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Ch 14 E.Europe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| extract | to remove or take out |
| brackish | water that is somewhat salty |
| basin | an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries |
| steppe | a partly dry grassland often found in rural Australia |
| balklanization | to break a country up into smaller units that are often hostile to one another |
| strategy | a plan to solve a problem |
| inevitable | sure to happen |
| alliance | a union between formed to advance common causes |
| assassination | the act of killing a prominent person by surprise attack for political reasons |
| solidarity | organization of Polish trade unions |
| unique | unusual |
| factor | a cuase |
| foreign investment | money from foreign companies and nations given to a company in exchange for part ownership |
| devolution | the process that by which a large, centralized government gives power away to a smaller ,local governments |