Quizlet Chapter 12 Terms

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  1. bog: soft ground soaked with water
  2. constitutional monarchy: government with a monarch (king/queen) as head of state and a parliament or other legislature that makes the laws
  3. famine: great shortage of food
  4. fjord: narrow, deep inlets of sea set between high, rocky cliffs
  5. geysers: hot springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air; can be used for geothermal energy
  6. glen: Scottish word for "valley"
  7. loch: Scottish lakes; located in valleys carved by glaciers
  8. neutral: not taking sides in a dispute or conflict
  9. North Atlantic Drift: warm ocean current that brings mild temperatures and rain to parts of Northern Europe
  10. peat: matter made from dead plants, usually mosses
  11. uninhabitable: an area that cannot support human settlement