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Vocabulary

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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VOCABULARY

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Industrialization
Definition:The large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into and area, society, country, etc.

Sentence: Industrialization around the world has increased the global demand for rubber

Urbanization
Definition:An increase in people living or working in cities.
Sentence:Our town has had an increase of urbanization.

City Commission
Definition: Voted legislative body that makes taxes and other ordinances that help the city.
Sentence: The city commission made taxes lower.

OPEC
Definition: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
Sentence: OPEC was founded in 1960 to export large amounts of oil.

Petroleum
Definition: Dark, thick liquid fossil fuel commonly called oil.
Sentence: I drill for petroleum.

Wildcatter
Definition: Oil operators who worked on their own in search of new fields.
Sentence: The wildcatters search for new land.

Embargo
Definition: an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
Sentence: The country had an embargo on grain sales