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Neely Vocab 11

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Word	Definition
Suburb	Smaller community that surrounds a city
City-state	City and its surrounding countryside
Renaissance	Period of great achievement in art and learning that began in Italy in the 1300s and spread throughout Europe
Navigable	Describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships
Dialect	Local form of a language that differs from the main language in pronunciation or meaning of words
Elevation	Height above sea level
Plateau	Flat land with higher elevation than a plain
Dry Farming	Method in which the land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture
Parliamentary Republic	Government in which voters elect representatives to a law-making body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government
Pope	Head of the Roman Catholic Church
Mainland	The major part of a country
Colony	Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country
Sirocco	Hot, dry winds that blow across Italy from north Africa
Coalition Government	Government in which two or more political parties work together to run a country

Suburb	Definition: Smaller community that surrounds a city	1	0	false
City-state	Definition: City and its surrounding countryside	2	0	false
Renaissance	Definition: Period of great achievement in art and learning that began in Italy in the 1300s and spread throughout Europe	3	0	false
Navigable	Definition: Describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships	4	0	false
Dialect	Definition: Local form of a language that differs from the main language in pronunciation or meaning of words	5	0	false
Elevation	Definition: Height above sea level	6	0	false
higher	Flat land with _____ elevation than a plain	7	1	true
Dry Farming	Definition: Method in which the land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture	8	0	false
voters	Government in which _____ elect representatives to a law-making body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government	9	1	true
Pope	Definition: Head of the Roman Catholic Church	10	0	false
Mainland	Definition: The major part of a country	11	0	false
Colony	Definition: Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country	12	0	false
Sirocco	Definition: Hot, dry winds that blow across Italy from north Africa	13	0	false
parties	Government in which two or more political _____ work together to run a country	14	1	true