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Physical Terms of Europe
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9th Grade
02/17/2011

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Fjords
Definition
a long narrow deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes

formed by glaciers melting

norway and new zealand
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Peat
Definition
a pratially decayed plant matter found in bogs

used as fuel in ireland
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North Atlantic Drift
Definition
a current of warm air from the tropics

extention of the gulf stream

makes the west coast of europe a marine west coast
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Sirocco
Definition
a hot steadt south wind that blows from north africa across the mediterranean sea into southern europe

in spring

hot dry dusty wind blowing from the sahara
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Mistral
Definition
a cold dry wind from the north

comes from the northern alps
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Polders
Definition
land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage

in the neatherlands
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Black Forest
Definition
a forest in south germany where the trees are discolored, losing needles and leaves, and dying from acid rain
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Acid Rain
Definition
results from europe's factories producing high amounts of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions
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Smog
Definition
a brown haze that occurs when gases released by burning fossil fuels react with sunlight
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Aqueduct
Definition
a structure that carries water over long distances first built by romans
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Euro
Definition
the official currency for most countries in the european union
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Chunnel
Definition
an underwater tunnel under the english channel connecting the u.k. with france
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Multilingual Nation
Definition
a country with more than two official languages

switzerland- english italian german french
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Constitutional Monarchy
Definition
a country that has a king or queen with no political power, parliment has it

spain and denmark
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