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Chapter 11 Vocabulary
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- 1. loess
- 2. dike
- 3. polder
- 4. mistral
- 5. foehn
- 6. Holocaust
- 7. devolution
- 8. acid deposition
- 9. cap-and-trade
- a. the granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities
- b. the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Germany's Nazi regime during World War II
- c. a dry wind that blows from the leedward sides of mountains, sometimes causing avalanches
- d. large bank of earth and stone that holds back water
- e. a limit is placed on emissions, and businesses or countries can buy and sell emissions allowances
- f. fine, yellowish topsoil made up of silt and clay, carried by the wind
- g. acidic pollution that falls to the ground
- h. strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to southern Franc
- i. low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new land
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Chapter 11 Vocabulary (Answer Key)
Created by theryansabroad
- f 1. loess
- d 2. dike
- i 3. polder
- h 4. mistral
- c 5. foehn
- b 6. Holocaust
- a 7. devolution
- g 8. acid deposition
- e 9. cap-and-trade
- a. the granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities
- b. the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Germany's Nazi regime during World War II
- c. a dry wind that blows from the leedward sides of mountains, sometimes causing avalanches
- d. large bank of earth and stone that holds back water
- e. a limit is placed on emissions, and businesses or countries can buy and sell emissions allowances
- f. fine, yellowish topsoil made up of silt and clay, carried by the wind
- g. acidic pollution that falls to the ground
- h. strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to southern Franc
- i. low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new land
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