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Natural Resources
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In the Netherlands land created by by building dikes and draining water.
What is a Polder
100
Northwestern Europe has a very mild climate because of this ocean current that crosses the Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the North Atlantic Current
100
In this climate zone winters are long and cold, but summers are warm or even hot
What is humid continental climate
100
Wind deposited dustlike soil that covers most of the North European Plain
What is Loess
100
This country has a vast number of natural resources, even more than the U.S.
What is Russia?
200
Europe and Russia are parts of this
What is Eurasia the largest landmass.
200
London is farther North than any city in the continental United States, but is has a mild climate because of this
What is the North Atlantic Current
200
the northernmost areas of Europe and Russia have this type of climate
What is tundra climate?
200
One of Western Europe's greatest natural resources, it is used to generate power for most of Western Europe
What is Water?
200
available supply of a natural resource
What are reserves?
300
the Ural Mountains
What is the dividing line between Europe and Asia
300
Is an area on the dry sheltered side of a mountain that receives little rainfall
What is rain shadow
300
the tundra, the forests, and the grasslands in Russia
What are the 3 vegetation zones of Russia?
300
Power generated by water driven turbines
What is hydroelectric power?
300
Where most of Russia's reserves of oil, natural gas and coal are located.
What is Siberia?
400
a river or stream that flows into a larger river.
What is a tributary
400
The climate that most of Northwest Europe has
What is marine west coast climate
400
A treeless plain where grasses and mosses grow
What is the tundra?
400
Coal, oil, and natural gas
What is fossil fuel
400
This countries huge size creates a problem in transporting natural resources to areas where they are needed
What is Russia?
500
The Netherlands create ponders because of this
What is high Population Density?
500
This climate zone surrounds the Mediterranean Sea
What is Mediterranean Climate zone
500
This forest in Russia covers 4 million square miles
What is the Taiga?
500
Fertile soil, fossil fuels, and water.
What are the major natural resources of Western Europe?
500
Oil is made from this animal
What is plankton