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OMC -SS-Chapter 12
Oak Manor Center - Social Studies - Chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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Constitutional Monarchy | A form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government |
Parliamentary Democracy | A form of government in which voters elect representatives to a law-making body called Parliament, and members of Parliament vote for an official called the prime minister to head the government |
Peat | Plants partly decayed in water which can be dried and used for fuel. |
Bog | Low swampy areas |
Productivity | The measure of how much work a person produces in a set amount of time. |
Geyser | A spring of water heated by molten rock inside the Earth that, from time to time, shoots hot water into the air. |
Fjord | Narrow, U-shaped coastal valley with steep side formed by the action of glaciers |
Geothermal Energy | Electricity produced by natural underground sources of steam |