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Unit Key Vocab
Physical Features of Europe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Danube River | River runs from Black forest to Black sea |
| Rhine River | River runs from alps to north sea |
| Volga River | Longest river in russia |
| English Channel | small body of water connects france and united kingdom |
| european plain | europe main agricultural region |
| alps | range located in austria, italy, switzerland, france |
| ural mountains | range separates europe from asia |
| iberian peninsula | peninsula contains spain and portugal |
| pyrenees | range forms to border between spain and france |
| sandanavian peninsula | contains norway and sweden |
| meridian sea | body of water borders both europe and africa |
| climate | typical weather conditions for a particular region |
| natural resources | useful materials, found, not made by humans, ex:rocks, minerals, forests and arable land |
| population | arrangement or spread of people living in a region |
| urban | city-setting with higher population density |
| rural | country side setting with a lower population density |
| germany | country has a dense pop. many people live nears it's major rivers - danub, rhine |
| italy | country has warm mediteranian climate b/c it is located on the mediteranian sea |
| russia | country has few navitable rivers, many of it's resources are located beneath permafrost. it is the most populated and largest country in europe. however, it not as densly poplated as most eruopean countries |
| ukraine | this country is a densly populated island nation with a rainy climate |
| acid rain | percipitation that contains high level of pollution |
| pollution | contaiminating the atmosphere with harmful smoke or gas |
| chernobyl, ukraine | location of a nuclear power plant that exploded on April 26, 1986 |
| the black forest | the poluted forest in germany |
| england | this country has major air pollution problems in it's major cities. it was also the first industrialized nation in europe |