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30 Cards in this Set
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Generation
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the average time between birht of parents and the birth of thier children
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Marsh
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Low-lying wedt land where sea water and fresh water mix
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plantation
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Huge farms in the south. Usually grew cotton rice or tobbaco
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Growing season
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The time when the weather is warm enough for crops to grow
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Swamp
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Low-lying wet lands trees and bushes grow shallow water (fresh water)
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Food processing
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cooking drying canning or freezing of food to prpare it for selling or market
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textiles
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cloth, fabric
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pulp
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soft mixture of ground up wood chips that is used to make paper
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renewable resource
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a resource that can be used again or made again by people or nature (trees, crops are exampler)
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Sun Belt
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The area of the country that has a mild climate all year
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tourist
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a person who is traveling to a place for pleasure or vacation
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Tourism
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selling of goods and services to tourists, Hotels, restaurants, theme parks
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inlet
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a narrow strip of water leading into the land from a larger body of water
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bayou
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a slow moving body of water
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petroleum
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oil pumped out of the ground
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Crude oil
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the name given to the oil right after it comes from the ground before it has been processed in any way
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nonrenewable resource
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a resource that can be used only once and then it is gone crude oil and coal are examples
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refinery
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the factory that turns crude oil into useful products
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petrochemical
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any chemical that is made from oil examples are plastics, tires, paint
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hurricane
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a huge storm heavy winds OVER WATER
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tornado
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storm with swirling winds OVER LAND
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Barrier Island
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Low narrown islands that are near the coast
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Mainland
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the continent or part of the continent nearest to an island
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legend
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a story that has come down from the past parts of the story may not be true
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strait
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narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water
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coral
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a stony material that is formed of the skeletons of tiny sea animals
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reef
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a ridge of rocks sand and coral near the surface of the sea
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tropics
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a band of warm climate that circles the earth near the equator
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territory
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a place owned and governed by a country US Virgin islands are example
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commonwealth
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a territory that governs itself Puerto Rico is an example
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