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European Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Danube River | The second-longest river of Europe. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea. |
| Rhine River | Europe's most important inland waterway |
| English Channel | body of water that separates France and England |
| Gulf Stream | Carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe, warming western European countries |
| Iberian Peninsula | Peninsula in southwestern Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal |
| Scandinavian Peninsula | Includes the countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland |
| Ural Mountains | a mountain range in western Russia that separates Europe from Asia |
| The Alps | Europe's Largest Mountain system that are in seven countries, including France, Germany, and Italy |
| Mediterranean Sea | This body of Water separates Europe and Africa |
| The European Plain | A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia |
| acid rain | Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water. |
| air pollution | the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources |