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Terms to Know
list of all terms to know in chapter 12.1,12.4,&13.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid Rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| Bog | low swampy land |
| Communist State | country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
| Constitutional Monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but elected officials run the government |
| Famine | lack of food |
| Fjord | steep-sided valley cut into mountains by the action of glaciers |
| Geyser | spring of water heated by molten rock inside the earth so that, from time to time, it shoots hot water into the air. |
| Glen | Scottish term for valley |
| Loch | (lough) Scottish term for lake or an inlet of the sea |
| Parliamentary Democracy | government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
| Peat | plants partly decayed in water that can be dried and used for fuel |
| Prosperous | marked successful or economic well-being |
| Sauna | wooden room heated by water sizzling on hot stones |
| Socialism | a system in which the government owns or controls the production, distribution, or exchange of basic goods or services |
| Standard of Living | material well being as measured by education, housing, healthcare, and nutrition |
| Geothermal Energy | electricity produced by naturak underground sources of steam |
| Welfare State | country that uses tax money to support people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired |
| Heavy Industry | manufactured goods such as machinery, mining equiptment, and steel |
| Moor | treeless, windy highland area with damp ground |