| A | B |
|---|
| plateau | flat land with high elevation |
| dry farming | leaving land unplanted every few years so it can store moisture |
| navigable | Wide enough and deep enough to navigate a ship |
| suburb | smaller communities surrounding a central city |
| parliamentary republic | The president is the head of state, and the legislature chooses the prime minister who is the head of government |
| dialect | form of a language that is local to a region |
| sirocco | hot dry winds blowing from North Africa |
| city-state | A city and its surrounding countryside |
| Renaissance | rebirth of achievement in arts and learning |
| coalition government | two or more political parties working together to run a country |
| pope | head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| mainland | major part of a country connected to a large landmass |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| colony | oversea territory |
