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| long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes found in Norway and are good harbors for fishing boats |
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| Hills or very low mountain, specifically a plateau in central Spain. Except for some of the large cities like Madrid & Toledo, it is not highly populated |
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| Hills or very low mountains found in France; covers 1/6 of France |
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| Turf made of partially decayed vegetation. Burned as fuel in various countries, especially Ireland |
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| Warm ocean current that starts in the Gulf Stream and continues northeast and contributes to the marine west climate for much of Europe. |
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| Mediterranean wind from Sahara that blows to the southern part of Europe (Mediterranean region), results in cool wet weather |
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| a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France, coming from the north or northwest,usually accompanied by clear and fresh weather, i.e. sunny weather and clear air in Provence |
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| Earthen barriers used to keep back the North Sea to create polders. |
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| land (in the Netherlands) reclaimed from a body of water using dikes and draining |
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| In the Netherlands (Holland), series of structures consisting of dikes & terpens that are used to control the sea's destructive impact on people. |
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| Large artificial hills that were created to use during high tide or flooding before the dikes were built. |
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| Shallow saltwater bay of the North Sea that became a freshwater lake after dikes were built across the entrance. |
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| Originally Zuider Zee, but due to a series of dikes built, it became a freshwater lake and land around was drained creating polders |
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| Getting back land from the sea. The Dutch used polders to accomplish this. |
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| very fertile, black-coloured soil, found in the Northern European Plain |
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| Mountains that are a physical border dividing Europe and Asia; |
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| Name given to continent by those who consider Europe and Asia as 1 continent. |
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| Region including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Caucasus Mountains located in the southeast border of this region. |
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| Effect of an area's climate depending on its distance from water; Russia's large size results in the extreme cold of Siberia and the various other climates |
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| Large area of land from the northwest to the northeast part of Russia where coniferous trees grow; this area is the primary source of timber for Europe |
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| Rainfall not absorbed by soil, which can carry pesticides and fertilizers from fields into rivers endangering the food chain. |
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