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Europe and Russia
Vocabulary relating to Europe and Russia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transportation Barriers | A geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation. |
| Transportation Corridors | A path where at least one main line of transportation has been built to improve movement from one area to another. |
| Foreign | Products made in another country. |
| Domestic | Products that are made within a country. |
| Demographics | The characteristics of a human population, such as age, income, and education. |
| Literacy | The ability to read or write. |
| Life Expectancy | The average amount a person is expected to live in an area. |
| GDP | The total amount of goods and services in a country in a year. |
| Manufacturing | Make on a large scale using machinery. |
| Productivity | The state or quality of producing something. |
| Socialism | A system of government in which the government controls economic resources. |
| Communism | A system of government in which a single political party controls the government and the economy. |
| Republic | A form of government in which officials are elected by the people to govern. |
| Democracy | A form of government by the people, in which citizens often elect representatives to govern them. |
| Absolute Monarchy | A form of government in which a king, queen, or emperor controls the government. |
| Constitutional Government | A form of government in which a king, queen, or emperor shares power with the parliament. |
| Parliament | Legislature of the government of the UK, Canada and India. They also choose the Prime Minister. |
| Prime Minister | Is the government leader in a Parliamentary government and he is always a member of the Parliament. |
| Genocide | A large killing of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
| Alliance | A partnership between countries. |
| Imperialism | The practice of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories. |