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Geography Ch 6 vocab
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Geography
7th Grade
02/07/2012

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treeless, windy, highland areas with damp ground
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moors
Term
form of government where voters elect government where voters elect representatives to parliament
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parliamentary democracy
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queen or king is the official head of state
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constitutional monarchy
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plants partyly decayed in water which can be dried and used for feul
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peat
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low swampy lands
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bogs
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wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships
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navigable
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drained lands with rich farming soil
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poders
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firms that do buisness in several countries
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multinational companies
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able to speak several languages
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mltilingual
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superhighways along with railroads, rivers, and canals
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auto banns
Term
national and state governments share power
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federal republic
Term
bringing together Germany's 2 parts under 1 government
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reunification
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refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars
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neutrality
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high place from where rivers flow in different directions
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continental
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steep sided valleys that are inlets of the sea
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fjord
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country that uses high rates of taxation to provide services to provide services to people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired
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welfare state
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industry that produces manufactured goods such as machinery
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heavy industry
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springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air
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geysers
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heat produced by natural underground sources
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geothermal energy
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irrigation isn't used
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dry farming
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hot dry winds that blow across Italy from North America in spring and summer
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siroccos
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2 or more political parties work together to run the country
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coalition governments
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