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Europe and Russia
Vocabulary relating to Europe and Russia
Term | Definition |
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Transportation Barriers | A geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation. |
Transportation Corridors | A path where at least one main line of transportation has been built to improve movement from one area to another. |
Foreign | Products made in another country. |
Domestic | Products that are made within a country. |
Demographics | The characteristics of a human population, such as age, income, and education. |
Literacy | The ability to read or write. |
Life Expectancy | The average amount a person is expected to live in an area. |
GDP | The total amount of goods and services in a country in a year. |
Manufacturing | Make on a large scale using machinery. |
Productivity | The state or quality of producing something. |
Socialism | A system of government in which the government controls economic resources. |
Communism | A system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy. |
Republic | A form of government in which officials are elected by the people to govern. |
Democracy | A form of government by the people, in which citizens often elect representatives to govern them. |
Absolute Monarchy | A form of government in which a king, queen, or emperor controls the government. |
Constitutional Government | A form of government in which a king, queen, or emperor shares power with the parliament. |
Parliament | Legislature of the government of the UK, Canada and India. They also choose the Prime Minister. |
Prime Minister | Is the government leader in a Parliamentary government and he is always a member of the Parliament. |
Genocide | A large killing of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
Alliance | A partnership between countries. |
Imperialism | The practice of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories. |