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| indigenous | belonging to a certain place |
| missionary | a person who tries to convert other to his or her religion |
| indentured servant | a person who must work for a period of years to gain freedom |
| boycott | refusal to buy or use goods and services |
| reservation | an area of land set aside for a special purpose |
| treaty | formal agreement usually between two or more nations |
| commute | to travel to work |
| megalopolis | a number of cities and suburbs that blend into one very large urban area |
| population density | the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer |
| petrochemical | a substance such as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum |
| industrialization | the process of building new industries in an area dominated by farming |
| Sun Belt | an area of the United States stretching from the southern Atlantic coast to the California coast |
| mixed-crop | a farm that grows several different kinds of crops |
| recession | a decline in business activity and economic prosperity |
| corporate farm | a large farm that is run by a corporation, or an agricultural company |
| forty-niner | the nickname for a miner who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849 |
| responsible development | balancing the needs of the environment, community, and economy |
| mass transit | a system of subways, buses, and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people |
