Europe Vocabulary Part 1

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​a piece of land that is connected to a mainland and is surrounded on three sides by water

​peninsula

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refers to the wealth and purchasing power of a particular group.

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​standard of living

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the ability to read and write

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​literacy

conditions needed to create goods and services in an economy, generally land, labor, and capital

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​factors of production

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​a group that shares common cultural traits, such as language

​ethnicity

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adopting new cultural practices generally from a dominant culture group

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​assimilation

a collection of multiple states that make up a larger group that goes beyond national boundaries​

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​supernational organization

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