Geography and Society Terms

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Official language

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The legal language used for all the business of the country

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Coastal plain

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Flat land near the ocean

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Climate

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The kind of weather a place usually has over a period of time

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Democracy

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People vote for their leaders in free elections

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Urban

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The city and the suburbs, not in the countryside

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Suburbs

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Neighborhood close to a city

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Industrial nation

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A nation that has factories that use modern technology to make things

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Standard of living

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Measures how well people live in a region or area

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Developed nations

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An industrial nation with a high standard of living

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Variety (diversity)

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Many different kinds, usually at the same time