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Northern Europe Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fjord | a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs |
| geothermal energy | energy from the heat of Earth’s interior |
| North Atlantic Drift | an ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic ocean |
| constitutional monarchy | a type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws |
| Magna Carta or Great Charter | a document that limited the power of kings |
| disarm | to give up all weapons |
| Vikings | Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages |
| neutral | a country that has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict |
| uninhabitable | an area that is not able to support human settlement |
| Geysers | springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air |