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Our Pennsylvania Story
G L O S S A RY
animals
. living things other than plants that live in theworld around us
banker
. a personwho owns or works at a bank
border
. amake-believe line that mapmakers use to separate areas of land
boroughs
. communities smaller than a city
boundary
. a line that shows the limits of something
burial
. the process of burying a dead body into the ground or into the ocean
cannon
. a large and heavy gun
capital
. the citywhich is the center of government for a nation or state
Capitol
. the building in a capital where the government is run
cemetery
. a placewhere peoplewho have died are buried
census
. an official counting of the number of people that live in a state
cities
. communities that have 10,000 ormore people
civil war
. awar fought between people of the same country
climate
. the averageweather an area receives over a long time
coastal
. something that is near a sea or ocean
colony
. a location that is settled by people
commissioners
. elected peoplewho run the county government
congress
. a group of leadersmeeting together
conservation
. saving, protecting, or caring for natural resources
Continental Congress
. a group ofmenwhomade the laws for our new country
cotton
. a plant that produces a soft whitematerial used inmaking clothing
council
. people responsible formaking laws for their city or borough; also, a group of NativeAmericanmen
selected to run their clans
country
. a nation; an area of land free from other nations that is governed by a leader; the land of a person’s birth
county seat
. the place fromwhich the county government is run
county
. a smaller area of the state that has been set up for purposes of government
dairy
. a farm that producesmilk
dam
. a structure that holdswater back in a lake
dangerous
. not safe
democracy
. government run by themajority of elected people
drought
. a long period of timewithout any rain
east
. a direction on a compass that is opposite of west
eastern
. something that is in the east
electric
. something powered by electricity
electricity
. a source of power
erosion
. thewearing away of soil and land
factories
. buildings inwhich goods or products aremade
fossil fuels
. fuels that were formed from the remains of plants and animals
freedom
. to be free as a person to do as youwish
geography
. the study of the earth and its physical features
glass
. a product made by heating amixture of sand and limestone over hot flames
goods
. items that aremade and sold
government
. a group of peoplewho have the power tomake laws for an area or country
governor
. the executive leader of a state
guide
. someonewho helps to lead others somewhere
human-made
. something created by people
hunt
. to catch animals for food or other reasons
husband
. amarriedman
