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Europe's Physical Features & Climate

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show process of glaciers forming and spreading  
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loess   show
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chernozem   show
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dike   show
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show low-lying area from which sea water has been drained to create new farmland (reclaimed from flooding)  
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fjord   show
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show permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of ground  
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show point of elevation (line) above which trees do NOT grow due to extreme cold  
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show narrow water passage connecting two large bodies of water Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea  
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show *consists of Spain & Portugal and separates Atlantic Ocean from Mediterranean Sea *plateau rises up to Pyrenees Mountains cutting off Peninsula from rest of Europe  
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Italian Peninsula   show
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show *mountain ranges & valleys in southeastern Europe make travel difficult *surrounded by Aegean & Black Seas, and, Adriatic & Ionian Seas *stretches south from Danube River  
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show *extends from Denmark into North Sea *western coast flat plains w/soil deposited by glaciers *eastern coast has fjords  
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Scandinavian Peninsula   show
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show Great Britain, Iceland, Sicily, Iceland  
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Describe the Northern European Plain   show
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show *Alps (runs from S. France to Balkans, has Mont Blanc highest peak in Alps) *Pyrenees (divides Iberian Peninsula from rest of Europe)  
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Name 3 European rivers   show
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Name 3 areas of Europe impacted by air and water pollution   show
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show *tourism *recreation *mineral resources  
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show Subarctic/Tundra - bitter cold winters & cool short summers  
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Describe climate of Eastern Europe   show
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Describe climate of Western Europe   show
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show Mediterranean - hot dry summers & mild rainy winters  
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Describe the North Atlantic Drift/Current   show
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