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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 CITES AND SUBURBS THAT BLEND INTO ONE VERY LARGE urban area |
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population |
the average number of people per square kilometer |
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petrochemical |
as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum |
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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 states stretching from the southern Atlantic coast to the California coast |
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mixed-crop farm |
a farm that grows several different kinds of crops |
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recession |
a decline n business activity and economic prosperity |
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corporate farm |
a large farm that is run by a corporation or an agricultural cop many |
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forty miner |
the nickname for a miner who took part in the California gold rush of 1849 |
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responsible development |
balancing the needs of the environment community and economy |
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mass transit |
a system of sub ways ,buses,and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people |
