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world geo
ch 16 test
Question | Answer |
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Cantons | A political divisions state; one of the states in Switzerland. |
Confederation | A system of government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government. |
Decentralize | To transfer government power to smaller regions. |
Dialects | A variation of a spoken language that is unique to a region or community. |
Dikes | An embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water. |
Impressionism | A style of art where painters try to catch visual impressions made by color, light, and shadows. |
Inflation | A sharp, widespread rise in prices. |
Lignite coal | Soft brownish-black coal. |
Nationalize | To bring a business under state control. |
Neutral | Not taking sides in war. |
Perishable good | A product that does not stay fresh for long. |
Polder | An area of low-lying land that has been reclaimed from the sea. |
Recession | An extended decline in business activity. |
Reparations | Money paid for war damages. |
Strip mining | The process where by miners strip away the surface of the earth to lay bare the mineral deposits. |