Southern Europe Word Scramble
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vocabulary | Definitions |
plateau | flat land standing higher than the land around it |
dry farming | method in which the land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture |
navigable | describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow passage of ships |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
pariamentary republic | government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
dialect | local form of a language in pronunciation or the meaning of words |
sirocco | hot, dry winds that blow across Italy from North Africa |
city-state | city and its surrounding countryside |
Renaissance | period of great achievement in art and learning that began in Italy in the 1300's and spread throughout Europe |
coalition government | government in which two or more political parties work together to run a country |
pope | head of the Roman Catholic Church |
mainland | the major part of a country |
elevation | height above sea level |
suburb | smaller community that surrounds a city |
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