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Physical Geography of Europe

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show soil that is permanently frozen below the earth  
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siroccos   show
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show large banks of earth and stone that hold back water  
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show low lying areas from which sea water has been drained to create new farmland  
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glaciation   show
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show long narrow steep sided inlets carved out by glaciers  
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timberline   show
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foehns   show
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show destructive masses of snow,ice, and rock sliding down mountainsides  
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show a strong north wind from the Alps  
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peninsula   show
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Europe   show
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show Located in northern Europe. Contains Norway, Sweden, and Finland  
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show A peninsula that contains Denmark  
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Iberian Peninsula   show
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show mountain range cutting off the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe, the range is between France and Spain  
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show where Italy is located  
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show a geologically young mountain range, the backbone of the peninsula  
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Mount Vesuvius   show
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Balkan Peninsula   show
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Mount Etna   show
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show highest mountain in the British Isles at 4,406ft  
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show Spain's central plateau  
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show France's central highlands  
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The Alps   show
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show The highest peak in the Alps 15,771 feet  
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show another major river in Europe also originating in the Alps.  
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North European Plain   show
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show a fine rich wind-borne soil  
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the Great Hungarian Plain   show
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show located in England allows ocean going ships to reach the port of London  
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show is the most important river in Western Europe, it originated in the Alps  
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show Eastern Euope's major waterway  
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The Main-Danube Canal   show
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show a kind of vegeable matter found in swamps and usually composed of mosses. Is used as a fuel that is burned (instead of wood or coal)  
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show a warm current  
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North Atlantc Drift   show
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show cone-bearing fir, pine, and spruce, found in cooler Alpine mountain areas  
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show shrubs or small trees, such as cork oak tree and the olive tree  
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