Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a farm that grows several different kinds of crops
  2. 8. a substance such as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum
  3. 10. the process of building new industries in an area dominated by farming
  4. 11. a decline in business activity and economic prosperity
Down
  1. 1. balancing the needs of the environment, community, and economy
  2. 3. the nickname for a miner that took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849
  3. 4. to travel to work
  4. 5. the average number of people per square mile
  5. 6. a number of cities and suburbs that blend into one very large urban area
  6. 7. a system of subways, buses, and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people
  7. 9. a large farm that is run by a corporation, or an agricultural company
  8. 12. an area of the United States stretching from the Southern Atlantic coast to the California coast