Europe Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

A protective wall that controls or holds back water

A

dike

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2
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A process by which glaciers form and spread

A

Glaciation

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3
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A deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep banks

A

Fjord

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4
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An arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia

A

North Sea

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5
Q

Spain and Portugal

A

Iberian Peninsula

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6
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triangular arm of land that juts from southeastern Europe into the Mediterranean

A

Balkan Peninsula

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7
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Europe’s largest mountain system

A

the Alps

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8
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Europe’s most important inland waterway

A

Rhine River

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9
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River in Northern Italy that flows into the Adriatic Sea

A

Po River

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10
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A large fertile land that extends from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains

A

North European Plain

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11
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A Serbian province in southern Yugoslavia populated predominantely by Albanians

A

Kosovo

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12
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City owned by the Roman-Catholic church and ruled by the people

A

Vatican city

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13
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Includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

A

United Kingdom

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14
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European Union

A

A group of democratic countries working together for peace and prosperity in Europe

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15
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A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula

A

Greece

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16
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Mountain range in eastern Europe running from Slovakia to Romania

A

Carpathian Mountains