STAAR U.S. History: Geography & Culture

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  1. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  2. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  3. border
    a line that indicates a boundary
  4. canal
    long and narrow strip of water for boats or for irrigation
  5. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  6. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  7. demographic
    a statistic characterizing human populations
  8. diffusion
    the act of dispersing something
  9. district
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  10. endangered
    in imminent threat of extinction
  11. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  12. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
  13. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  14. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  15. immigration
    movement of people into a country or area
  16. infrastructure
    basic facilities needed for the functioning of a country
  17. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  18. media
    systems of mass communications considered collectively
  19. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  20. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  21. population
    the number of inhabitants in a given place
  22. prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
  23. renaissance
    a period of renewed activity and prominence
  24. rural
    of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city
  25. settlement
    a community of people smaller than a town
  26. suburban
    relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
  27. sustainable
    using methods that do not cause harm to the environment
  28. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  29. tributary
    a branch that flows into the main stream
  30. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
Created on Fri May 07 11:57:28 EDT 2021 (updated Fri May 07 11:59:41 EDT 2021)

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