1. Week 5 Vocabulary

2. immigration O To move from one country and make a home in another country O People from all over the world have immigrated to the United States. The US gives immigrants a home

3. industrialization O Adopting industrial methods of manufacturing and production O People move from farms in the 1900s to cities to get jobs in industries

4. infrastructure O The foundation of any system or organization O a community needs to have a strong infrastructure to be successful.

5. interdependent O Something is interdependent when two or more things depend on each other for survival O The people in a community are interdependent. They rely on each other to make goods and services, but goods and services, and provide goods and services

6. invest O To commit money or capital to gain a financial return O If you invest money into things like stocks, bonds, and real estate, they gain profits over time, so you can sit back and watch your savings grow.

7. irrigation O Supplying water to farmland O Plants need water to survive. Communities use rivers, lakes, and oceans to irrigate their farmland. Communities that are not close to water must find a way to provide irrigation.

8. Literacy O The ability to read and write O Literacy rate of a country affects how successful it is. Poorer countries have low literacy rates while rich countries have high literacy rates

9. location O Where something is O The location of a state determines its weather, industries, geography, and culture