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unit 4: Europe vocab
Defenition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Landlocked | Countries that do not border an ocean or sea. |
| Deciduous trees | Trees which loose their leaves in the fall. |
| Coniferous trees | Evergreens; trees with needles and pine cones. |
| Ethnic group | A group of people with shared ancestry, language, and customs. |
| Welfare state | A country in which the government is the main provider of support for the sick, the needy, and the retired. |
| Fertility rate | The average number of children born to each woman. |
| Secular | People's attitudes become nonreligious. |
| Constitutional monarchy | A government with a king or queen as the head of state and elected officials run the government. |
| Parliamentary democracy | A government with a prime minister, the head of parliament , and elected officials. |
| Bog | Low swampy land. |
| Productivity | The measure of how much work someone does in a specific amount of time. |
| Geysers | Hot springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air. |
| Fjords | Narrow inslets of the sea. |
| Geothermal energy | Electricity produced by natural underground sorces of steam. |
| Specialization | To focus efforts on certain activities to make the best use of resources. |
| Bilingual | Using and speaking two languages fluently. |
| Multinational companies | Firms or companies that do buisness in several countries. |
| Neutrality | A refusal to take sides in a war. |
| Autonomy | Self rule. |
| Ethnic cleansing | Removing or killing an entire ethnic group. |
| Subsidies | Special payments a government makes to support a group or industry. |
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