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what is a mistral

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a cold dry wind

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What are fjords

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steep u shaped valleys

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north Atlantic drift

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a current of warm water

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what is peat

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partially decayed plant matter

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4
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dikes

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earthen banks

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sirocco

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a hot steady south wind

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bargraph

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a visual way of showing quantities

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seaworks

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structures used to control the seas destruction

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uplands

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hills or very low mountains

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9
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polder

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land reclaimed by diking

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10
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how many islands make up venice

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120

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what is the main water way of venice

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grand canal

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12
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what was venice originally

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a lagoon

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13
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what is the region north of the Arctic circle called

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land of the midnight sun

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14
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y did people originally move too venice

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protection fro predetors

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15
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the olimpic games started in what city

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olimpya

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what is the major mountain range in Europe

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the alps

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wha are the peninsulas of europe

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balkan, Iberian, italian

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what are Europe’s major rivers

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rhine and danube

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19
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what caused hitler to cut his moose

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gas mask wouldn’t seal

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20
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what did hitler want to be

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artist

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21
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known as allies

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britian france russia

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what aare central powers

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Austria Hungary, germany, ottoman

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how does George patton revolutionize war

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straped a gun to a car

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what is the area between the trench known as

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no mansland

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what is he secret weapon Germany sent to russia

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vladamiri lennon

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what country did germany propse to fund to invade the usa

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mexico

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what country did the allies recruit to help turn tide in war

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usa

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what new techo did patton plan to revolutionize

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tank

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city state

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a poltical unit made up of a city and its serounding area

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feudalism

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a politcal system were th landlords own most land

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reformation

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when christians broke apart from the catholic church

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satellight nation

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nations dominated by another country

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nationalism

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the belief that people should be loyal to there region

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crusaders

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a series of wars to take back holy land

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parliment

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a representative law making body

36
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renaissance

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a time period

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euro

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european currency

38
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what Greek city developed first democracy

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athens

39
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what language is not infuleinced by latin

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german

40
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what is the period between the fall of th roman empire and the renaissance

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middle ages

41
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what started in 1517

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reformation

42
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what is romes official religion

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christianity

43
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what are the benelux country

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Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

44
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whos is not a famous german

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jean-jacques rousseau

45
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what are the nordic countries

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norway, sweden, finland, denmark, iceland

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who iss known for aternoon tea

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british

47
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who develops the smorgasbord

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sweden

48
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whos known for saunas

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finland

49
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wat is religion crossing pathes

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cultral crossroads

50
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wat is anti semitism discriminating

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judism

51
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what helped put end to the reniassance

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bubonic plague

52
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who hosted the peace negotiation

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france

53
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what school did arthour and mcpatton go to

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westpoint

54
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in wat year did the 2 sides decide to seize fire

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1918

55
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who was not present at the peace negotiation

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germany

56
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what country at the end felt ignored

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japan

57
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what palace did the negociation take place

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versailles

58
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benito is a group known as what

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black shirts

59
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what group did hitler end up joining

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the german communist parrrty

60
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what didi the group eventually been called

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the national socialist party

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