Friday, October 15, 2010

United States Vocabulary

Migration: Movement of people from one place to another

Colombian Exchange: Movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western hemisphere
Louisiana Purchase: Territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains purchased by the United States from France

Frontier: Free, open land that had been available for settlement in the West

Suburb: Community on the outskirts of a city

Representative Democracy: Government where the people rule through elected representative

Export: Good sold to another country

Free Enterprise: Economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses and can operate them with little government control

Multinational: Corporation that engages in business worldwide

New England: Six northern states of the Northeast sub region

Megalopolis: Area in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together

The Midwest: Sub region that contains the 12 states of the north central United States


The South: Sub region of 16 states that covers about one-fourth of the land area of the United States


Metropolitan: Area large city and its nearby suburbs and towns


The West: Sub region of 13 states that stretches from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean and includes Alaska and Hawaii


Blazing: Creating and marking a trail


Displaced:Removed from the usual place;pushed out and replaced


Diverse: Have many different forms or aspects


Grain milling: Grinding of grains at a mill to produce flour or meal


Hindered: Made progress slow or difficult


Imports: Things that are bought from other countries


Populous: Crowded, densely populated


Spectators: Onlookers, people who watch

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