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2. A thick, oily substance found deep in the Earth, used as a fuel
6. A form of city government in which citizens elect officials to head departments
7. A building equipped to refine or process products such as oil, metals, or sugar
8. A rising of the sea as a result of pressure changes and wind associated with a storm
10. A person who urges or works for improvement and change
11. A prospector who digs exploratory oil wells
13. The economic development of manufacturing produced from natural resources
14. In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town
15. An economic pattern characterized by periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline
17. To ban something, generally refers to the movement to man alcoholic beverages

1. Those who advocate social reforms and legislative programs to improve society
3. The process of increasing human settlements in cities
4. Make changes in something in order to improve it
5. The careful use of natural resources to prevent them from being lost or wasted
9. The ability to read and write
12. The framework over an oil well
16. The right to vote