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Which countries occupy the Scandinavian Peninsula?

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Norway and Sweden

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Which country occupies the Jutland Peninsula?

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Denmark

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Which country is the most mountainous of the Nordic nations?

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Norway

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What are the most common renewable energy resources used in this region?

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geothermal and hydroelectric

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How does the North Atlantic Current affect the region?

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it makes the region warmer

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What effect did the movement of glaciars have on the region?

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caused the formation of fjords, created thousands of lakes, and left the soil rocky

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Why is Iceland called the "land of fire and ice"?

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volcanoes and glaciars exist side-by-side

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The United Kingdom is made up of:

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

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Which countries does the Alpine Mountain system run through?

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Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland

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Why is the Western Central region able to produce hydroelectric power?

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many rivers run swiftly down its mountains

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Which countries have a coastline?

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France, Germany, and UIK

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Which countries have banks along the Rhine River?

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Switzerland, Austria, France, and Germany

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What is the climate of most of Western Central Europe?

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moderate

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Why was Western Central Europe able to become an industrial leader in the 1800s?

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the region has rich deposits of minerals

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What natural disaster presents the greatest threat to Western Central Europe?

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flooding

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Which country in Southern Europe provides the best harbors?

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Portugal

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Which of the Mediterranean countries is landlocked?

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Andorra

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This country is shaped like a boot.

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Italy

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These factors affect the climate of the countries of Southern Europe.

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elevation, mountains, seas and oceans

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Which three peninsulas occupy Southern Europe?

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Balkan, Iberian, and Italian

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The terrain of most of Southern Europe can be described as ____.

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mountainous

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What separates Africa from Europe?

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the Strait of Gibraltar

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Why is Andorra's water supply important to the country?

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for electricity

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The Mediterranean Sea borders these countries.

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Greece, Italy, and Spain

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What is another name for Southern Europe?

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Mediterranean Europe

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This country claims more than two thousand islands.

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Greece

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The Pyrenees Mountains separates this country from the rest of Europe.

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Spain

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Which statement describes negative population growth?

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more people die than are born during a given period

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Population growth in Europe is ____.

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decreasing

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Where do most Europeans live?

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in cities

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These characteristics describe medieval cities

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crowded, defensive walls, narrow streets, and winding streets

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Where are Paris's industrial areas located?

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outside city limits

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Why do some Europeans view immigrants as a threat?

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they dilute European culture, they increase the threat of terroism, and they take jobs from "natives"

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Culture influences ____.

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how people use the land they live on, people's activites, and where people live

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What is the French Academy?

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an organization that preserves the purity of the language

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T/F Most European nations have a dominant culture.

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True

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____ is the most widely practiced religion in Europe.

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Catholicism

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Which group has the most ornate churches?

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Catholics

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Which countries have large populations of Protestants?

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England, Germany, and Scotland

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Where in Europe can the most Muslim architecture be found?

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the Iberian peninsula

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Where in Europe are the Germanic languages mainly spoken?

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Central Europe, Northern Europe, and Northwestern Europe

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Which languages are Romanic languages?

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French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish

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This main goal of this organization is to create a "United States" of Europe.

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EU

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What are the three Gs of European expansion?

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glory, God, and gold

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____ is the control of uninhabited territores.

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colonialism

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Which statements describe the European Unon (EU)?

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citizens of EU nations can live, work, or study in any member nation; the Euro is the common currency of the EU; there are no tariffs between member nations; to belong to the EU, member nations must give up some of their sovereignty

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Which statements describe NATO?

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NATO was formed to protect its members from aggression by the Soviet Union; NATO protects democracy and individual freedom; NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO's members include the U.S. and Canada

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The colonies of ____ adopted the culture of their colonizer.

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France

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Where were most of Europe's colonies by the end of the nineteenty century?

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Africa and Asia

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From 1800 to 1900, the land mass controlled by Europe ____.

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increased

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Chemical agents used for agricultural purposes ____.

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cause of water pollution, enable farmers to grow more crops, and contaminates the soil

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Europe's non-native forests ____.

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are grown on poor quality land, support less biodiversity, and usually have only one tree species

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Urban development results in ____.

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decreased forest land, increased paved surfaces, and increased soil erosion

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According to the MCPFEs, sustainable forest development is defined by these three criteria.

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it does not damage other ecosystems; it fulfills social and economic potential; and it maintains reproductive ability, biodiversity, and productivity

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Where does the availability of water pose the greatest problem?

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in agricultural areas using irrigation; in areas that receive little precipitation; in Mediterranean Europe

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Threats to Europe's marine environment include ____.

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erosion, oil spills, pollution, tourism, and urban development

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What makes seas especially vulnerable to pollution?

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little water exchange

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European environmental issues that affect the atmosphere include ____.

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air pollution and ozone layer depletion

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What factor was likely responsible for the location of Europe's first civilization?

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it is between three continents

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Where was the first European civilization located?

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Crete

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These cities were part of the Roman Empire.

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Frankfurt, London, and Paris

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What measures were used by the Roman Empire to create cultural unity and strengthen the Empire?

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building an extensive network of roads and granting citizenship to people in outlying areas

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This is one factor that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire.

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its territory was too vast to defend

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This was a system under which land and labor were exchanged for defense.

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feudalism

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Which nations were formed following WW1?

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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

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During both world wars, this country was aligned with Germany.

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Italy

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The Berlin Wall divided this country into east and west sections.

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Germany

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The period of great political unrest that divided Europe into eastern and western sections was called ____.

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the Cold War

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After WW2, the division between eastern and western Europe was known as the ____.

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Iron Curtain

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This organization is a unifying force in Europe.

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EU

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T/F Pollution stays in the area where it is produced.

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False

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Environmental problems in Western Europe are ____.

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decreasing

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This reduces biodiversity.

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agricultural intensification

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This sector uses the most water in Western Europe.

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agriculture

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These factors have reduced air pollution in Western Europe.

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catalytic converters, fuel efficiency, and improved engines

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colonialism

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the control of an overseas colony by a foreign power

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colonization

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the control of an overseas territory by a foreign power

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cultural convergence

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the contact and interaction of culture groups

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cultural diffusion

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the process whereby one culture adopts the traits of another

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cultural divergence

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government policy that attempts to restrict the access of its population to outside culture

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cyclone

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severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds

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deciduous

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trees that lose their leaves in the fall

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dike

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dam

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drought

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long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages

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fjord

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deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers

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Germanic

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of or relating to the German language; branch of the Indo-European languages

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glacier

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slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the earth's surface

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harbor

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safe place for ships to dock

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Iberian

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of Spain and Portugal

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imperialism

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policy extending political, economic, or military rule over a foreign nation

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loess

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fine-grained, ferile soil

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mistral

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a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind that blows in France

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multicultural

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of many cultures

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nationalistic

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having extreme pride in a specific country

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navigable

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able to be used for travel by water

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polder

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land below sea level from which water has been removed and which is protected by dikes

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population density

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the number of people who live in a square mile or kilometer

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satellite country

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technically an independent nation that is under the military and/or financial control of another nation

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sirocco

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windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand

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supranational

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membership in a group or organization that goes beyond national boundaries

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transitional

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loosening of boundaries between countries, increasing the interaction of cultural groups

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urbanization

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the increse in the population of a city

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