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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

CHAPTER 12 Review

Landforms and Resources

1. The mountains of Europe separate groups of people, as well as making movement of ideas, goods, and people difficult.

2. The rivers are their ideal source of transportation, food, and energy resources.

3. Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Denmark. The most important oil fields are located underwater between Norway and the United Kingdom.

Climate and Vegetation

4. The westerlies, which blow from east to west, pick up warmth from the North Atlantic Drift and carry it over to Europe.  Also carrying moisture, giving adequate rainfall to the region.

5. The Mediterranean region has a mild climate, this is why citrus fruit grows. The amount of sunlight given and the climate as well as the rainfall.

6. Permafrost

Human-Environment Interaction

7. The Dutch built seaworks to build man-mae land for their growing population.

8. The Netherlands have built man-made land and now because of the weight of those buildings and structures the city of Venice is sinking!

9. A rapid growing killer algae called, "killer algae".

10. Wood to burn for fuel and to building materials for ships and houses.  

1 comment:

  1. Look at question 6. Permafrost is not a type of vegetation.

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