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Unit 2: How Do We Use Water?

Learn these words from the social science article by Beth Geiger (Inside: Level A, Unit 2).

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  1. amount
    how much there is of something that you can quantify
  2. globe
    a sphere on which a map is represented
  3. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  4. represent
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model
  5. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  6. waste
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  7. replace
    put something back where it belongs
  8. crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown commercially
  9. area
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary
  10. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  11. concrete
    a strong hard building material made with gravel and cement
  12. depend
    be determined by something else
  13. gallon
    United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
Created on Fri Aug 05 12:51:08 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:17:45 EDT 2016)

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