Glossary
Bill: a proposed law.
Budget: a plan for spending and saving money
Cardinal directions: the four main directions north, south, west, East and west.
Colony : a settlement started by people who leave their country to live in another land.
Conservation : the protecting of natural resources and using them wisely.
Constitution : set of laws that govern a country.
Crater : hole at the top of a volcano.
Democracy : a system of government by freely elected representatives of the people
Drainage : artificial large -scale removal of water from a wetland/swamp by whatever means.
Election : an instrument through which leaders are chosen.
Ethnic group : a group of people with same origin speaking related languages
Government : a group of people who govern a country
Immigrant : a person who comes to live in a country from some other place.
Independence : freedom from control by others.
Monument : a building/stone/ statue erected In memory of someone who is dead or someing else.
Natural resource : something found in nature that people can use.
Population density : the number of people living in an area per square kilometre.
Poverty : being very poor
Recycle : to use again.
Refinery : a factory that turns crude oil into useful products such as petrol.
Unemployment : being without a job.