| A | B |
| agrarian | People who earn their living from the land |
| Density | The number of people in a given area |
| architect | A person who designs buildings and supervises their construction. |
| row houses | A continous group of dwellings linked by common sidewalls. |
| Tenement houses | Houses that are not up to the quality living standards that are best for people; may be built with inferior workmanship or |
| substandard | Houses that are not up to the quality living standards that are best for people; may be built with inferior workmanship or |
| census | An official count of the population by the government. |
| tract houses | Groups of similarly designed houses built on a tract of land. sub |
| new town | An urban development consisting of a small to midsize city with a broad range of housing and planned industrial, commercial, educational, and recreational facilities |
| subdivision | The division of a tract of land into two or more parcels that makes it easier to sell |
| culture | The beliefs, social customs, and traits of a group of people. |
| hogan | A building made of logs and mud and inhabited by the Navajo. |
| baby boomers | Members of the adult population born during the period after World War II called the “baby boom,” which occurred between 1946 and 1964. |
| dual-career family | . A type of family that occurs when both adults in a family are employed outside the home. |
| gross domestic product | The value of all goods and services produced within a country |
| high tech | The latest technology |
| telecommuting | Working at home or at another site through an electronic link to a computer network at a central office. |
| Sunbelt | The southern and southwestern regions of the United States |
| Infrastructure | The underlying foundation or basic framework. |
| topography | The arrangement of physical features of the land; the art of representing such features on maps and charts. |