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world geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| systems combining different degrees of government regulation | mixed economies |
| plant disease | blight |
| deliberate effors to keep groups seperated | cultural divergence |
| energy produced from the heat of the earths interior | geothermal energy |
| able to produce abundant crops | fertile |
| service industries such as finance, insurance, and tourism | tertiary economic activities |
| england posseses large reserves of iron__, a rocky material containing a valuable mineral used in the production of steel | ore |
| large areas of the Scottish Highlands contain broad, treeless plains called __ | moors |
| these plains are covered with __ areas of wet spongy ground | bogs |
| a __ is a narrow valley | glen |
| one sixth of Ireland is covered with __, a spongy, brownish material containing waterlogged mosses and plants | peat |
| land reclaimed from the sea | polder |
| loose organization of independent states | confederation |
| extended decline in general business activity | recession |
| money for war damages | reparations |
| to bring industries under state control | nationalize |
| Swiss state | canton |
| soft brown coal | lignite |
| embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water | dike |
| product that does not stay fresh for long | perishable good |
| variations of a language that are unique to a region or community | dialect |
| to transfer power to smaller regions | decentralize |
| not taking sides in a conflict | neutral |
| style of painting popularized by Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir | impressionism |
| general increase in prices | inflation |
| in contrast to the southern uplands and the highlands, the central lowlands of scotland | supports a higher percentage of the population |
| heavy industris in Wales have declined since the mid-1900s because of the | lack of modern technology |
| most of the Nordic region has a mild marine west coast climate because | the warm currents of the Norht Atlantic Drift moderate the weather and keep the coast free of ice |
| one sixth of ireland is covered by | peat |
| which of the following is not a major economic activity in the Nordic nations | coal mining |
| the Nordic nations share all of the following except | a common landform pattern |
| which of the following is an accurate statement about the history of France | the heirs of Hugh Capet expanded the kingdoms boundaries to about those of modern France |
| in contrast to the way Germany was unified in the 1800s, the unification of Germany in the 1900s was the result of | pressure from the citizens |
| where are Germany'smost important industrial centers located | in the central part of the country |
| Luxembourg has maintained a high standard of living by | changing from an economy once dominated b steel manufactoring to a service industries and high tech firms based economy |
| switzerlands cantons differ in all of the following ways except | form of government |
| which statement about Austria and Switzerland is not true | switzerland has used Austria as a model for economic renewal |
| where is france's chief center of commercial industry located | in paris and is suburbs |
| in contrast to the way that germany was unified in the 1900s unification in the 1800s was the result of | the activism of the state of Prussia |
| which of the following statements is not true | Luxemburg has one of the lowes standards of living in europe |
| how are spain and portugal alike? | both spain and portugal established colonial empires during the fifteenth century |
| compared to 100 years ago today portugal | has many more African immigrants living in the country |
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