Europe's Physical Features & Climate
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| glaciation | process of glaciers forming and spreading
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| loess | fine, wind-blown soil good for agriculture
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| chernozem | rich, black top soil found in Northern European Plain (Ukraine & Russia)good for agriculture & high crop yields
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| dike | large bank of earth & stone that holds back water from flooding land
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| polder | low-lying area from which sea water has been drained to create new farmland (reclaimed from flooding)
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| fjord | long, steep-sided inlet (glacier valley now filled with sea water) found in Scandinavian countries (Norway,Finland)
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| permafrost | permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of ground
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| timberline | point of elevation (line) above which trees do NOT grow due to extreme cold
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| Strait of Gibraltar | narrow water passage connecting two large bodies of water Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea
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| Iberian Peninsula [Southern Peninsula] | *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 | *consists of long, boot-like coastline extending into Mediterranean *Apennines runs along spine up to fertile Po valley
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| Balkan Peninsula | *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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| Jutland Peninsula | *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 | *far northern in Norway, Sweden & Denmark *Ice Age glaciation formed fjords on Atlantic coast *southern coast slopes to Baltic Sea
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| Name 4 of Europe's Islands | Great Britain, Iceland, Sicily, Iceland
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| Describe the Northern European Plain | *Highly populated area due to fertile soil and rich coal deposits so good for farming and manufacturing (started Industrial Revolution) *stretches from England up to Russia
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| Name 2 of Europe's mountain ranges | *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 | Rhine, Danube, Seine (are important for trading, transportation and create interdependence between European countries)
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| Name 3 areas of Europe impacted by air and water pollution | *Black Forest (air pollution) *Venice, Italy (water pollution) *Rhine, Danube, Seine Rivers (water pollution)
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| Name 3 functions of Europe's mountain ranges | *tourism *recreation *mineral resources
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| Describe climate of Northern Europe | Subarctic/Tundra - bitter cold winters & cool short summers
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| Describe climate of Eastern Europe | Humid Continental - cold winters & hot summers
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| Describe climate of Western Europe | Marine West Coast - mild winters & cool summers
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| Describe climate of Southern Europe | Mediterranean - hot dry summers & mild rainy winters
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| Describe the North Atlantic Drift/Current | Ocean current that carries warm maritime (sea) winds to western/southern coast of Europe-has warming effect on climate
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