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Northern Europe
Northern Europe Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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fjords | steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea |
skerries | rocky islands |
emigrated | moved to other contries |
welfare state | a country that uses tax money to help people who are sick, needy jobless or retired |
heavy industry | manufactured goods |
nationalism | the desire for an independent contry |
saunas | wooden rooms heated by water sizzling on hot stones |
archipelago | a group of islands |
moors | windy treeless land that is often wet |
geysers | springs that shoot hot water and steam in the air |
geothermal energy | heat produced by natural underground sources |
fault line | a break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs |
sagas | long tales |