| A | B |
|---|
| cultural diffusion | spread of ideas such as religion, clothing, food |
| diversify | adding variety |
| deportation | being sent back to one's home country |
| reunification | process of again becoming one unit |
| privatization | selling or returning ownership of businesses to private citizens |
| parliament | a group of elected officials who make laws |
| monarchy | form of government with power in hands of 1 family |
| constitution | document stating rights of citizens to control government |
| biofuels | fuel created from organic materials |
| fossil fuels | created from carbon-based materials, took millions of years to form |
| pollution | harmful materials released into environment |
| taiga | thick coniferous forest in high latitudes & altitudes |
| loess | type of rich soil |
| glacier | slow-moving mass of ice |
| peninsula | land almost completely surrounded by water |
| plains | flat or gently rolling land |
| renewable energy | energy sources that can be replaced or don't run out |
| constitutional monarchy | gov't where the monarch is ceremonial & parliament rules |
| GDP (gross domestic product) | total value of all goods & services produced IN a country in one year |
| cradle to grave system | gov't system of basic care from infancy through old age |
