| A | B |
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| prairie | rolling, inland grassland area with fertile soil |
| cordillera | group of mountain chains that run side by side |
| fossil fuel | group of nonrenewable mineral resources-coal, oil, natural gas-formed in the earth's crust from plant and animal remains |
| newsprint | type of paper used for printing newspapers |
| parliamentary democracy | form of government in which voters elect representatives to a law-making body (parliament), which then chooses a leader, the prime minister |
| prime minister | government leader chosen in a parliamentary democracy by members of parliament |
| bilingual | having or speaking two languages |
