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vocab 1.13.12
objective 12.1.01
Question | Answer |
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rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants | acid rain |
low swampy land | bog |
country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole | communist state |
lack of food | famine |
steep-sided valley cut into mountains by the action of glaciers | fjord |
electricity produced by natural underground sources of stream | geothermal energy |
spring of water heated by molten rock inside the earth so that, from time to time, it shoots hot water into the air | geyser |
scottish term for valley | glen |
manufactured goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel | heavy industry |
Scottish word for lake or an inlet of the sea | loch (lough) |
treeless, windy highland area with damp ground | moor |
government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body which chooses a prime minister to head the government | parliamentary democracy |
plants partly decayed in water that can be dried and used for fuel | peat |
marked by success or economic well-being | prosperous |
wooden room heated by water sizzling on hot stones | sauna |
a system in which the government owns or controls the production, distribution or exchange of basic goods or services | socialism |
material well being as measured by education, housing, healthcare and nutrition | standard of living |
country that uses tax money to support people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired | welfare state |