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World Geography DC
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Geography
9th Grade
01/05/2011

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Famine
Definition
extreme shortage of food
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Natural Boundry
Definition
physical feature such as a mountain range or river
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Balance of Power
Definition
people of a group that have the same levels of strength
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European Union
Definition
economic association made of several eauropean countries
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Navigable
Definition
able to be sailed by large ships, such as a wide deep river
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Economic Association
Definition
an organization formed to break down barriers amoung member nations
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Microstate
Definition
very small country
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Reunification
Definition
process of reuniting, or rejoining into one unit
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icebreaker
Definition
a ship that can break up the ice of frozen waterways
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Imperialism
Definition
the policy of gaining control over territory outside a nation
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Eurasia
Definition
worlds largest landmass
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Multilingual
Definition
having the ability to speak 3 or more languages
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What is the dominate religion in Southern Europe?
Definition
Catholic
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Europe's eroded landform region consisting of rugged hill and low mountains is the?
Definition
Northwest Highlands
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the climate found in North & West centeral europe is?
Definition
marine-west-coast climate
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what are the challenges faced by europe's society today?
Definition
unemployment, crime, traffic, limited recource pollution
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Eastern Europe trails western Europe in agricultural production, why?
Definition
farming technology is not as modern
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what is the major factor that creates mild climate conditions throughout much of Europe?
Definition
moderating influence or North Atlantic ocean
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what do the black forest the Ardennes & the Massif Central have in common?
Definition
All in the upland central landform
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The 1st European Nations to establish large colonies in the 16th & 17th centry were...
Definition
Spain & Portugal
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