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Neely Vocab 12
Word | Definition |
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Fjord | Steep-sided valley cut into mountains by the action of glaciers |
Skerry | Rocky island |
Emigrate | To move to another country |
Welfare State | Country that uses tax money to support people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired |
Heavy Industry | Manufactured goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel |
Nationalism | Desire of a territory or colony to become an independent nation |
Sauna | Wooden room heated by water sizzling on hot stones |
Archipelago | Group of islands |
Moor | Treeless, windy highland area with damp ground |
Geyser | Spring of water heated by molten rock inside the earth so that, from time to time, it shoots hot water into the air |
Fault Line | Crack in the earth's crust |
Saga | Long story |
Geothermal Energy | Electricity produced by natural underground sources of steam |