| A | B |
| agriculture | the business of growing crops and raising animals |
| economy | using resources to meet people's needs |
| government | a group of people who lead a city, state, or country |
| history | the story of the past |
| climate | the pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time |
| industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
| tourism | the business of providing services for people on vacation |
| natural resources | something found in nature that is useful to people |
| interdependence | depending on each other to help meet needs and wants |
| manufacturing | making many goods in factories |
| population | number of people who live in a place |
| conservation | the protection of natural resources |