent country
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