The United States Vocabulary
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- plains (prairies)
- a large area of flat land or rolling hills
- basin
- flat land surrounded by higher land, usually drained by a river
- tributaries
- river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
- bay
- a body of water partly surrounded by land, having a wide outlet to the sea
- timberline
- a line showing the area beyond which trees do not grow
- contiguous
- joined together inside a common boundary
- rural
- a country area, sparsely populated
- urban
- a city area, densely populated
- suburban
- a residential area (homes) on the edge of a large city (urban)
- agriculture
- farming
- manufacturing
- to make a product, usually with machines
- mining
- the process of taking minerals, ore, etc. from the earth
- service industries
- business that provides a service (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
- tourism
- travel for pleasure
- bilingual
- able to speak two languages
- prime minister
- chief executive of a country with a parliament
- cordillera
- mountains running side by side