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16 Cards in this Set
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region
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an area with at least one feature that sets it apart from other areas.
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urban
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city
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suburb
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a town or small city built next to a larger city
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rural
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country
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government
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a system of deciding what is best for a group of people
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culture
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way of life or how people earn a living
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county
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a part of a state that has its own governement. Louisiana does not have counties, we have parishes.
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county seat
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a town or city that is the center of government for a county.
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natural vegetation
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the plant life that grows naturally in an area.
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economy
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way people use resourccces to meet their needs. ex. many people in LA, TX, OK earn their living by drilling oil(offshore)
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agriculture
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farming
ex. the southern and mid-west states has more agriculture than the Northeast region. |
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manufacturing
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the making of products
ex. USA is the world's leading manufacturing region because we make a lot of stuff. |
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industry
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all of the businesses that make one kind of a product or service.
ex. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's are all in the fast food industry |
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service industries
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industries in which workers are paid to do things for other people.
ex.taking care of sick people, repairing cars, mailmen, waiters, teachers |
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custom
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a usual way of doing things.
ex. shaking hands is a custom in the USA, while bowing is a custom in Japan |
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ethnic group
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a group made up of people from the same coutry, race, or from a shared way of life.
ex. Amish people, black people, white people, French people, Baptist people |
