Europe Vocab Quiz (Physical Geography)

U-shaped valleys that connect to the sea

• fjord

• dike

• meseta

• massif central

• Ijsselmeer

Hills or low mountains that also contain mesas and high plateaus

• fjord

• upland

• meseta

• massif central

• polder

Central plateau of Spain

• fjord

• upland

• meseta

• massif central

• Zuider Zee

Uplands in France taking up 1/6 of the land area.

• fjord

• upland

• meseta

• massif central

• mistral

Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs and burned for fuel

• meseta

• dike

• peat

• terpen

• Zuider Zee

A current of warm water from the tropics, flows near western coast of Europe.

• meseta

• massif central

• Mistral

• North Atlantic Drift

• Sirocco

A hot, steady south wind that blows from North Africa across the sea

• North Atlantic Drift

• Sirocco

• Mistral

• Ijsselmeer

• Meseta

Cold, dry wind from the north in winter.

• North Atlantic Drift

• Sirocco

• Mistral

• Massif Central

• Ijsselmeer

An earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water

• meseta

• terpen

• sea works

• dike

• polder

Land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking or draining.

• fjord

• terpen

• sea works

• dike

• polder