Chapter 12 WG

Question 1

which are steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted.

Answer 1

fjords

Question 2

are hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus.

Answer 2

Uplands

Question 3

the central plateau of Spain called the

Answer 3

Meseta

Question 4

About one-sixth of French lands are located in the uplands called

Answer 4

the Massif Central

Question 5

is partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.

Answer 5

Peat

Question 6

a current of warm water from the tropics, flows near Europe’s weat coast

Answer 6

North Atlantic Drift

Question 7

is a cold, dry wind from the north

Answer 7

Mistral

Question 8

is a hot, steady south wind the blows from north africa across the mediterrean sea into southern europe

Answer 8

Sirocco

Question 9

are organisms made of fungi

Answer 9

Lichen

Question 10

eastern banks, holding back the north sea

Answer 10

Dikes

Question 11

land that is reclaimed by diking and draining

Answer 11

Polder

Question 12

are structures that are used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life

Answer 12

Seaworks

Question 13

was an arm of the north sea and is now a freshwater lake

Answer 13

Zuider Zee

Question 14

eventually became a freshwater lake since no salt water flowed into that body of water

Answer 14

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