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Galaxy Combo (United States of America)
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  1. specialization
    making something suitable for a particular purpose
  2. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  3. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  4. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  5. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  6. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  7. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  8. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  9. budget
    a summary of intended expenditures
  10. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  11. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  12. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  13. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  14. isthmus
    a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  15. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  16. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  17. suburb
    a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
  18. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  19. prime
    of or relating to the first or originating agent
  20. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  21. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  22. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  23. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  24. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  25. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  26. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  27. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  28. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  29. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  30. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  31. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  32. renewable
    capable of being replaced
  33. agriculture
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  34. reservation
    the act of setting aside for some future occasion
  35. ceremony
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
  36. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  37. confederation
    the state of being allied
  38. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  39. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home
  40. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
  41. expedition
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey
  42. navigation
    guidance of ships, planes, or vehicles from place to place
  43. revolt
    rise up against an authority
  44. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  45. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
  46. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
  47. route
    an established line of travel or access
  48. astrolabe
    instrument used to calculate positions of celestial bodies
  49. kingdom
    the domain ruled by a monarch
  50. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  51. epidemic
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
  52. circumnavigate
    travel completely around something
  53. merchant
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  54. conquistador
    a 16th-century Spanish conqueror of Peru and Mexico
  55. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
  56. mission
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  57. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  58. tolerance
    willingness to respect the beliefs or practices of others
  59. armada
    a large fleet
  60. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  61. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  62. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  63. charter
    a document creating an institution and specifying its rights
  64. diversity
    noticeable variety
  65. missionary
    someone sent to a foreign country to spread a religion
  66. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  67. invasion
    any entry into an area not previously occupied
  68. indentured
    bound or forced to work by contract
  69. servant
    a person working in the service of another
  70. pilgrim
    someone who journeys in foreign lands
  71. passage
    the act of moving from one state or place to the next
  72. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
  73. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  74. import
    bring in from abroad
  75. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  76. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  77. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  78. representative
    serving to typify
  79. free enterprise
    an economy relying on market forces to allocate resources
  80. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  81. proprietor
    someone who owns a business
  82. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  83. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  84. market economy
    an economy that relies on market forces to determine prices
  85. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
  86. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
Created on Sun Nov 10 15:52:23 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 11 14:06:19 EST 2013)

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