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| steep u shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled with seawater after the glaciers melted |
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| hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and high plateaus |
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| the central plateau of Spain |
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| the uplands of France which account for about one sixth of French lands |
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| partially decayed plant matter found in bogs |
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| a current of warm water from the tropics |
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| a hot steady wind that blows from north Africa across the mediterranean sea into southern Europe mostly in spring |
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| a cold dry wind from the north |
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| an earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water |
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| land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage |
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| a structure used to control the seas destructive impact on human life |
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| high earthen platforms used to control the sea |
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| a former inlet of the north sea and Netherlands |
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| a fresh water lake separated from the north sea by a dike and bordered by polders |
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