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Unit 3
Northern Europe Notes
Term | Definition |
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fjord | a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs. |
Geothermal energy | energy from the heat of Earth’s interior. |
North Atlantic Drift | an ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic ocean. |
constitutional monarchy | a type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws. |
Magna Carta | or Great Charter, a document that limited the power of kings. |
Disarm | to give up all weapons. |
Vikings | were Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages. |
Neutral | a country has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict. |
Uninhabitable | an area that is not able to support human settlement. |
Geysers | springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air. |