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13 Cards in this Set
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Basin |
low area surrounded by higher land |
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Cash Crop |
product grown to be sold for export |
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Escarpment |
steep cliff between higher and lower land |
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Inflation |
overall increase in the price of goods across the entire economy |
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Republic |
strong national government headed by elected leaders |
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Hydroelectric Power |
electricity generated by flowing water |
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Altitude |
height above sea level |
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Welfare State |
country that uses tax money to support people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired |
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Landlocked |
country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
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Colony |
overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
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Navigable |
describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
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Subsistence Farming |
small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |
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Civil War |
fight among different groups within a country |
