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22 Cards in this Set
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Eurasia
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the continents of Europe and Asia combined.
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downs
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a feature of SE England.
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time zones
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twenty-four standard zones (that roughly follow meridians) that start in Greenwich, Eng- land.
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International date line
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an imaginary line near 180 degrees longitude; time on the east side of the line is one day behind time on the west side.
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Commonwealth of Nations
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formed in 1931 to facilitate the conversion of the British Empire into an association of free & equal countries; con- sists of 50+ counries (approx. 30% of world's population & approx. 25% of it's land area); promotes democracy, human rights, & economic develop- ment among it's members.
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moor
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a wasteland on a high, tree- less plateau that cannot be cultivated but that often has patches of peat bog or sphag- num moss; often called a heath because of the heather that grows on it.
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glen
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a narrow valley carved by a glacier.
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loch
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a deep, narrow lake carved by a glacier.
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lough
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a fresh water lake in Ireland.
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fjord (FYORD)
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a long, narrow bay carved by a glacier and filled with sea water.
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European Union
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an organization of 27 count- ries that seeks to form a single European community that can compete on the world stage economically and politi-cally.
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dikes
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strong walls of stone and earth built to restrict or re-strain the flow of water.
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polder
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a parcel of land reclaimed from the sea.
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World Council of Churches (WCC)
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leading voice for undermining true Christianity and for break-ing down barriers between religions; also known as ecu-menism.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organiz-ation (NATO)
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originally formed to counter the threat to Western Europe by the Soviet Union after WW II.
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duchy
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a country ruled by a duke.
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Protestantism
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Christian churches that follow the broad teachings of the Reformers.
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loess
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a very fine silt that has been deposited by the wind.
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foehn
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a warm dry wind from the Alps that blows over the Swiss Plateau.
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cantons
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self-governing districts in Switzerland.
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Roman Catholocism
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the portion of Christianity that follows the teachings and traditions of the Roman Cath-olic Church and the pope.
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Eastern Orthodoxy
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differences between Roman Catholocism and Eastern Or-thodoxy:
1. authority of pope 2. dates for celebrating Easter 3. the ability of lower order priests to marry. Other beliefs: Tradition has same auth-ority as Scripture. Salvation is not by grace alone in Christ alone. Man is born basically good. |
