Physiographic Regions of Europe – Flashcards
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Northwest Highlands Location
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Wester edge of Scandinavia, Iceland, and Most of the British Isles.
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Where are the Caledonian Mountains
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Northwest Highlands
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Low population and economics is fishing, farming, coal mining,
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Northwest Highlands
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World-renowned genetics research lab
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Iceland
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North European Plain and Other Lowlands
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Right side of Scandinavia, Baltic States, Denmark, England, Benelux, Northern Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Moldovo.
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Glaciated parts of the Northern European Plain
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Low pop., Harsh climate, poor drainage, not industrial, unsuitable for agriculture, Flat Land
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Non-Glaciated parts of the Northern European Plain
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High pop., moderate climates, good accessible drainage, suitable for agriculture highly industrial.
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Glaciated Plains
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Denmark, N. Germany, N. Poland, Sweden, Finland, Baltic States.
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Megalopolis
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Many cities acting together as one due to connections of transportation.
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Megalopolis Location
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Extends from London and Paris, through Benelux, to Germany.
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Coal Fields
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Extends from England, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
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Mittelland (Plateau)
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(Other lowland area) North side of the Alps from Switzerland and extends to Austria
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Central Uplands and Plateaus
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Made during the Hercynian Orogeny. France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic.
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The Alfold
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Surrounded by Alps, In Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia.
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Walachian Plain
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Lowland region near the mouth of the Danube River and The Black Sea
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Rhone River Valley
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In France
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Po River Valley
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Italy
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Alpine Orogeny
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Central Uplands and Plateaus
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Iberian Plateau
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Iberian Peninsula
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Ranstaad Region
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Benelux
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Ruhr Region
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Germany (Along the Rhine River)
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Schwartzwald
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Germany (Head of Danube River)
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The Southern Mountain Region
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Most southernly and Youngest of Europe's 4 physiographic regions.
