| A | B |
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| Free Market Economy | Economic system in which people start and run businesses with limited government intervention. |
| Heavy Industry | Manufactured goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel. |
| Light Industry | Making of such goods as clothing, shoes, furniture, and household products. |
| Nuclear Energy | Power made by creating a controlled atomic reaction. |
| Life Expectancy | The number of years that an average person is expected to live. |
| Democracy | Government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens. |
| Federal Republic | Government divided between national and state powers. |
| Majority Group | Group in society that controls most of the wealth and power; though not always the largest group in numbers. |
| Minority Group | Group of people who are different in some characteristic from the group with the ost power and wealth in a region. |
| Fault | Crack in the Earth's crust. |
| Cash Crop | Product grown to be sold for export. |
| Steppe | Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert. |
| Nomad | People who move from place to place with herds of animals. |
| Oasis | A fertile or green area in a desert. |
| Elevation | Height above sea level. |
| Bilingual | Referring to a country that has two official languages. |
