| A | B |
|---|
| fertile | able to produce abundant crops |
| estuary | a flooded valley at the wide mouth of a river |
| ore | rockey material containing a valuable mineral |
| moor | broad, treeless, rolling plain |
| bog | area of wet spongy ground |
| glen | a narrow valley |
| peat | a spongy material containing mosses and plants |
| annex | formally adding to a political territory |
| blight | plant disease |
| fjord | a flooded glacial valley |
| geothermal energy | energy produced from the heat of the earth's interior |
| mixed economy | economic systems combining different degrees of government regulation |
| politically neutral | not taking sides in international disputes |
| dialect | variations of a language that are unique to a region or community |
| Impressionism | a style of painting that seeks to capture visual imperssions made by color, light, and shadows |
| nationalize | to bring under state control |
| recession | an extended decline in general business activity |
| reparations | money for war damages |
| inflation | sharply rising prices |
| lignite | a soft, brown coal |
| dike | enbankment of earth and rock to hold back water |
| polder | land reclaimed from the sea |
| decentralize | to transfer power to smaller regions |
| confederation | a loose organization of states united for their common good |
| canton | a political division in Switzerland, a state |
| perishable good | an agricultural product that does not stay fresh for long |
| navigable | deep and wide enough to allow ships to pass |
| sirocco | hot, dry winds from northern Africa that blow across southeastern Spain |
| hub | a center point of concentrated activity and influence |
| seismically active | having many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions |
| subsidence | a geographical phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks |
| Renaissance | a great rebirth of art and learning that started in Italy in the 1300s and spread throughout Europe |
| graben | areas of land that have dropped down between faults |
| inhabitable | able to support permanent residents |
| tsunami | a giant sea wave |
