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world
ch 14-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cultural diffusion | the process by witch people adopt the practice of their neighbors |
| renaissance | the revival of art literature and learning that took place in Europe during the fourteenth fifteenth and sixteenth centuries |
| industrial revolution | the shift from human power to machine power |
| summit | the highest point of a mountain or similar elevation |
| prevailling westerlies | the constant flow of air from the east to the temperate zones of the earth |
| euro | the common currency used by member nation of the European union |
| compulsory | required |
| fertile | able to produce abundantly |
| ore | a rocky material containing a valuable mineral |
| tertiary economic activity | an economic activity in which people do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue |
| moor | broad, treeless rolling land |
| bog | Wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body |
| glen | A narrow valley |
| peat | A brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter. It is widely cut and dried for use in gardening and as fuel |
| cultural | relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society |
| blight | a plant disease |
| fjord | A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley |
| geothermal energy | energy produced from the heat of the earth's interior |
| mixed econmy | systems combining different degrees of government regulation |
| dialect | variations of a language hat are unique to a region or community |
| imressionism | leader in a style of painting |
| nationalize | brought under state control, some businesses considered vital to national interests |
| recession | an extended decline in business activity |
| confederation | loose political union |
| reparation | money for war damages |
| inflation | sharply rising prices, ruined the value of Germany's currency |
| lignite | a soft brown coal |
| dike | embankments of earths rock to hold back water |
| polder | land reclaimed from the sea |
| decentralize | transfer power to smaller regions |
| canton | states |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| perishable good | does not stay fresh for long |
| strip mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
| navigable | deep and wide enough to allow the passage of ships |
| dry framing | a farming technique that leaves land unplanned every few years in order to gather moisture |
| sirocco | a hot fry wind form the northern africa |
| hub | a central pint of concentrated activity and influence |
| seismic activity | earthquakes and volcanic eruptions |
| subsidence | a geological phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks |
| graben | a long narrow area that has dropped between two faults |
| inhabitable | able to support permanent residents |
| tsunmai | a huge wave caused primarily by a disturbance beneath the ocean such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption |
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