Unit 5 Vocab Review

__________ is a barrier used to hold back water from the ocean, river or lake.

• Dike

• Polder

• Fjord

__________ are warm and dry winds on the leeward side of the mountain.

• Foehn Winds

• Chernozem

• North Atlantic Drift

___________ is a mass of snow, rock, ice and soil that tumbles down a mountain.

• Glacier

• Fjord

• Avalanche

Hawaii is considered an ________________.

• Fjord

• Archipelago

• Dike

_______________ is a process that takes place closest to the North Pole/ Arctic Circle.

• Glaciation

• Chernozem

• North Atlantic Drift

____________ are often used as ports in the Scandinavian peninsula, because they reach far into the mainland, and have deep water.

• Dikes

• Polders

• Fjords

Without ___________, people of countries like the Netherlands would be unable to farm due to flooding.

• Foehn Winds

• Avalanches

• Dikes

____________ has a warming effect on the North-Western Europe.

• North Atlantic Drift

• Foehn Winds

• Archipelago

______________ is perfect for farming due to being extremely fertile and rich in nutrients.

• Archipelago

• Chernozem

• Polder

__________ is the land that is recovered from under water through the use of dikes in countries like the Netherlands.

• Archipelago

• Polder

• Chernozem