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30 Cards in this Set
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import
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a good that one country buys from another
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export
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a good that one country sells to another
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constitution
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a written plan of government
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environment
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all things that surround us, including air, water, land trees
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supply
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amount of a product that is available
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agriculture
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business of growing crops and raising animals
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census
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government's count of the people in a country
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fossil fuel
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fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago
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republic
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government in which the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government
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ideal
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important belief
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region
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large area with common features that set it apart from other areas
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citizen
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member of a country
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irrigation
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method of bringing water to dry land
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precipitation
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moisture that falls to Earth in the form of rain, sleet, or snow
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profit
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money a business has left over after it has paid all its costs
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free enterprise
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economy in which people start their own business and own their own property
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immigrant
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person who leaves one country to go to live in another
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ethnic group
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people who share customs and languages
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consumer
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person who buys or uses goods and services
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entrepreneur
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person who starts a new business, hoping to make a profit
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conservation
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preserving and protecting resources
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renewable resource
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resource that can be replaced
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nonrenewable resource
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resource that cannot easily be replaced
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culture
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the way of life of a group of people
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private property
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something owned by an individual
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mineral
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substance found on earth that is neither animal nor vegetable
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economy
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system for producing goods and services
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pollution
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addition of harmful substances to the air, water, or soil
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climate
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weather in an area over a long period of time
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geography
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the study of Earth and how people use it
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