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27 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 area
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urban
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a city region
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suburb
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a town or small city built near a larger city
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rural
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a country region far from a city
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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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county
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a part of a state that has its own government
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county seat
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the town or city that is the center of govenment for a country
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culture
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the way of life of a group of people
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economy
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the way people use the resources to meet their needs
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agriculture
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farming
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manufacturing
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the making of products
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industry
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all of the business that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
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service industry
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industry in which people are paid to do things for other people
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ethnic group
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group made up of people from the same country, race, or with a shared way of life
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population
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the number of people who live in a place
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tourism
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the selling of goods and services to people traveling for pleasure
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technology
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the way people use new ideas to make tools and machines
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tundra
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large, treeless plain
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rain forest
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wet area, usually warm, in which tall trees, vines, and other plants grow close together
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heritage
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a way of life, set of customs, or a belief that has come from the past and continues today
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natural vegetation
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the plant that grows in an area
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custom
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a usual way to do things
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land use
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the way in which most of the land in a place was used
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modify
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change
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interdependence
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depending on one another for goods
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cause
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is an action
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effect
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something that happens because of an earlier action
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