Unit 2

Chapter Four

Along the Northeast Coast

harbor a place where ships can dock safel
colony a settlement started by people who leave their own country to live in another land
colonist the people living in colonies

port   

a trading center where ships are loaded and unloaded

raw materials
 a resource in its natural state, such as a mineral, that can be used to manufacture a product
import

a good brought into one country from another country, most often to be sold
export

a good shipped from one country to another
international trade

trading among nations
cutaway diagram

shows the outside and inside of an object at the same time
population the number of people who live in a place
urban growth the growth of cities
prejudice an unfair feeling of hatred or dislike for a group because of their background, race, or religion
central business district downtown area in the center of a city; often the oldest part of a city

urban sprawl

the spreading of urban areas and the growth of new centers of business and shopping
metropolitan area

a large city together with its suburbs

megalopolis

a huge urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together

population density

tells how many people live in an area of a certain size

unemployment

being without a job