Europe Vocab

Question 0

Meseta

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A partially collapsed volcanic vent of Volcán de Fuego

Question 1

Fjord

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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland

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Massif Central

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A mountainous plateau in south central France

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North Atlantic Drift

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A continuation of the Gulf Stream along the coast of northwestern Europe

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Mistral

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A strong, cold north wind that blows through the western region of Europe

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Sirocco

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A hot wind blowing from North Africa to the Mediterranean region

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Dike

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A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea

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Polder

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A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or river and protected by dikes

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Acid rain

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Rainfall made of sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm

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City-state

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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

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Benelux

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A collective name for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg

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Crusades

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A military medieval expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from Muslims

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Renaissance

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A revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th - 16th centuries

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Aqueduct

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An artificial channel for conveying water

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Reformation

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A 16th century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches

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Feudalism

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The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service

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Nationalism

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Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts

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Holocaust

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The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941-45

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Berlin Wall

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A fortified and heavily guarded wall built on the boundary between East and West Berlin in 1961 by the communist authorities

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Nordic Countries

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A region in the Northern Europe and Northern Atlantic

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Euro

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Single European currency

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Cultural crossroad

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A place where cultures interact

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Balkanization

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Divide into smaller mutually hostile states or groups

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Satellite Nations

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A political term for a country that is formally independent, but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control by another country

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Anti-semitism

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Hostility to or prejudice against Jews

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Ethnic cleansing

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The mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society