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WJMS European Geo
European Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Channel | a wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
| Peninsula | a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side |
| Plain | a broad area of relatively flat land |
| Smog | air pollution that reduces visibility |
| Nuclear Power | Electrical power generated by a nuclear reactor |
| Permafrost | a permanently frozen layer of the Earths surface |
| Gulf Stream | warm current that starts in the Gulf of Mexico and travels along the eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada before crossing the North Atlantic Ocean to Europe |
| Uranium | an element that is naturally radioactive |
| Language Family | group of languages with a common history and similar features |
| Germanic Languages | Language family that includes German and English |
| Romantic Languages | Language family based on Latin that includes French and Spanish |
| Slavic Languages | Language family that includes Russian |
| Cyrillic Alphabet | Alphabet used in the Russian Language |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Torah | holy book of Judaism |
| Protestant | division of Christianity that includes denominations like Baptist, Methodist, and many others |
| Koran | holy book of Islam |
| Muslim | a follower of Islam |
| Polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Bible | holy book of Christianity |