Europe Vocabulary
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| Border | natural or artificial line separating two pieces of land.
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| Country | geographic territory with a distinct name, flag, population, boundaries, and government.
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| Europe | sixth-largest continent and the western part of the Eurasian landmass, usually defined as stretching westward from the Ural mountains.
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| European Union | association of European nations promoting free trade, ease of transportation, and cultural and political links.
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| Map | symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.
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| Physical Features | naturally occurring geographic characteristics.
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| Region | any area on Earth with one or more common characteristics. Regions are the basic units of geography.
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| State | political unit in a nation, such as the United States, Mexico, or Australia.
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| World War I | (1914-1918) armed conflict between the Allies (led by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) and the Central Powers (led by Germany and Austria-Hungary). Also called the Great War.
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| World War II | (1939-1945) armed conflict between the Allies (represented by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis (represented by Germany, Italy, and Japan.)
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| Government | System or order of a nation, state, or other political unit.
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| Human Migration | The movement of people from one place to another.
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| Immigration | Process of moving to a new country or region with the intention of staying and living there.
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| Language | Set of sounds, gestures, or symbols that allows people to communicate.
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| Language Family | Group of languages descended from a common ancestral language.
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| Political Boundary | Imaginary line separating one political unit such as a country or state, from another.
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| Population | Total number of people or organisms in a particular area.
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| Region | Any area on Earth with one or more common characteristics. Regions are the basic units of geography.
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| Religion | A system of spiritual or supernatural belief.
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| State | Nation or national government.
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| Territory | Land an animal, human, or government protects from intruders.
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| United Nations | International organization that works for peace, security and cooperation.
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| Birthrate | The ratio of the total number of live births to the total population in a given time and area.
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| City | Large settlement with a high population density.
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| Culture | Learned behavior of people, including their languages, belief systems, social structures, institutions, and material goods.
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| Continent | One of the seven main land masses on Earth.
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| Council of Europe | International organization based in Strasbourg, Germany, established “to promote democracy and protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe.
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| Dialect | Distinct variation of a language, usually marked by accents and grammar.
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| Diversity | Difference.
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| Ethnic | Having to do with characteristics of a group of people linked by shared culture, language, national origin, or other marker.
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| European Union | Association of European Nations promoting free trade, ease of transportation, and cultural and political links.
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| Fluent | Able to speak, write, and understand a language.
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