Vocabulary+chp.+8

Chp.8 p.105 Famine While the predicted __famine__ was averted, another sort of disaster began to unfold in isolated rural areas. Definition- Any extreme and general scarcity; extreme hunger; starvation.

Chp.8 p.105 Rural ....Many rural factories had to shut down..... Definition-of or relating to the country people or life

Chapter 8 pg.108 demise While the newspaper trumpeted the storm's demise, people used humor to show they had not been defeated by the blizzard. Definition~an ending of existence or activity

Balmy- S-Both Philadelphia and Boston recorded a balmy 40 degrees. D-Gently soothing or calming. P-103 PA-1