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12 Cards in this Set
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North Atlantic Drift
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warms northern Europe so that the harbors are kept ice free
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England
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largest division of the United Kingdom
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downs
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chalk like hills; cannot support trees
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glens
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narrow valleys carved by glaciers
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lochs
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deep narrow lakes carved by glaciers
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loughs
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crystal lakes
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fjords
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long, narrow bays carved by glaciers
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polders
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parcels of land reclaimed from the sea
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ecumenism
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movement that attempts to break down barriers between religions
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loess
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fine-grained soil deposited by wind
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foehn
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warm, dry wind that blows from the Alps in the south
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cantons
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political divisions in Switzerland
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