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N & S Europe vocab

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glaciation   the process of becoming covered by glaciers  
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fjord   a narrow, U-shaped coastal valley with steep sides formed by the action of glaciers  
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tundra   a flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground  
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scrubland   land that is dry and hot in the summer and cool and wet in the winter  
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trawler   a large fishing boat  
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city-state   an independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area  
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longship   a ship with oars and a sail used by the Vikings  
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pagan   someone who believes in more than one god or someone who has little or no religious belief  
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Renaissance   the period in Europe that began in Italy in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s, during which art and learning flourished  
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homogenous   made up of many things that are the same  
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dialect   a regional variety of a language with unique features, such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation  
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welfare capitalism   a system in which the government is the main provider of support for the sick, the needy, and the retired  
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recession   a time when many businesses close and people lose their jobs  
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