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Social Studies
Urbanization
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4th Grade
02/25/2009

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prairie
Definition
an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses and wildflowers
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drought
Definition
a time of little or no rain
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blizzard
Definition
a snowstorm driven by strong, freezing winds
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hailstorm
Definition
a storm that drops hail, or lumps of ice
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tornado
Definition
a funnel-shaped, spinning windstorm, sometimes called a cyclone or twister
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pictograph
Definition
a graph that uses symbols to stand for numbers
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sod
Definition
a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses
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self-sufficient
Definition
being able to do almost everything for yourself, with no help from other people
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fertilizer
Definition
matter added to the soil to help crops grow
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urbanization
Definition
the spread of city life
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sequence
Definition
the order in which one thing comes after another
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entrepreneur
Definition
a person who sets up a new business
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free enterprise
Definition
a kind of economy in which people own and run their own businesses with only limited control by the government
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demand
Definition
a desire for a good or service by people who are willing to pay for it
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supply
Definition
a good or service that a business offers for sale
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meat packing
Definition
the preparing of meat for market
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route
Definition
a path from one place to another
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interstate highway
Definition
a divided highway that goes through more than one state and connects large cities
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toll road
Definition
a road that drivers must pay to use
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