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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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
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…
by elevation
Andes Mountains
Amazon River basin
Central Mexico and Central America
How do the Andes shape climates?
What is on the western side of South America?
What is on most of the northern part of South America?
What are the two mountains that are mainly inland, generally v…
by elevation
How do the Andes shape climates?
Andes Mountains
What is on the western side of South America?
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…
Massif
Tungsten
City-State
Renaissance
a body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity.
an extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech i…
an independently governed community consisting of a city and t…
rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by…
Massif
a body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity.
Tungsten
an extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech i…
Massif
Tungsten
City-State
Renaissance
A body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity
An extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech i…
An independently governed community consisting of a city and t…
Rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by…
Massif
A body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity
Tungsten
An extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech i…
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
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…
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
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…
Gladiator
Colosseum
Martyrs
Catacombs
armed man trained to fight and kill other men for sport
huge outdoor arena in Rome
Christians who willingly give up their lives rather than deny…
underground chambers used as cemeteries
Gladiator
armed man trained to fight and kill other men for sport
Colosseum
huge outdoor arena in Rome
Mediterranean Sea
Pyrenees
Apennines
Alps
A sea that borders the countries of Southern Europe
A mountain range that forms a boundary between Spain and France
A mountain range that runs along the whole peninsula of Italy
Europe's tallest mountains located in the north
Mediterranean Sea
A sea that borders the countries of Southern Europe
Pyrenees
A mountain range that forms a boundary between Spain and France