European & Russian Vocabulary

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Centrifugal Force

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A force that divides people and countries.

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Centripetal Force

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A force that unites people and countries.

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Common Market

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A group of countries acting as a single market, without trade barriers.

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Supranational Cooperation

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International cooperation where countries relinquish some control to achieve shared goals.

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Acid Rain: Rain that harms the environment due to acid from factories and car exhaust, damaging plants, fish, animals, and buildings.

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Rain that can damage the environment because it contains acid from factory smoke and car exhaust. Can damage plants, fish, animals, and even buildings.

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Nuclear Radiation

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A form of energy from nuclear reactions, odorless and tasteless, harmful to living things; materials are radioactive.

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River System

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A river and all the streams that flow into it, called tributaries.

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Transboundary Pollution

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Pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundaries into others, generally carried by wind or water.

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Ethnic Group: A group of people in a country sharing a unique culture and identity.

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A group of people in a country sharing a unique culture and identity.

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Nation: a large group of people sharing a common history and culture; not all have their own government or territory.

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a large group of people who share a common history and culture. Not all nations have their own government or control a territory.