Europe notes 1 Flashcards

1
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What latitudes is Europe in

A

middle and high

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2
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what climate is in southern europe

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mediterranean

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3
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what current warms europe

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north Atlantic drift

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4
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what wind current warms europe

A

westerlies

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5
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balkan peninsula

A

greecea

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6
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appennine peninsula

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Italy, San Marino, Vatican city

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7
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iberian peninsula

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Portugal and Spain

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8
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scandinavian peninsula

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Norway and sweden

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9
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jutland peninsula

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denmark

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10
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fjord

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a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier, found in Norway on the Scandinavian peninsula because this area had many glaciers during the last ice age

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11
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what mountains are in europe

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alps, Pyrenees, Scandinavian highlands, meseta, massif central

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12
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rivers

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Rhine, danube

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13
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which river is used for trade and transportation

A

rhine

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14
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longest river

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danube

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15
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English channel

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separates the island of great Britain from france, narrowest point is the strait of Dover which is 21 miles wide

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16
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chunnel

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tunnel that runs underneath the English channel and connects Britain to france

17
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climate types

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subarctic, marine west coast, mediterranean

18
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winds

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foehn (dry), mistral (cold, sorocco (HOT)