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gorge.
a deep, narrow passage in the land through
whichwater can flow
Governor.
the executive leader of a state
grind.
to crush
gristmill.
a large building located on a stream to
grind grains into flour
ground water.
precipitation that seeps into the
earth
harbor.
a body of water deep enough to anchor
ships and provide protection
hard coal.
a fuel used to heat homes and buildings
hardwood.
wood thatwe get fromoak,maple, elm,
and sycamore trees
heritage.
something passed down from past
generations
hex signs.
colorful signs foundon thebarns of some
Mennonite people
highlands.
a group of mountain ridges formed by
the folding process
hill.
a natural landform reaching 600 feet in
elevation
history.
the study of past places, events, and people
House of Representatives.
a group of elected
people that represent the population, andwhomake
up one part of the legislative branch
human-made wonder.
something created by
people
human resources.
the people who live in a place
and their different kinds of jobs
hydroelectric.
electricity that is produced by the
force of water falling over a dam
immigrants.
people whomove from their country
to another country
imports.
products that are brought to our country
from other countries
indentured servants.
peoplewho couldnot afford
to pay for the trip across the ocean and worked 7
years for peoplewho paid the captain for their trip
industrialists.
peoplewho start new industries
industry.
themaking, selling, andmovingof goods,
products, or services
information superhighway.
how technology is
sending and receivingmore ideas
interstate.
a road that crosses the state, and other
states, without stop lights or stop signs
iron ore.
metal ore used tomake steel
Iroquois.
language spoken by Native Americans
tribes inNewYork and Pennsylvania
judicial.
one of the three areas of government that
explains the laws
jury.
a group of people who decide whether an
accused person is guilty or innocent
kerosene.
refined product of oil
keystone.
awedge-shaped stone
land area.
a region or area of landmade up of solid
ground
landfill.
large, open areas where solid waste is
buried under the soil
league of nations.
a powerful group of different
Iroquois tribes
legislative.
one of the three branches of
government thatmakes the laws
lieutenant governor.
state executive leaderwho is
second in command
limestone.
a stone product used to make lime for
soil, crushed stone, and cement
livestock.
animals and their products
locomotive.
the engine that pushes or pulls a train
longhouses.
long houses that were built by the
Iroquois to housemany families
loyal.
faithful to a government
lumber.
timber that has been cut into boards and
planks
manufacture.
to make or process a raw material
into a finished product
mayor.
a person elected by the people who is the
leader of local government
meadow.
a large, natural field clear of trees
Mennonite.
a religious group from Germany who
came to Pennsylvania in the 1710s
migrate.
to move from one region or location to
another
minerals.
natural substances in the earth that are
neither animal or vegetable
metallic.
amineral that hasmetal ore in it, such as
iron ore
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