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24 Cards in this Set
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textiles
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Cloth products
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bilingual
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Having the ability to speak two languages
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second-growth forests
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The trees that cover an area after the original forest has been cut
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megalopolis
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A giant urban area that includes a string of cities that have grown together
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diversify
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For farmers, producing a variety of crops instead of just one
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Corn Belt
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The area of the Midwestern United States from Ohio to Iowa where raising corn is a major economic activity
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Dairy Belt
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The area of the Midwestern United States north of the Corn Belt in which dairy farming is a major economic activity
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Wheat Belt
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The area of the U. S. Great Plains region in which wheat farming is a major economic activity
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center-pivot irrigation
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A method of irrigation that uses long sprinkler systems mounted on huge wheels that rotate slowly, irrigating the area within a circle
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strip mining
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A process of mining by stripping away soil and rock
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trade deficit
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Value of a country’s exports is lower than the value of its imports
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taiga
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A forest of evergreen trees growing south of the tundra in Russia
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steppe
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A wide, flat grasslands region that stretches from Ukraine across southern Russia to Kazakhstan
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czar
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Emperor of the Russian Empire
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abdicated
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Gave up the throne
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allies
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Friendly countries that support one another against enemies
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superpowers
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Powerful countries
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Cold War
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The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the 1940s to the early 1990s
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consumer goods
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Products used at home and in everyday life
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light industry
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Industry that focuses on the production of lightweight goods, such as clothing
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heavy industry
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Industry that usually involves manufacturing based on metals
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smelters
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Factories that process metal ores
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habitation fog
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A fog caused by fumes and smoke trapped over Siberian cities by very cold weather
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icebreakers
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Ships that can break up the ice of frozen waterways, allowing other ships to pass through them
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