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RL - Chpt. 12
World Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| moor | treeless, windy highland areas with damp ground |
| parliamentary democracy | form of government where voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body call Parliament |
| constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen |
| peat | plants partly decayed in water which can be dried and used for fuel |
| bog | low swampy lands |
| polder | drained lands that have rich farming soil |
| mulitnational company | firms that do business in several countries |
| multilingual | able to speak several languages |
| autobon | superhighway that link German cities |
| federal republic | national and state governments share power |
| reunification | bringing Germany's two parts under one government |
| neutrality | refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries |
| continental divide | a high place in which rivers flow in different directions |
| fjord | steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea |
| welfare state | a country that uses high rates of taxation to provide services to people |
| heavy industry | industry the produces manufactured goods such as machinery |
| sauna | wooden rooms heated by water sizzling on hot stones |
| geyser | springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air |
| geothermal energy | heat produced by natural underground sources |
| dry farming | farming technique in which land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture |
| sirocco | hot dry winds that blow across Italy from North Africa |
| coalition government | government where two or more political parties work together to run the country |