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Europe Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dike | man-made structures that defend against natural forces like water, climate and altitude in the Netherlands. |
| Polder | low land reclaimed from a body of water, often the sea, by the construction of dikes. |
| Glaciation | the process, condition, or result of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets |
| Fjord | a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley. |
| Loess | wind-blown dust made of mineral rich material that enriches soil. |
| Foehn | a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps. |
| Mistral | a strong, cold northwesterly wind that blows through the Rhône valley and southern France into the Mediterranean, mainly in winter |
| Sirocco | a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe. |
| Chaparral | vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes. |
| Permafrost | a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions. |
| Ethnic cleansing | the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society to rid them from an area. |
| Urbanization | the process of moving to a city or a city growing |
| City-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
| Feudalism | a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return. |
| Reformation | a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Communism | a political theory leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
| Cold War | political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II. |
| European Union | international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security |
| Welfare State | a system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need |
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