AcademicVocab5

What does the term 'strait' refer to?

• A type of boat used for fishing

• A narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

• A wide area of water surrounded by land

• A place where ships park to load and unload goods

What is the definition of 'capital' ?

• To block ships by surrounding them

• The biggest city in a country

• The most important city of a country or region

• The city in a country that is closest to the sea

What is a 'province'?

• A small village

• The parts of a country outside of the capital

• A long hallway in an important building

• A territory ruled by a prince

What is 'tax'?

• The money you pay to ride a public bus

• A tip given to service workers

• Money collected from citizens by the government to pay for things everyone needs and uses

• A fine you pay when you break the law

What does 'bribe' mean?

• To beg someone to do something

• To offer a job to someone

• To donate money to a charitable cause

• Giving something valuable to someone in order to get them to do something

bank - the ​ (a)   alongside a body of water such as a river or lake

• land
• money
• river
• water

A strait is a narrow passage of water that ​ (a)   two larger bodies of water

• connects
• blocks
• separates

What two things happen in a capital city?

• government meets to make decisions

• the leader of the government lives there

• huge farms are built

• people pay to enter the city

What kinds of things do taxes pay for?

• roads, schools, libraries, army, and police

• grocery stores

• roads and the cars that drive on them

• new shoes, jewelry, and Xboxes

To pay someone to get them to do something for you

• bribe

• beg

• outcry

• tax