| A | B |
|---|
| Renewable Resource | Resource that can be renewed or replaced, such as a tree |
| Conservation | Protection and careful use of natural resources |
| Environment | All things that surround us, such as land, water, air and trees |
| Mineral | Substance such as gold, copper, or salt that is found in the earth and is not a plant or animal |
| Fossil Fuel | Fuel, such as coal, oil or natural gas that is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago |
| Nonrenewable Resource | Resource that cannot be easily replaced, such as fossil fuel |
| Interdependent | Needing each other |
| Natural Resource | Something found in nature that people can use |
| Agriculture | Business of growing crops and raising animals |
| Clrimate | Weather in an area over a long period of time |
| Democracy | Government that is run by the people |
| Export | Good that one country sells to another |
| Consumer | Person who buys or uses goods or services |
| Economy | System for producing and distributing goods and services |
| Profit | Money a business has left over after it has paid all its costs |
| Demand | Amount of a product that is available |
| Import | Good that one country buys from another |
| Entrepreneur | Person who starts a new business hoping to make a profit |
| Geography | Study of the earth and how people use it |
| Irrigation | Method of bring water to a dry land |
| Precipitation | Moisture that falls to Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet |
| Region | Large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas |
| Pollution | Something that dirties the water, air, or soil |
| Republic | Form of government in which the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government |
| Citizen | Member of a country |
| Free Enterprise | Economic system in which peoplke are free to start their own businesses and own their own property |
| Supply | Amount of a product that is available |
| Culture | Way of life of a group of people |
| Ideals | Important beliefs |
| Ethnic Group | Group of people who share the same customs and language |
| Immigrants | People who leave one country to go live in another country |
| Constitution | Written plan of government. The United States Constitution, adopted in 1789, is the plan for our national government |
| Private Property | Something owned by individual people |
| Census | Count of the population |
