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List of Words for Letter 'P'

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  • parallel a line of latitude
  • pioneer a person who is among the first non native people to settle a region
  • plain a large area of nearly flat land
  • plantation a large farm that often grows one cash crop
  • plateau an area of flat land, higher than the surrounding country
  • population map a map that shows the number of people that live within a certain area
  • precipitation the moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  • prehistory the time before written records
  • primary source an artifact, photograph, or eyewitness account of an event in the past
  • private goods goods that are offered by privately owned businesses
  • profit the money a business earns after it pays for tools, salaries, and other costs
  • public goods goods that are paid for by taxes and provided by the government


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