Study sets matching "world geography chapter 12"
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diffusion
spatial exchange
Columbian Exchange
cultural convergence
The spreading of other peoples ideas and culture to different…
When nearby cultures influence one another.
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies be…
The sharing of technologies, organizational structures, etc am…
diffusion
The spreading of other peoples ideas and culture to different…
spatial exchange
When nearby cultures influence one another.
Ethnic group
Ethnic cleansing
Refugee
Urbanization
Groups of people who share ancestry, language, customs, and of…
Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups.
People who have fled to a foreign country for safety.
The movement of people from rural areas into cities.
Ethnic group
Groups of people who share ancestry, language, customs, and of…
Ethnic cleansing
Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups.
Glaciation
Fjord
Tundra
Scrubland
The weathering and erosion caused by the movement of glaciers
A narrow, U-shaped coastal valley with steep sides formed by t…
A flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground
An area with a dry climate where mostly short grasses and shru…
Glaciation
The weathering and erosion caused by the movement of glaciers
Fjord
A narrow, U-shaped coastal valley with steep sides formed by t…
Dike
Massif Central
Polder
Meseta
earthen banks
Upland region that covers 1/6 of France. "Foothills" of French…
low-lying land reclaimed by diking and draining
central plateau in Spain
Dike
earthen banks
Massif Central
Upland region that covers 1/6 of France. "Foothills" of French…
multicultural
refugee
city-state
feudalism
having elements that come from more than one culture
person who must leave his or her home and flee elsewhere for s…
in ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city…
in medieval Europe and Japan, the system of government in whic…
multicultural
having elements that come from more than one culture
refugee
person who must leave his or her home and flee elsewhere for s…
Ethnic group
Ethnic cleansing
Refugee
Urbanization
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive…
the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group or groups from a s…
A person who has to leave his or her country to find safety.
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
Ethnic group
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive…
Ethnic cleansing
the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group or groups from a s…
Fjord
Uplands
Meseta
massif central
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Hills or very low mountains that may also contacin mesas and h…
Central plateau of Spain
the uplands of France, which account for about 1/6 of French l…
Fjord
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Uplands
Hills or very low mountains that may also contacin mesas and h…
Europe is also referred to as the:
What are the five major peninsulas?
What are the two European rivers?
What is a fjord?
"Peninsula of Peninsulas"
Scandinavian Peninsula: Norway and Sweden ... Jutland: Denmark ... I…
Danube River... Rhine River
A steep U-shaped valley that connects to the sea and that is f…
Europe is also referred to as the:
"Peninsula of Peninsulas"
What are the five major peninsulas?
Scandinavian Peninsula: Norway and Sweden ... Jutland: Denmark ... I…
fjord
uplands
meseta
massif central
Narrow deep inlets of the sea set between high rocky cliffs
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…
the central plateau of spain
the uplands of France, which account for about 1/6 of French l…
fjord
Narrow deep inlets of the sea set between high rocky cliffs
uplands
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…
fjord
uplands
peat
North Atlantic Drift
long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs
an ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlant…
fjord
long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
uplands
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…
South America is smaller than _____ ___…
When _________ discovered South America…
Pope Alexander VI divided the then know…
Portugal could claim lands ____ of the…
North America
Europeans
...
east, west
South America is smaller than _____ ___…
North America
When _________ discovered South America…
Europeans
massif
tungsten
city-state
Reneissance
a body of mountain ranges formed by fault line acctivity
an extremely rare heavy metal element essential in high tech i…
an independently government community consisting of a city and…
rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by…
massif
a body of mountain ranges formed by fault line acctivity
tungsten
an extremely rare heavy metal element essential in high tech i…
Fjords
Uplands
Massif Central
Mesta
Are U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and are filled wo…
Are hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas an…
Atype of upland
A plateau in spain
Fjords
Are U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea and are filled wo…
Uplands
Are hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas an…
Guiana Highlands
Tepuis
Angel Falls
Andes Mountains
located in Eastern South America
High plateaus edged by high cliffs- created mostly by erosion
Worlds highest waterfall
Extends along pacific coast- dividing into two ranges in Peru…
Guiana Highlands
located in Eastern South America
Tepuis
High plateaus edged by high cliffs- created mostly by erosion
Fjord
Uplands
Meseta
Massif Central
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and hi…
Central plateau of Spain
French uplands
Fjord
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Uplands
Hills or very low mountains that may also contain mesas and hi…
Group of people who share common ancest…
The expelling from a country or killing…
On who flees his or her home for safety
The movement of people from rural areas…
Ethnic group
Ethnic cleansing
Refugee
Urbanization
Group of people who share common ancest…
Ethnic group
The expelling from a country or killing…
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic Groups
160
Sweden
Belgium
People with a shared ancestry, language, customs and religion
Europe has more than _________ ethnic groups
90% have same common culture, language and religion
56% are Flemings, 32% are Walloons
Ethnic Groups
People with a shared ancestry, language, customs and religion
160
Europe has more than _________ ethnic groups
Fjord
Uplands
Meseta
massif central
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Hills or very low mountains that may also contacin mesas and h…
Central plateau of Spain
the uplands of France, which account for about 1/6 of French l…
Fjord
Steep U Shaped valleys that connect to the sea and that filled…
Uplands
Hills or very low mountains that may also contacin mesas and h…
What major landform is part of Yugoslav…
What country is not part of Yugoslavia?
What is Greece`s Main Religion?
What is a tourist destination in Greece?
The Alps
Poland
Eastern Orthodox
The Parthenon
What major landform is part of Yugoslav…
The Alps
What country is not part of Yugoslavia?
Poland
fjords
uplands
Meseta
Massif Central
a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…
the central plateau of Spain
the uplands of France, which account for about one-sixth of Fr…
fjords
a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes
uplands
a hill or very low mountain that may also contain mesas and hi…