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chp 9 wrld Geo.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| artic | the cold area at the most norther part of earth |
| scandinavia | the five countries of northern europe |
| rift | a crack in the earth |
| fjord | a long deep narrow, ocean inlet that reaches far inland |
| geyser | a hot spring that throws out jets of water and steam |
| erupt | to burst out of the ground or out of a volcano |
| summer solstice | the longest day of the year |
| socialism | an economic system in which a goverment controls many of a country's biggest industries |
| minority | a small group within a larger group |
| homogenous | belonging to the same group; alike in many ways |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| refugee | a person who has left home and gone to anotherr country |
| accent | the unusaual way of speaking that occurs when people speak a language other than their first |
| welfare | money or help that a goverment gives to people who are in need |
| aquaculture | fish farming |
| balkanization | the breaking up of a geographical area or a group of people into smaller political groups ; these smaller groups often fight with one another |
| narrows | a place where a river becomes narrow; a strait that connects two bodies of water |
| devolping country | a country in which people are poor and earn their living mostly by farming |
| acid rain | a harmful form of rain that contains acids created when certain materials released into the air |
| cultural crossroad | a place where different cultures |
| cyrillic alphabet | an alphabet that began in about A.D 900 |
| ethnic group | a group of people who have a common language |
| slavic | having to do with people from central asia who settled in eastern europe |
| concentration camp |
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