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| Interdependence | dependence of countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods |
| hieroglyphics | a form of writing that uses signs and symbols |
| national debt | money owed by the government |
| feudalism | political and social system in which a lord gave land to a noble to work, govern, and defend in return for the noble’s loyalty |
| Elevation | height above sea level |
| Tariff | a tax added to the price of goods that are imported |
| peninsula | piece of land with water on three sides |
| Economic system | sets rules for deciding what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them |
| Service industry | is a business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
| Subsistence farming | small plots where farmers grow only enough food to feed their families |
| deforestation | the destroying of large areas of forests |
| guild | medieval workers’ organization |
| hydroelectric power | electricity that is generated by flowing water |
| serfs | farm laborer who could be bought and sold along with the land |
| Isthmus | narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land |
| Urbanization | movement to the cities |
| Free trade | removing trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries |
| latitude | location north or south of the equator |
| Plateau | flat land with higher elevation than a plain |
| escarpment | a steep cliff between higher and lower land |
| pope | leader of the Catholic Church |
| Free enterprise system | is built on the idea that individual people have the right to run businesses to make a profit |
| Continental Shelf | plateau off each coast of a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles |
| hurricane | fierce tropical storms with high winds and heavy rains from over the warm waters of the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean |
| Famine | lack of food |
| Fossil fuel | coal, oil, and natural gas |
| Culture | is the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| Acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| Parliamentary democracy | government in which voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body which chooses a prime minister to head the government |
| Dialect | a local form of language that differs from the same language in other areas |
| Suburb | smaller communities surrounding a larger city |
| Secede | withdrew from the national government |
| democracy | direct rule of the people |
| Provinces | regional political divisions |
| Bilingual | referring to a country that has two official languages |
| Tundra | vast rolling, treeless plains in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer |
| Population density | the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer |
| Refugee | people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
| Prairie | a rolling, inland grassy area with fertile soil |
| Rural | countryside areas |
