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| glaciation | the process whereby glaciers form and spread.
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| loess | fine, yellowish-brown topsoil mad up of particles of slit and clay, usually carried by the wind.
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| timberline | elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
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| avalanche | mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down the mountainside.
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| chaparral | type of vegetation made up of dense forests and shrubs and short trees common in Mediterranean climates.
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| permafrost | permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.
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| ethnic group | group of people who share common ancestry language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.
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| ethnic cleansing | the expelling form a country or killing of rival ethnic groups.
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| refugee | one who flees he or her home for safety.
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| urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas to cities.
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| City-state | in ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands.
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| Feudalism | in medieval Europe and Japan, system of government in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty.
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| Crusades | Series of religious wars (A.D 1100-1300) in which Europeans Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule.
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| Renaissance | In Europe, a 300-year period of renewed interest in classical learning and the arts, starting in the 1300's.
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| Reformation | religious movement that began in Germany in the 1400's leading to the establishment of Protestant churches.
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| Enlightenment | a movement during the 1700's emphasizing the importance of reason and questioning traditions and values.
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| industrial capitalism | an economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies.
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| communism | society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production.
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| cold war | power struggle between the soviet union and the united states after world war II.
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| Reparations | a payment for damages
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| Holocaust | the mass killing of 6 million Jews in Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II.
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| European Union | an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries.
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