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Geography

Chapter 11 Quiz

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most of Europe lies within ___ miles of a coastline 300
iberian peninsula spain and portugal
scandinavian peninsula norway and sweden
apennine peninsula Italy
Balkan peninsula greece, romania, albania, and turkey
jutland peninsula denmark
mountains alps, pyrenees, apennine, carpathian, and balkan
rivers rhine, danube, thames, seine, lorie
what is the most important river? rhine
long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater fjord
low-lying area of the Netherlands from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland polder
vegetable matter, mainly mosses, usually found in swamps; sometimes cut and burned as fuel in parts of western Europe peat
strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to southern France mistral
hot desert wind that can blow air and dust from North Africa to western Europe's Mediterranean coast sirocco
permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground permafrost
warm, dry wind that blows from the leeward side of the mountains, sometimes melting snow and causing an avalanche; used mainly in Europe foehn
mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down a mountainside avalanche
type of vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs and short trees, common in Mediterranean climates chaparral
where would you find large concentrations of oil and gas north sea
Created by: Lauren Pole
 

 



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