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Southern Europe

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plateau   flat land standing higher than the land around it  
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dry farming   method in which the land is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture  
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navigable   describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow passage of ships  
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colony   overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country  
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pariamentary republic   government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government  
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dialect   local form of a language in pronunciation or the meaning of words  
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sirocco   hot, dry winds that blow across Italy from North Africa  
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city-state   city and its surrounding countryside  
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Renaissance   period of great achievement in art and learning that began in Italy in the 1300's and spread throughout Europe  
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coalition government   government in which two or more political parties work together to run a country  
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pope   head of the Roman Catholic Church  
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mainland   the major part of a country  
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elevation   height above sea level  
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suburb   smaller community that surrounds a city  
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