Unit 5 Vocabulary

rebirth; an era marked by a surge of interest in art, literature, and learning of the classics

Relationship between 2 places in which one produces something the other needs

water formed by melting snow and ice

What does NGO stand for?

region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity

a location where pollution and other human activities lead to the degradation of an ecosystem

terrain dominated by limestone bedrock and characterized by rocky ground, caves, and sinkholes

division of a region into smaller regions

the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by artificial planting)

Sparta and Athens were independent________ and had their own forms of government and societies.

An extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high tech industries

A body of mountain ranges formed by fault line activity

of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs

What does the WWF stand for?

What river starts in the Black Forest of Germany and empties into the Black Sea

What does IMO stand for

the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group

ordered system for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services