 | Term | Definition |
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Pyrenees |
a mountain range along the border of France and Spain |
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Seine |
a river that flows through Paris in northern France |
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Loire |
a river in central France |
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Primate City |
a city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy |
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paris |
the capital of France |
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marseilles |
a busy seaport on the Medditeranean sea |
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Lyons |
a large city on the Rhone River in eastern France |
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City-States |
a self governing city and its surrounding area |
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Hamburg |
a major seaport on the Elbe river in northwestern Germany |
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Alps |
a mojor mountain systerm of central europe |
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Rhine |
a major river in western Europe that flows through Germany into the North Sea in the Netherlands |
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Acid Rain |
a type of polluted rain, produced when acids from smokestacks combine with water vapor, that can harm lakes, forests, and human health |
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Frankfort |
the main city of Germany's Rhineland region |
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Munich |
a major city and manufacturing center of southern Germany |
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Danube |
one of Germany's major rivers |
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Bavaria |
a state in southern Germany |
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EU |
an economic association, made up of several European countries, whose ultimate goal is for Europe to be a unified economic region |
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Cosmopolitan |
having many foreign influences |
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Dikes |
a wall built to keep water out of a low-lying area |
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Polders |
a low-land area that has been drained of water |
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Confederation |
a group of states joined together for a common purpose |
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Cantons |
a largely self-governing state within a country, as in Switzerland |
