Unit 5 Vocabulary

describes an area that contains a city, or an area that contains 2,500 or more people and usually has a governing body, such as a city council.

describes an area of open land that is often used for farming, or any population not classified as urban.

widespread malnutrition and starvation in an area due to a shortage of food, usually caused by a catastrophic event.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

disorder of nutrition that results when a person does not consume enough of each of the nutrients that are needed by the human body.

basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, sewers, and railroads.

technology in which the genome of a living cell is modified for medical or industrial use.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-5

surface layer of the soil, which is usually richer in organic matter than the subsoil is.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

the rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas.

farmland that can be used to grow crops.

process in which the materials of the Earth’s surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice, or gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4