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World Cultures Europe

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






2. People concerned with the quality of the environment






3. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






4. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






6. Separate communites






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






14. The result of melting snow and ice






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






16. France's capital






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






18. People concerned with the quality of the environment






19. People who flee to another country for safety






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






21. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






24. The result of melting snow and ice






25. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






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






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






30. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






31. Large banks of earth and stone






32. A strong north word from the Alps






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






34. People who flee to another country for safety






35. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






36. Treaty which set up the European Union






37. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






40. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






42. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






45. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






46. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






49. Period of time that lasted from 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D. - known as the period between ancient and modern times






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