European physical geography Flashcards
1
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Mediterranean climate
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hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters
2
Q
connects the Med. Sea and Atlantic Ocean
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Strait of Gibraltar
3
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range between France and Spain, named for a myth involving Hercules
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Pyrenees
4
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Hannibal staged an invasion of Italy through this range
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Alps
5
Q
where you’d find the Italian wolf and Marsican brown bear
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Apennines
6
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range that runs through central Italy
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Apennines
7
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range that borders Italy to the north
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Alps
8
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well-preserved specimen of a human found in the Alps, dates c. 3500 BCE
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Otzi the Iceman
9
Q
Spain and Portugal constitute this landmass
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Iberian Peninsula
10
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body of water bordering southern Europe and northern Africa
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Mediterranean Sea
