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Europe/Russia Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transportation barrier | A geographical feature that prevents or slows transportation (such as rocks along roads or waterfalls along rivers). |
| Transportation corridor | A path where at least one main line of transportation (road rail or canal) has been built to improve movement from one area to another. |
| Foregin | made in another country. |
| Domestic | made within said country. |
| Demographics | The characteristics of a human population such as age, income, and education. |
| Literacy | The ability to read and write |
| Life expectancy | How long someone is expected to live in a certain area |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | The total amount of goods and services produced by a country in a calender year |
| Manufacturing | Using machines to make raw materials into a usable product. |
| Productivity | Measurement of the amount of work completed/goods produced in a given amount of time |
| Socialism | A system in which many businesses are owned and run by the government |
| Communism | An economic system that is characterized by government ownership of wealth. Communism requires government ownership rather than private ownership of land, factories, and other economic resources. Communism usually uses force without regard to law. |
| Republic | A form of government whose leader or leaders are elected, usually for a specific term. |
| Democracy | Rule by many; form of limited government |
| Absolute monarchy | King or Queen is born into power and has no limits. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | King or Queen is born into power and shares power with elected officials. |
| Parliament | The legislature (law making) group in the government of a parliamentary democracy (UK, Canada, India). They also elect the Prime Minister. |
| Prime Minister | Is a government leader in a parliamentary government, and he is always a member of parliament |
| Genocide | A large killing of a particular ethnic group or nation |
| Allies/Alliance | Partnerships-France, Russia, and Britain, and the U.S. had one in WW II |
| Imperialism | The practice of extending a nations influence by controlling other territories. |