Vocab 1 Social Studies 8th

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Region in NC next to the Atlantic Ocean

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Coastal

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Land furthest from the coast.

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back country

Front

Imaginary line dividing Piedmont & Coastal Plain?

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fall line

Front

Region in NC between Coastal and Mountain regions?

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Piedmont

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A government where people rule themselves.

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Democracy

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Ability to resist infection or illness

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immunity

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Region of NC between Piedmont and Tennessee?

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Mountain

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Group of people settling in a distant land but still under native rule

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colony

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A long chain of sandy islands along the NC coastline - the Outer Banks are the most famous of the NC barrier islands.

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barrier island

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Government ruled by a king or queen?

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Monarchy