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Chapter 14-17 Vocab
Chapter 18-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural Diffusion | peoples adopt the practices of there neighbors |
| Renaissance | meaning rebirth |
| industrial revolution | began in England and spread to the rest of Western Europe during the 1800's |
| Summit | Highest point |
| Prevailing westerlies | constant flow of air on the West coasts of Scotland and Ireland |
| Euro | Single European Currency |
| Compulsory | required |
| Fertile | Producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops |
| Ore | rocky material containing a valuable mineral. |
| tertiary economic activity | service industries, such as finance, insurance, and tourism |
| moor | broad treeless rolling plains |
| bog | ares of wet, spongy ground |
| glen | is a narrow valley |
| Peat | spongy material containing waterlogged mosses and plants |
| cultural divergence | deliberate efforts to keep the cultures seperate |
| blight | plant disese |
| fjord | flooded glacial valleys |
| geothermal energy | energy produced from the heat of the earths interior |
| mixed economy | system combining different degrees of government regulation |
| Navigable | deep and wide enough to allow ships to pass |
| Dry farming | methods that leave land un planted every few years. |
| Hub | A central point of concentrated activity |
| Seismic activity | Has many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions |
| Subsidence | geological phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks |
| Renaissance | Period of art and learning |
| Grabens | areas of land that have dropped down between faults |
| Inhabitable | Able to support permanent residents |
| tsunamis | giant sea waves |
| Siroccos | hot, dry winds from northern africa |
| Dialect | Variations of language |
| Impressionism | style of painting |
| nationalized | brought under state control |
| recession | extended decline in business activity |
| confederation | loose political union |
| reperations | money for war damages |
| inflamation | sharply rising prices |
| lignite | soft brown coal |
| dikes | embankment of earth and rock |
| polder | land reclaimed from the sea |
| decentralize | transfer power to smaller regions |
| canton | states |
| neutral | does not take sides |
| perishable good | does not stay fresh for long |
| strip mining | strip away the surface of the earth to lay bare mineral deposits. |
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