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World Cultures Europe

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1. Payment for damages






2. A fine - rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers






3. An economic system in which owners used profits to expand their companies






4. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






5. Transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines






6. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






7. Transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines






8. People concerned with the quality of the environment






9. The result of melting snow and ice






10. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings - forests - and crops - and kills wildlife






11. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






12. A religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and introduced Protestantism to Europe






13. Foods with genes altered to make them grow bigger or faster or be more resistant to pests






14. A fine - rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers






15. A system in Which monarchs or lords gave them to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty






16. A way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture






17. Destructive masses of ice - snow - and rock sliding down mountainsides






18. People who flee to another country for safety






19. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






20. A religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and introduced Protestantism to Europe






21. Treaty which set up the European Union






22. Raising several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm






23. Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground






24. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






25. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






26. A power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world






27. Europe's period of artisitic and intellectual achievement that began in the 1300s in Italy






28. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






29. A way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture






30. Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground






31. Destructive masses of ice - snow - and rock sliding down mountainsides






32. Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other






33. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






34. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






35. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






36. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






37. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






38. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






39. A system in Which monarchs or lords gave them to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty






40. Raising several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm






41. Europe's period of artisitic and intellectual achievement that began in the 1300s in Italy






42. Separate communites






43. A power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world






44. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






45. Low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland






46. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






47. A series of brutal religious wars to win Palestine - the birthplace of Christianity - from Muslim rule






48. A movement to value reason and question tradition






49. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






50. Group of countries whose goal is a united Europe in which goods - services - and workers can move freely among member countries