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World Geo
Chapter 18 19 and 20 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domestication | |
| Communism | A system in which the government controlled almost all aspects of political and economic life. |
| Eurasia | Is Europe and Asia viewed as a large single continent. |
| Inland sea | Sea that is almost completely surrounded by land. |
| Tundra | A treeless plain in arctic areas where short grass and moss grow, is found where the region touches the Arctic Ocean. |
| Taiga | South of the tundra are coniferous forest. |
| Steppe | Expansive grasslands. |
| Multiethnic | Containing many ethnic groups. |
| Ethnic group | Is composed of people who share such things as culture, language, and religion. |
| Acid rain | A form of pollution in which toxic chemicals in the air come back to the earth as rain, snow, or hail. |
| National identity | Sense of what characteristics make them a nation. |
| Ghettos | In Polish cities such as Warsaw. |
| Holocaust | The destruction of human life. |
| Velvet revolution | a revolution without bloodshed. |
| Collective farms | Communists ended private ownership of farms. |
| Privatization | Many parts of the Czechs. |
| Balkanize | To break up into small, mutually hostile political units. |
| Entrepreneurs | Go-getter individual who start and build businesses. |
| Multiplier effect | Eleven new jobs have been added to Romania's economy for each job that the soft drink company created. |
| Annexed | Formally added. |
| Diversify | Increase the variety of their industries |