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