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LOSSARY
lake effect.
a weather condition whereby colder winds
flow over a body of warmer water which causes heavy
precipitation
landform.
natural features such as plains, hills,
mountains, valleys, or plateaus
legislative.
the branch of government that has the
power tomake laws
loam.
soil that ismade up of sand, silt, clay, and
organic matter
locks.
an enclosed structure that is used to lower or
raise boats fromone level to another.
locomotive.
a self-propelled engine used to pull trains
over rail tracks
loincloths.
a type of Native American clothing used to
cover themid-section of the body
longhouse.
Iroquois houses that heldmany people
and families
loss.
the sale of products that does not result in a profit
Loyalists.
American colonists who stayed loyal to the
English government during the American Revolution
manufacture.
the process of making products by
hand or machinery
mass produce.
to produce in great numbers, usually
by machines
mayor.
the leader of local government whomakes sure
the laws passed by the council are carried out
mechanical engineer.
a person who studies how
machines are designed, built, and repaired
mills.
factories that make or processmaterials such
as steel, wool, or flour
mineral resources.
any useful substance found in
the earth that has not been formed by plant and animal
remains
monarchy.
a type of government where a king or
queen is head of government
monopolisticmarket.
in economics, having exclusive
price control over a good or service
morale.
the amount of positive feeling that one or a
body of people have
mouth.
the place where one water form flows into
another waterway
municipalities.
cities, boroughs, and townships that
are forms of local government
natural gas.
a fossil fuel coming through the earth's
crust through natural openings or bored wells
natural resource.
a rawmaterial that exists in a
natural state and is used to produce products or
finished goods
negotiate.
to confer with another so as to arrive at
the settlement of somematter
non-renewable.
a natural resource that cannot be
replaced
nor'easter.
a type of storm that comes inland spinning
counterclockwise from the Atlantic Ocean
oil refining.
process by which crude oil has been
purified into useful products
ordinances.
official rules or regulations, usually for
local municipalities
panhandle.
a narrow area of land joined to a larger
area of land
pelts.
animal skins and furs
persecuted.
treated cruelly and unfairly, often
because of race or beliefs
petroleum.
a fossil fuel obtained fromwells drilled in
the ground, fromwhich gasoline and fuel oils are refined
philanthropist.
a wealthy person who gives away
much of his/her fortune to charitable causes
pike.
a gate
pioneers.
early settlers in a region or territory
plateau.
an elevated section of land higher than other
landforms that can have rugged features
political.
having to do with politics or government
politics.
study of the ways in which countries,
counties, andmunicipalities are governed
population density.
an average of howmany people
there are in a squaremile area
portage.
to carry or transport products and people
over land
preamble.
the beginning of a document that explains
its general purpose
prejudiced.
determining that a person or group are
inferior or undesirable because of their differences
presidential republic.
a formof government in which
the people elect their governmental leader
price.
the amount of money that is charged (or that
you pay) for a good or service
profit.
money left over after paying for producing,
distributing, and selling a good or service
profitable.
tomakemoney fromselling a good or
service
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