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46 Cards in this Set
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many services are paid for by the gov.
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welfare state
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the process of becoming more like western Europe
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westernization
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people who run their own business in a system
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free enterprise
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a new piece of land reclaimed from the sea
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polder
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the practice of one country turning another into a colony
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imperalism
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a type of government run by citizens
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democracy
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the organization through which countries work toward peace
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United Nations
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a period in history in which there was a rebirth in art and learning
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Renaissance
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governments have to limit what they owe to other governments
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national debt
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a different version of a language found in a certain region
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dialect
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a free service or payment
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benefit
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a person who moves from one country to another
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immigrant
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the process of becoming unified again
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reunification
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a movement from place to place by a group
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migration
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a form of gov. in which the power of Kings and queens have a set of national laws
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constitutional monarchy
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the growth of cities
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urbanization
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a large governemnt owned farm
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collective
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Many countries have a large available supply or_____, of natural resources such as oil.
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reserves
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a rich black soil in the Ukraine
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chernozen
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In Europe winds have depoisited a type of rich, dust like soil known as_____
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loess
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where Americans spend money in another country improving a business for profit
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investor
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a large, raised area of mostly level land
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plateau
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to leave you hoemland
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emigrate
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treeless plain with grasses and mosses
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steppe
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a system in which services are paid for by the government
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welfare state
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an agreement between countries to protect one another
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alliance
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a painting of a saint
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icon
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a body of land nearly surrounded by water
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peninsula
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an elected official who stands for a group of people in an area
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representative
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when ships can not travel
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not navigable
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the mass murder of 6 million Jews during WW II
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holocaust
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a large available supply of natural resources
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reserves
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a holy place
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shrine
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Russian grassland
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steppe
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raw materials turned into finished products during the Ind. Rev due to _____
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manufacturing
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an area on the dry sheltered side of a mountain with little rain
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rain shadow
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a body of land surrounded by water
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peninsula
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an energy source from the remains of animals and plants
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fossil fuel
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a ruler who exercises complete power over his subjects
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absolute monarch
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gov. sometimes charge a fee, or _____ for goods
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tariff
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customs and practices that are passed from one generation to the next
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heritage
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customs and practices passed from generation to the next
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heritage
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In the Middle Ages, medevil lords owned land called
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manor
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many different cultures influence the way of life in a _____country
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multicultural
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During Ren, people improved their knowledge of the world
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humanism
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people who share things like culture, religion, or language
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ethnic group
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