VOCABULARY
CLIMATE
PHYSICAL FEATURES
COUNTRIES
HODGYPODGY
100
a country that doesn't border an ocean or a sea
What is landlocked?
100
This climate zone is one of the major climates of Europe, it has mild temperatures and abundant rainfall
What is Marine West Coast?
100
the largest mountain range in Europe
What is The Alps?
100
Name two landlocked countries
What is Austria, Switzerland, Belarus, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovakia?
100
what is a hot, dry wind coming from Africa?
What is a Sirocco?
200
wide enough and deep enough for ships to use
What is navigable?
200
this climate zone is characterized by warm, often hot, dry summers, and mild wet winters
What is Mediterranean?
200
This river starts in the Alps and concludes into the Black sea of eastern Europe
What is the Danube?
200
name 3 countries that make up SCANDINAVIA?
What is Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark?
200
What is Europe's number one major natural resource?
What is Coal?
300
cold, dry wind that blows from the North into Europe
What is a Mistral?
300
This climate zone is an area of vast treeless plains that are frozen year round
What is Tundra?
300
this feature is the largest in all of Europe and contains many coastal towns and cities and is good for farming
What is the Northern European Plain?
300
what two countries are found in the Iberian peninsula?
What is Spain and Portugal?
300
What mountain range separates France from Spain?
What is the Pyrenees?
400
low areas between the mountains that allow for travel
What is a Pass?
400
This climate zone is found in high altitudes where temperatures vary depending on wind, sun, and height above sea level.
What is Highland?
400
this body of water contains some of Europe's best oil reserves
What is the North Sea?
400
this country contains the regions highest mountain, Mt. Blanc?
What is France?
400
Westerly winds push this stream from the gulf of mexico to western Europe?
What is the North Atlantic Current?
500
trees that lose their leaves in the fall
What is Deciduous?
500
this climate zone is found in Eastern Europe, it has mixed forests and cold winters, but mild, wet summers
What is Humid Continental?
500
this thin body of water separates Southern Spain from Northern Africa
What is the Strait of Gibralter?
500
this country is the only European country that is both Tundra and Marine west coast?
What is Iceland?
500
Name 3 capital cities found along coastlines in Europe
What is London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Lisbon, Athens, Reyjkavik, Talinn, Riga?