Geography Quiz Vocab
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| Peninsula | A piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.
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| Fjords | Steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted.
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| Uplands | Hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus.
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| Meseta | The central plateau of Spain.
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| Massif Central | The uplands of France, which account for one-sixth of French lands.
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| North Atlantic Drift | A current of warm water from the Tropics.
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| Sirocco | A hot, steady south wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe, mostly in spring.
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| Mistral | A cold, dry wind from the north.
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| Polder | Land that is reclaimed from the sea or other bod of water by diking and drainage.
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| Seaworks | A structure used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life.
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| Terpen | A high earthen platform used in seaworks.
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| Zuider Zee | A former inlet of the North Sea in the Netherlands.
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| Dike | An earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water.
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| Peat | Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.
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