| A | B |
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| raw material | a resource in its natural state, such as a mineral that can be used to manufacture a product. |
| export | a good shipped from one country to another, most often to be sold |
| Sun Belt | a wide area of the southern part of the United States that has a mild climate all year |
| barrier island | a low, narrow island that is near a coast |
| territory | an area owned and governed by a country |
| tropics | a band of warm climate that circles Earth near the equator |
| import | a good brought into one country from another country, most often to be sold |
| international trade | trade among nations |
| swamp | a low, wet area where trees and bushes grow, usually covered by shallow water at least part of the year |
| mainland | the continent or the part of a continent nearest to an island |
| commonwealth | a territory that governs itself |
