agriculture
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
American Indian
a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, esp. those of North America |
capital resources
human-made goods, tools, machines and buildings used to produce other goods and services |
coastal plain
plain adjacent to a coast |
colonization
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies |
colony
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees |
document
provide written evidence; record in detail |
economy
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system |
general assembly
the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations; persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
human resources
the personnel of a business or organization, esp. when regarded as a significant asset |
immigration
migration into a place; moving into a place |
industry
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise |
latitude
freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator |
limited resources
natural resources that are not renewable, such as oil and coal |
longitude
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles |
manufacturing
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials |
Native American
any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived |
piedmont
the plateau between the coastal plain; a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land |
recreation
activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation |
republic
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
settlement
a community of people smaller than a town; an area where a group of families live together; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it |
tax
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
technology
application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives |
