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9 Cards in this Set
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A political division or state ; one of the states in Switzerland.
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CANTONS
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A system of government in which individual political power unites to keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government.
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CONFEDERATION
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To transfer government power to smaller regions.
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DECENTRALIZE
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An embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water.
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Dikes
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To bring a business under state control.
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NATIONALIZE
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Not taking sides in a war
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NEUTRAL
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A product that does not stay fresh for long.
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PERISHABLE GOOD
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An area of low lying land that has been reclaimed from the sea.
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POLDER
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The process whereby miners strip away the surface of the Earth to lay bare the mineral deposits.
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STRIP MINING
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