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what is a mistral

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a cold dry wind

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What are fjords

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steep u shaped valleys

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north Atlantic drift

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a current of warm water

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what is peat

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partially decayed plant matter

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dikes

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earthen banks

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sirocco

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a hot steady south wind

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bargraph

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a visual way of showing quantities

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seaworks

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structures used to control the seas destruction

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uplands

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hills or very low mountains

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polder

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land reclaimed by diking

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how many islands make up venice

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120

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what is the main water way of venice

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grand canal

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what was venice originally

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a lagoon

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what is the region north of the Arctic circle called

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land of the midnight sun

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y did people originally move too venice

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protection fro predetors

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the olimpic games started in what city

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olimpya

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what is the major mountain range in Europe

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the alps

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wha are the peninsulas of europe

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balkan, Iberian, italian

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what are Europe’s major rivers

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rhine and danube

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what caused hitler to cut his moose

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gas mask wouldn’t seal

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what did hitler want to be

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artist

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known as allies

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britian france russia

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what aare central powers

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Austria Hungary, germany, ottoman

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how does George patton revolutionize war

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straped a gun to a car

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what is the area between the trench known as
no mansland
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what is he secret weapon Germany sent to russia
vladamiri lennon
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what country did germany propse to fund to invade the usa
mexico
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what country did the allies recruit to help turn tide in war
usa
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what new techo did patton plan to revolutionize
tank
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city state
a poltical unit made up of a city and its serounding area
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feudalism
a politcal system were th landlords own most land
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reformation
when christians broke apart from the catholic church
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satellight nation
nations dominated by another country
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nationalism
the belief that people should be loyal to there region
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crusaders
a series of wars to take back holy land
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parliment
a representative law making body
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renaissance
a time period
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euro
european currency
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what Greek city developed first democracy
athens
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what language is not infuleinced by latin
german
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what is the period between the fall of th roman empire and the renaissance
middle ages
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what started in 1517
reformation
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what is romes official religion
christianity
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what are the benelux country
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
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whos is not a famous german
jean-jacques rousseau
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what are the nordic countries
norway, sweden, finland, denmark, iceland
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who iss known for aternoon tea
british
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who develops the smorgasbord
sweden
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whos known for saunas
finland
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wat is religion crossing pathes
cultral crossroads
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wat is anti semitism discriminating
judism
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what helped put end to the reniassance
bubonic plague
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who hosted the peace negotiation
france
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what school did arthour and mcpatton go to
westpoint
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in wat year did the 2 sides decide to seize fire
1918
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who was not present at the peace negotiation
germany
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what country at the end felt ignored
japan
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what palace did the negociation take place
versailles
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benito is a group known as what
black shirts
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what group did hitler end up joining
the german communist parrrty
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what didi the group eventually been called
the national socialist party