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World Cultures Europe

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






2. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






4. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






7. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






9. The result of melting snow and ice






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






11. A strong north word from the Alps






12. People who flee to another country for safety






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






14. Payment for damages






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






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






17. Also known as the Great European Plain






18. France's capital






19. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






20. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






23. People concerned with the quality of the environment






24. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






26. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






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






30. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






32. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






34. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






35. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






37. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






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






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






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






42. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






44. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






46. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






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






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






50. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment