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World Cultures Europe

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






2. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






3. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






4. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






5. Also known as the Great European Plain






6. Gradual warming of the Earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






7. Large banks of earth and stone






8. France's capital






9. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






12. People who flee to another country for safety






13. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






16. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






18. The commercial center of Belgium and the administrative center for the European Union






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






20. Payment for damages






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






22. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






23. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






24. Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than ones in which they are citizens






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






26. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






27. Also known as the Great European Plain






28. Using natural substances instead of chemicals to increase crop yields






29. The result of melting snow and ice






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






31. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A movement to value reason and question tradition






40. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






41. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






42. People concerned with the quality of the environment






43. Style in the late 1700s that focused on emotions - stirring historical events - and the struggles of individuals






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






45. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






46. Separate communites






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






48. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






49. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






50. Gradual warming of the Earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect