Europe Physical Geography – Flashcards
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What 5 countries make up Northern Europe
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Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden
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What is Svalbard
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Archipelago makes up northernmost part of Norway
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Why is the landscape of Northern Europe dotted with so many lakes
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Glaciers melt and made rivers and lakes
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From what landforms do most Northern rivers originate
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Glaciers
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What is Finland's most important natural resource
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Trees
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How did the northern European plain affect development of Europe
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Fertile soil and many rivers more food= more people
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What makes Northern European plain good land for agriculture
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Rivers and fertile soils and flat land
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What are polders
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Reclaimed land from the sea, lakes
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What are mistral winds
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A strong north wind from the Alps- cold air to south france
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Why does Northwestern Europe have a milder climate compared with other places near it
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North Atlantic Drift- warm ocean current that creates warmer, wetter climate
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What 2 types of physical features dominate southern Europe's physical.geo
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Mountains, massifs, penninsulas
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What seas surround the Blakan Penninsula
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Adriatic and Ionian Sea
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How do South Europe rivers compare to northwestern europe
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shorter and shallower
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describe the importance of Po river
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forms italy's most fertile and largest agricultural plain
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Describe the ecosystem of Mediterranean
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adapted to long hot dry summers
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how do mountains and plains define eastern europe
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rugged land interrupted by small plains and deltas major ranges in south
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which mountain ranges are in eastern europe
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carpathians, balkan, dinaric
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what bodies of water are connected by the canal
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north sea and black sea
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what are the general climate conditions of eastern europe
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humid continental cold snowy winters and hot humid summers
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what landforms are found in the danube region
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hungarian plain, carpahtians, balkan
