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Geo. Vocab ch. 18
Vocabulary test on 3/26/26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Steppes | unforested grasslands |
| Silk Road | a major trade route that linked the great ancient empires of Rome and China |
| enclaves | a country or portion of a country surrounded by another country |
| exclaves | land separated from the main body of the country it belongs to |
| Autonomous regions | areas of a country that have greater loyalties to another country or a desire for independence and have been given limited autonomy |
| buffer state | a neutral state between two rivals that is intended to prevent conflict |
| Taliban | Islamic extremist known as “seekers” or “students” of Islam; found in Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| remittances | Money sent to families from relatives or acquaintances working abroad |