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- 5. Reserve System America's central bank. Most powerful single actor in the U.S. economy and thus the world.
- 7. A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
- 8. Flat, sweeping landmass that generally does not change much in elevation.
- 9. Any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. One of Earth’s major types of ecosystems.
- 13. Highway System Consists of roadways important to the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
- 14. Washington American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States.
- 15. One of a system of expressways covering the 48 contiguous states.
- 18. A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union.
- 19. A national holiday celebrated in the United States to give thanks at the close of the harvest season.
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- 1. Vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure. They are usually formed by rock that is resistant to weathering and erosion.
- 2. features Naturally-created features of the earth. Consist of landforms and ecosystems.
- 3. Large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.
- 4. Mode of political organization that unites separate states in a way that allows each to maintain its own integrity.
- 6. economy A system that combines characteristics of market, command and traditional economies.
- 10. freedom The right of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.
- 11. Country or area under the full or partial political control of another country.
- 12. Natural or artificial feature of the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body.
- 16. Geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
- 17. grass Natural vegetation of interior plains and cactus.