| A | B |
|---|
| moor | treeless windy highland area with damp ground |
| loch | narrow bays in Scotland |
| currency | form of money |
| parliamentary democracy | form of government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body called Parliament |
| constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state but has little power |
| devolution | transfer of certain governmental powers from the central gov. to regional governments |
| peat | wet ground with decaying plants which can be dried and used for fuel |
| bog | low swampy lands |
| navigable | rivers that are wide and deep enough to to allow the passage of ships |
| republic | a strong national government headed by elected leaders |
| autobahn | superhighways which link Germany's cities |
| Holocaust | systematic murder of more than 6 million Jews by Nazis |
| communist state | country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
| federal republic | a national gov. and state gov. share powers |
| reunification | bringing two parts of a country together again |
| infrastructure | transportation and communication networks |
| neutrality | refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars between countries |
| polder | drained land |
| multinational company | firms that do business in several countries |
| multilingual | able to speak several languages |
