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22 Cards in this Set
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dialect |
A variation of a spoken language that has its own distinct pronunciation or vocabulary and is unique to a region or community |
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impressionism |
A style of art where painters try to catch visual impressions made by color, light, and shadows |
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nationalize |
To bring a business under state control |
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recession |
An extended decline in general business activity |
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reparations |
Money paid for war damages |
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inflation |
A sharp, widespread rise in prices |
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lignite |
A soft, brownish-black coal having a slightly woodish texture |
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dike |
An embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water |
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polder
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An area of low-lying land that has been reclaimed from the sea by encircling the area with dikes and pumping the water into canals |
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decentralize |
To transfer government power to smaller regions |
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confederation |
A system of government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government |
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canton |
A political division or state; one of the states in Switzerland |
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perishable good |
A product that does not stay fresh for long |
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navigable |
Deep or wide enough to allow the passage of ships |
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sirocco |
A hot, dry wind from northern Africa |
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hub |
A center point of concentrated activity and influence |
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seismically active |
A region having many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions |
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subsidence |
A geological phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks |
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Renaissance |
The revival of art, literature, and learning that took place in Europe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries |
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graben |
A long, narrow area that has dropped between two faults |
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inhabitable |
An area that is able to support permanent residents |
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tsunami |
A huge wave caused primarily by a disturbance beneath the ocean, such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption
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