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Chapter 10 Geography
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| moor | treesess, windy highland area with damp ground. |
| loch | narrow bay that reaches far inland. |
| parleamentary democracy | government in wich voters elect representatives to a law making body, which chooses the prime minester to head the government. |
| constetutional monarchy | government in wich the queen or queen is the head of the state, but elected officicials run the government. |
| devolution | transfer of certain powers from the centeral government to the regional government. |
| peat | wet ground with decaying plants that can be dried and used for fuel. |
| bog | low swamply land. |
| navigable | describes a body of waterwide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| republic | strong national government headed by elected leaders |
| autobahn | superhighway |
| Holocaust | systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews by Adolf Hitler and his followers during WW2. |
| communist state | country who's government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole. |
| federal republic | govenment divided between national and state governers. |
| reunification | bringing together the two parts of Germany under one government. |
| infrastructure | transportation and communication networkson wich the economy depends |
| neutrality | refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries. |
| polder | area of land reclaimed by the sea. |
| multinational company | firm that does buisness in several countries. |
| multilingual | able to speak several languages. |