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World Cultures Europe

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. People concerned with the quality of the environment






2. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






3. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






4. A philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers






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






6. Treaty which set up the European Union






7. The result of melting snow and ice






8. France's capital






9. A movement to value reason and question tradition






10. A philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers






11. People concerned with the quality of the environment






12. Large banks of earth and stone






13. A group of French painters who moved outdoors to capture immediate experiences - or 'impressions' of the natural world






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






15. Payment for damages






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






17. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






19. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






22. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






24. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






27. People who flee to another country for safety






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






29. The mass murder of more than 6 million European Jews






30. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






33. People who flee to another country for safety






34. A group of French painters who moved outdoors to capture immediate experiences - or 'impressions' of the natural world






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






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






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






38. Separate communites






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






40. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






41. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






44. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






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






48. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






50. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments