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Geography Vocabulary For Mid-Term

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federal republic
government divided between national and state powers
rural
area in the countryside
prairie
rolling, inland grassy area with very fertile soil
terraced field
strips of land cut out of a hillside like stair steps so the land can hold water and be used for farming
consumer goods
household products, clothing, and other goods people buy to use for themselves
tungsten
metal used in electrical equipment
landfill
area where trash companies dump the waste they collect
free trade
taking down barriers so that goods flow freely among countries
peninsula
piece of land with water on three sides
tundra
vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in the summer
colony
overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country
democracy
form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them
cordillera
group of mountain ranges that run side by side
secede
to withdraw from a national government
immigrant
person who moces to a new country to make a permanent home
newsprint
type of paper used for printing newspapers
steppe
partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert
fossil fuel
coal, oil, or natural gas
glacier
giant slow-moving sheets of ice
yurt
large circle shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place
megalopolis
pattern of heavy urban settlement ocer a large area
service industry
businessthat provides services to people instead of producing goods
navigable
describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships
recycling
reusin materials instead of throwing them out
dike
high banks of soil built along rivers to control floods
coral reef
structure at or near the water's surface formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
prime minister
official who heads the government in a parliamentary democracy
suburb
smaller comunity that surrounds a city
calligraphy
art of beautiful writing
dominion
self-governing nation that accepts the British monarch as head of state
national park
area set aside to protect wilderness and wildlife and for reaction
parliamentary democracy
government in which voters elect representatives to a law-making body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government
empire
group of lands under one ruler
urban
area in the city
communist state
a country whose government has strong control ovr the economy and society as a whole
dynasty
line of rulers from the same family
contiguous
areas that are joined together inside a common boundary
acid rain
rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants
nomad
people who move from place to place with herds of animals
pagoda
Buddhist temples with many-storied towers
fault
a crack in the earth's crust
province
regional political division similar to states
ethnic group
people who share a common culture, language, or history
invest
to put money into a business
exile
inability to live in one's own country because of political beliefs
loess
fertile, yellow-gray soil deposited by wind and water
billingual
referring to a country that has two official languages
human rights
basic freedoms and rights that all people should enjoy
typhoon
a name for a hurricane in Asia
high-technology industry
industry that produces computers and other kinds of electronic equipment
free enterprise system
economic system in which people start and run businesseswith limited government intervention

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