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technology.
the use of new ideas for making goods
and services
telecommunications.
devices that enable people
to communicate and learnnew things
television.
a popular form of entertainment
invented in the 1930s
terminal.
placeswhere truck trailers are storeduntil
they are used tomove goods
textile.
clothing andhouseholdmaterials
timber.
trees used as a source of wood
tourism.
the business of providing tours and
services for tourists
tourist attraction.
popular areas that people visit
townships.
rural regions that border cities and
boroughs
township supervisors.
three to five people elected
by township voters to run the township
toxic wastes.
dangerous chemicals from factories
that are buried in the soil
trade.
the buying, selling, andmoving of products
trading post.
a place where the Native Americans
could go to trade their pelts for knives, hatchets,
cloth, and other items
transport.
tomove goods or people
treasurer.
electedpersonwhomanages statemoney
that is collected
treatment plants.
wherewastewater is treated and
made clean again
tributaries.
smaller waterforms that empty or flow
into larger waterforms
trolley cars.
long cars used tomove city people by
electric lines overhead
truck farm.
a farm that raises vegetables or fruit for
sale
turnpike.
a road in which travelers paid a toll to
turn the gate or pike
union.
a group of people who gather to improve
their pay andworking conditions
urban.
an areamade up of a city and its suburbs
urban area.
smaller community near a large city
U.S. Constitution.
the secondwritten plan for our
government
valley.
long, somewhat level land, located between
mountains andhills
veto.
when the Governor or President says no to
a bill
wage.
themoney earned in a jobmaking a product
or providing a service
wampum.
strings of beads the Iroquois used to
record stories and events; alsowas used as ameans of
trading for items or to show a peace treaty
wastewater.
dirtywater
watercycle.
theprocessof renewingour freshwater
supply
waterforms.
types of physical features that hold
water or allowwater to flow
weather.
something you can see and feel in the
outdoor environment each day
weathering.
freezing water inside the cracks of
rocks that breaks the rocks into smaller pieces
wetland.
a lowland area that holds water
wigwams.
small homes built by the Algonquins
wilderness.
a place or area that is unsettled
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