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