| A | B |
| channel | wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| island | land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water |
| moor | treeless, windy highland area with damp ground |
| loch | narrow bay that reaches far inland |
| currency | form of money |
| parliamentary democracy | government in which voters elect representtives to a lawmaking body, which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
| constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but elected officials run the government |
| devolution | transfer of certain powers from the central government to regional governments |