World Geography - Chapter 11

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Most of Europe lies within 300 miles of a ________

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seacoast

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About __% of Netherlands lies below sea level

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25

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The Dutch used _____ and _______ to hold back the sea

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dikes and polders

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large banks of earth and stone that hold back water

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Dikes

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land reclaimed from the sea that is used for farmland

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Polders

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Norway and Sweden

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Scandinavian Peninsula

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forming and spreading of glaciers

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Glaciation

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deep valleys along the coastline cut by glaciers

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Fjords

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Denmark; extends into North Sea toward Norway and Sweden

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Jutland Peninsula

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Spain and Portugal; SW edge of Europe

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Iberian Peninsula

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Italy; extends like a giant boot into the Mediterranean Sea

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Apennine Peninsula

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Greece; located SE Europe

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Balkan Peninsula

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in Atlantic, just south of the Arctic Circle

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Iceland

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2 large islands and many small ones; Great Britain and Ireland

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British Isles

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home to Mt. Etna, Europeans highest active volcano

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Sicily

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has almost 2,000 islands

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Greece

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highest mountain in the British Isles; 4,406ft

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Ben Nevis

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mountain range that forms a crescent from southern France to the Balkan Peninsula

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Alps

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Spain's central plateau

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Meseta

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France's central highlands

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Massif Central

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stretches from SE England to Russia

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Northern European Plain

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most important in western Europe; connects industrial cities to the busy port of Rotterdam on the North Sea

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Rhine River

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most important river in eastern Europe; starts in Germany and ends in the Black Sea

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Danube River

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in England; allows ships to reach London

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Thames River

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connects the Rhine and Danube Rivers

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Main-Danube Canal

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Europe's abundant supply of ____ and ____ ___ fueled the development of modern industry

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coal and iron ore

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vegetable matter usually composed of mosses that is burned as fuel

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Peat

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has large deposits of oil and natural gas

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North Sea

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heavily invested in nuclear power; lacks oil and gas

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France

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dry winds that blow down mountains; often causes an avalanche

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Foehns

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mass of ice, snow or rock sliding down a mountain

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Avalanche

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a strong, north wind from the Alps that bring cold air to southern France

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Mistral

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high, dry winds from North Africa which may bring high temperatures to the region

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Siroccos

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north Scandinavian Peninsula and Finland

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Tundra and Subarctic

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soil often permanently frozen below the surface

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Permafrost