Europe Vocab Practice 1

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a piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a river and protected by dikes, especially in the Netherlands.

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polder

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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster:

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refugee

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the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad

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emigration

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a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another

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asylum seeker

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having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments.

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supranational

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the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

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globalization

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What is an economic and political association of European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs? Options: bilateral, supranational, European Union, Soviet Union

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European Union

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The decrease in the number of people in a population

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negative population growth

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the authority of a state to govern itself or another state

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sovereignty

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a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries

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treaty