Chapter 7 Flashcards
The head of the executive branch of state government
Governor
The cooking, canning, drying, freezing, and packaging of foods for market
Food processing
A soft mixture of ground up wood chips and chemicals that is used to make paper
Pulp
Shortened form of words high technology; having to do with inventing, building, or using computers and other kinds of electronic equipment
High tech
The legislative branch of state government
State legislature
A wide area of the southern part of the United States that has a mild climate all year
Sun Belt
The business of serving visitors
Tourism
A place where people go to relax and have fun
Resort
A low, narrow island near the coast
Barrier island
The continent or the part of a continent nearest inland
Mainland
An area of land set aside to protect animals and other living things
Wildlife
A stone material formed in tropical waters by the skeleton of tiny sea animals
Coral
A ridge of rocks, sand, or coral near the surface of the sea
Reef
A custom, a way of life, or an idea that has been handed down from the past
Tradition
To return something, such as land, to its natural condition
Reclaim
