Europe Vocabulary and Map quiz

Low lying area which sea water has been drained off of to create new land.

A state that assumes primary responsibility for the social welfare of their citizens.

The expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group.

Region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity.

Act of unloading, transferring or distributing part or all of a shipment.

A long steep sided glacial valley now filled by seawater. Found in Scandinavia.

Yellow/brown topsoil made of silt and clay deposited by wind.

A strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to Southern France.

Division of a region into smaller hostile regions.

Power struggle between the Soviet Union and the US after World War 2.

A dry wind that blows from the leeward sides of mountains, sometimes melting snow and causing avalanches; term used mainly in Europe.

Society based on equitable distributing of wealth, land, & public ownership of product.

Method for managing pollution in which a limit is placed on emissions and businesses or countries can buy and sell emission allowances.

Large bank of earth and stone that holds back water.

Beginning in the 1700’s rapid major change in the economy with the introduction of power driven machinery.