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21 Cards in this Set
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Population Density |
the average number of people living in a square mile or kilometer |
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Navigable |
wide and deep enough for ships to travel through |
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Tributary |
a river or stream that flows into a large river |
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Peninsula |
a land area nearly surrounded by water |
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Rain Shadow |
the area on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain, which receives little rainfall |
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Loess |
a type of rich, dust-like soil |
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Tundra |
a cold, dry, treeless region covered with snow for most of the year |
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Permafrost |
a permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
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Steppes |
the grasslands of fertile soil suitable for farming in Russia |
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Hydroelectric Power |
the power generated by water-driven turbines |
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Alpine Mountain System |
stretches from France to the Balkan Peninsula. Small scale farming in mountains/valleys |
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North European Plain |
covers more than half of Europe and productive farmland and largest cities in Europe |
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Northwestern Highlands |
stretch across the far north of Europe w/ old mountains worn down by wind and weather. Not good farming, but forests. |
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Central Uplands |
a region of uplands made up of mountains and plateaus. Center of southern Europe. Land is rocky and not good for farming. |
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Humid Continental Climate |
Long, cold winters and hot summers |
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Subarctic Climate |
Summers are short, and winters are long and cold |
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Arctic Climate |
Extremely Cold |
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Semiarid Climate |
Hot temperatures and little rainfall |
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Marine West Coast Climate |
mild and rainy all year |
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Mediterranean Climate |
Summer are hot and dry while winters are mild and rainy |
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Humid Subtropical Climate |
Warm temperatures and year-round rainfall |
