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Climate, Rivers, etc. Flashcards

1
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Where would you find the Durance River?

A

Southern Rhône

*Along the southern border of Luberon

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Where would you find the Ardèche River?

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Southern Rhône

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Where would you find the Durance River?

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Southern Rhône

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4
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What are galets?

A

Giant pebbles

*Found in Southern Rhône

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5
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Where would you find the River Ouvèze?

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Gigondas

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6
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Where would you find the Saône River?

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Burgundy

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7
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Where would you find the Aube River?

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Champagne

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Where would you find the Marne River?

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Champagne

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Where would you find the Seine River?

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Champagne

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Where would you find the Sereine River?

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Chablis

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Where would you find the Ruwer River?

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Mosel

*Tributary of the Mosel

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Where would you find the Saar River?

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Mosel

*Tributary of the Mosel

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13
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Where would you find the Main River?

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Franken

*Tributary of the Rhine

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Where would you find the Tauber River?

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Franken

*Tributary of the Main

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Where would you find the Neckar River?

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Württemberg

*Major tributary of the Rhine

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16
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Where would you find the Elbe River?

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Sachsen, Germany

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17
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Where would you find the Krems River?

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Kremstal, Austria

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18
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Where would you find the Kamp River?

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Kamptal, Austria

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19
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Where would you find the Traisen River?

A

Traisental, Austria

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Where would you find the Wulka River?

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Rosalia, Austria

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21
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What is the Meltemi wind?

A

A wind in the Cyclades, Greece that is the most significant in the late summer

*This wind can stall photosynthesis (the high winds cause the leaf stomata to close)

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22
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Major river in Romania?

A

Danube

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23
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Where would you find the Struma River?

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Bulgaria

*Struma and Danube are the two major rivers

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24
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Where would you find Lake Balaton?

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Hungary

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25
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Where would you find the Guadalquivir River?

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Cádiz, Spain

*to the northwest

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26
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Where would you find the Guadalete River?

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Cádiz, Spain

*to the south

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27
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What is the Levante?

A

A hot wind from the peseta central

*Affects Jerez

28
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What is the Poniente?

A

A cool and humid wind off the Atlantic

*Affects Jerez

29
Q

Where would you find the Ebro River?

A

Northern Spain

*North/Northeastern Spain

30
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Where would you find the Tajo River?

A

Central Spain

  • Runs west to Portugal
  • Along the northern border of La Mancha
31
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Where would you find the Miño River?

A

Rías Baixas

32
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Where would you find the Oja River?

A

La Rioja

33
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What is the Meseta Central?

A

A plateau averaging 850m elevation

  • High altitude dryness
  • Ribera del Duero
34
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What is the Cierzo?

A

A cold, dry northwestern wind that blows through Aragon

35
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Where would you find the Minho River?

A

Minho/Vinho Verde, Portugal

36
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Where would you find the Tejo River?

A

Tejo, Portugal

37
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Where would you find the Po River?

A

Piedmont

38
Q

What river flows around the Valpolicella valleys?

A

Adige River

39
Q

Where would you find the Tanaro river?

A

The Langhe

*Flows north/south and around the north west sides of Barolo and the north side of Barbaresco

40
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What is the main river in the Napa Valley?

A

Napa River

41
Q

What is the main river that flows north/south through Mendocino County?

A

Russian River

42
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Where would you find the Navarro River?

A

Mendocino County

*Western side of the county, the mouth of the river reaches the Pacific

43
Q

What river flows from the Monterey Bay southeast through Paso Robles?

A

Salinas River

44
Q

Where would you find the Columbia River?

A

Washington State

45
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What is the main river of the Willamette valley?

A

Willamette River

46
Q

What is the Van Duzer Corridor?

A

A gap in the Coastal Mountains through which cool, contant Pacific wind blows

*The winds reduce fungal issues and create denser, more aromatic Pinot Noir, loaded with darker fruit flavors and pigment

47
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Where would you find Osoyoos lake?

A

Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada

*Okanagan Valley

48
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What mountain range creates a rain shadow for the Okanagan Valley?

A

Coastal Mountain Range

49
Q

Where would you find the Fraser River?

A

Fraser Valley

*Okanagan Valley, Canada

50
Q

Where would you find the Northumberland Strait?

A

Nova Scotia, Canada

51
Q

The Saint Laurent river is a climatic influence to what region of Canada?

A

Vallée-du-Richelieu, Québec

*Richelieu River is another influence to the climate

52
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Where would you find the Goulburn River?

A

Goulburn, Victoria, Australia

53
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What river flows through the Yarra Valley?

A

Yarra River

54
Q

Where would you find the Bass Strait?

A

Victoria, Australia

*Geelong GI

55
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Beside the Yarra River, what body of water affects the climate of the Yarra Valley?

A

Southern Ocean

*The ocean doesn’t touch the Yarra Valley, but its proximity does affect the climate

56
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Where would you find the Warren River?

A

Pemberton and Manjimup GIs

*Western Australia

57
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Where would you find the Murray River?

A

New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

58
Q

Where would you find the Darling River?

A

New South Wales

59
Q

Where would you find the Mount Lofty Ranges?

A

South Australia

60
Q

Where would you find the Bay of Plenty?

A

New Zealand (North Island)

61
Q

Where would you find the Waipaoa River?

A

Gisborne, New Zealand

62
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Where would you find the Wairau River?

A

Marlborough, New Zealand

63
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Where would you find the Waipara River?

A

Canterbury, New Zealand

64
Q

Le Rhoin runs through what village of Beaune?

A

Savigny-lès-Beaune

65
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This river flows through the Yarra Valley.

A

Yarra River

66
Q

Where would you find the Stura di Demonte river?

A

Langhe, west of Barolo

67
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Where would you find the Seno d’elvio river?

A

Barbaresco

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