World Geography Chapter 12 Test Questions – Flashcards
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Fjord
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Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after glaciers melted, founded in Norway
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Uplands
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Hills or very low mountains that may also contacin mesas and high plateaus
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Meseta
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Central plateau of Spain
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Massif Central
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French uplands
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Peat
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Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs and burned for fuel in Ireland
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Mistral
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Cold, dry wind from the north found on the mediterranean coast of France
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Polder
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Land reclaimed byb dikikng and draining
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Seaworks
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Structures that are used to control the sea's destructive impact on human life
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Terpen
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Dikes and earthen platforms; provides safety during floods and high tides
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Zuider Zee
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was once an arm of the sea and now a fresh water lake
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Are uplands
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Mesetas and the Massif Central
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The climate of Europe is milder
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because the ocean current whose warmth is carried by the westerlies
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What blows along the Mediterranean coast of France?
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The mistral
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What is a type of seaworks?
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A terpen
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The Dutch built dikes across what entrance?
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The Zuider Zee
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What eventually became a freshwater late?
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ljsselmeer
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What is reclaimed land by the sea by diking and draining called?
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Polders
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Where are polders found?
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The Netherlands
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What are associated with human environment interactions?
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Polders, seaworks, and terpens
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Why does citrus grow in the Mediterranean?
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It is a warmer climate
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Where are mosses, lichens, and stunted trees found?
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Scandinavian Peninsula
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Why did the Dutch build seaworks?
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To reduce the destructive impact of the sea on their lives?
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What is found in Venice's canals?
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Industrial waste and sewage
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Why are forests chopped down in Europe?
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To construct ships and buildings and to burn fuel
