Geography - British Isles Flashcards

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moor

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a rolling plain covered with grasses and small shrubs

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bog

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a wet, spongy area

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3
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cottage industry

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a small-scale manufacturing operation in which peole make goods by hands or i their own homes

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4
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Industrial Revolution

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a period of rapid industrialization i many Western countries that began in the 1700s

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wage

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money paid to workers

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6
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trade union

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an organization of workers that are in the same industry, a labor union

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strike

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to stop work as a group, until certain demands are met

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