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RL - Chpt. 12
World Geography
Question | Answer |
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moor | treeless, windy highland areas with damp ground |
parliamentary democracy | form of government where voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body call Parliament |
constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen |
peat | plants partly decayed in water which can be dried and used for fuel |
bog | low swampy lands |
polder | drained lands that have rich farming soil |
mulitnational company | firms that do business in several countries |
multilingual | able to speak several languages |
autobon | superhighway that link German cities |
federal republic | national and state governments share power |
reunification | bringing Germany's two parts under one government |
neutrality | refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries |
continental divide | a high place in which rivers flow in different directions |
fjord | steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea |
welfare state | a country that uses high rates of taxation to provide services to people |
heavy industry | industry the produces manufactured goods such as machinery |
sauna | wooden rooms heated by water sizzling on hot stones |
geyser | springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air |
geothermal energy | heat produced by natural underground sources |
dry farming | farming technique in which land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture |
sirocco | hot dry winds that blow across Italy from North Africa |
coalition government | government where two or more political parties work together to run the country |