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ch5-6 test ss
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Communism | the government owns all large businesses and most of the country's land. |
| Citizen | an individual with certain rights and responsibilities under a particular government |
| Ally | a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty. |
| Illiterate | unable to read or write. |
| Exile | a person who leaves or is forced to leave his or her homeland for another country. |
| Creole | a person, often of European and African descent, born in the Caribbean or other parts of the Americas, whose culture has strong French and African influence; |
| Commonwealth | a self-governing political unit. |
| Altiplano | a high plateau region. |
| Savanna | a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. |
| Coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government |
| Oasis | a fertile spot in a desert where water is found. |
| Circumnavigate | sail all the way around the world |
| Privatization | to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise |
| Glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
| Sierra | a long jagged mountain chain. |
| Canopy | an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, esp. a throne or bed. |