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18 Cards in this Set
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Eurasia
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region that lies on both the European and Asia continents
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urban
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relating to the city
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suburb
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smaller community located in the area surrounding a city
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consumer goods
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goods people buy to use for themselves, such as household products, clothing , and cars
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rural
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relating to the countryside
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tundra
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vast rolling , treeless plain in high latitude limates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer
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taiga
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huge forest of evergreen trees that grow in subaristic regions
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steppe
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partly dry, treeless grassland often found on the edges of a dessert
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communism
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economic, social and political syatem based on the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the elimination of private property
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heavy industry
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industry that produces goods such as machinery, mining equitment, and steel
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light industry
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industry that produces goods such as clothing, shoes, furniture, house hold product
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Slav
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person from the ethnic group orginating in northeast Europe whose native tongue is a Slavic language
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majority culture
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dominant or main culture of a region
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minority culture
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culture other than the majority culture ina region
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ethnic conflict
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dispute between two or more ethnic groups
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nomad
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person who moves from place to place with herds of animals
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oasis
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green area in a desert fed by underground water
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elevation
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height of land above sea level
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