Geography Terms 1
Geography Terms 2
Physical Geography
The British Isles
Scandinavia
100
An area of land near the ocean
Coast
100
A large area of slow-moving ice
Glacier
100
a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe including Britain and Ireland
British Isles
100

the city-state where democracy first developed

Athens

100
Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe in the early Middle Ages
Vikings
200
An opening in the earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt
Volcano
200
A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain
hill
200
a large peninsula in Northern Europe that includes Norway and Sweden
Scandinavian Peninsula
200

an independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area

City-state

200
(59°N, 18°E) the capital of Sweden
Stockholm
300
An area of low land between hills or mountains
Valley
300
A nearly flat area
plain
300
a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs
fjord (fyawrd)
300
to give up all weapons
disarm
300
not taking sides in an international conflict
neutral
400
An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet
Mountain
400
A hill of sand shaped by wind
dune
400
energy produced from the heat of Earth’s interior
geothermal energy
400
(51°N, 1°W) the capital of England and the United Kingdom
London
400
unable to support human settlement
uninhabitable
500
A deep, narrow valley with steep walls
Canyon
500
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
desert
500
a warm ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocean to Northern Europe
North Atlantic Drift
500
(53°N, 6°W) the capital of Ireland
Dublin
500
(60°N, 25°E) the capital of Finland
Helsinki
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