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glaciation
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the process in which glaciers formed and spread.
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loess
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a fine, rich, wind-borne soil left by glaciers.
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dike
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large banks of earth and stone that hold back water.
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polders
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drained and kept dry by the use of windmills.
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fjords
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the process of glaciation carved out long, narrow, steep-sided inlets.
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permafrost
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soil that is permanently frozen below the surface.
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timberline
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the elevation above which trees cannot grow.
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mistral
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a strong north wind from the Alps.
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siroccos
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high, dry winds from North Africa.
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foehns
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dry winter winds.
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avalanches
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destructive masses of ice, snow, and rock sliding down mountainsides.
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