| A | B |
|---|
| Eurasia | continents of Europe and Asia |
| microstate | very small countries |
| natural boundary | when physical features determine political borders |
| navigable | a river that is deep and wide enough for ships |
| icebreaker | ships that keep seaways free of ice during the winter |
| imperialism | policy of gaining control over territory outside a nation |
| alliance | an agreement between countries to support one another against enemies |
| balance of power | members of a group have equal levels of strength |
| reunification | process of rejoining into one unit |
| famine | extreme shortage of food |
| multilingual | many people speak three or more languages |
| economic association | organization formed to break down trade barriers among member nations |
| European Union(EU) | economic association made up of several European countries to unify economically |
| sea in Europe that requires the use of icebreakers | Baltic Sea |
| European countries that are multilingual | Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Belgium |
