Missouri Unit - Vocabulary Flashcards
a place that shares similar features, such as landforms and climate
natural region
mud in a river
silt
a climate that is neither very hot nor very cold
temperate
things created by humans, such as roads, that change the land
human characteristics
a structure that stops water from flowing
dam
a lake made by people to collect and store water
reservoir
to change
amend
a part of government
branch
a plan for a new law
bill
a written plan for how to spend a state’s money
budget
a section of a state
county
having to do with a city
municipal
the business of serving visitors
tourism
the depending on one another for resources and products
interdependence
a person who buys a product or service
consumer
when a person gives money to another person or business in order to get more money back than what he or she put in
investment
a share of ownership in a business
stock
what happens because of an action
consequence
an early relative
ancestor
no longer in existence, which is what a living thing becomes when all of its kind have died out
extinct
something that is long-lasting
permanent
a scientist who studies objects that early people left behind
archaeologist
a person who teaches a religion to others
missionary
freedom
independence
