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35 Cards in this Set
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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
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