guided reading world geography – Flashcards
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most of Europe is within a relatively short distance of a what?
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seacoast
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twenty-five percent of what country is below sea level, so dikes have been built to hold back water?
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Netherlands
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fjords are a common feature in the far northern _______ Peninsula Europe
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Scandinavian
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Spain and Portugal make up the southwestern ________ Peninsula of Europe
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Iberian
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sitting atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, what country had many volcanoes and hot springs?
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Iceland
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The British Isles contain two main islands, Ireland and _______
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Great Britain
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European islands in the _________ sea include Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete
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Mediterranean
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A range of high, rugged mountains, the ________ run from France to the Balkans
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Alps
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The huge expanse of the North European Plain extends from Russia in the east to __________ and France in the west
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England
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Europe's development of modern ________ was boosted by rich deposits of coal and iron ore
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industry
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Large deposits of ________ are found in the UK, Germany, Ukraine, and Poland
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coal
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Large quantities of oil and gas are located under what sea and are an energy source for Europe
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North Sea
