Western Europe

A protective wall that controls or holds back water

Land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area.

Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season

Term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles

An economy with less emphasis on heavy industry and manufacturing and more emphasis on services and technology

An area where river currents and the ocean tide meet

Strong winds that blow from west to east

A climate marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters

I live along a large river. In order to stop flooding, we stacked sandbags along the side during the rainy season and created a homemade ________

• Polder

• Dike

• Estuary

• Dam

Along the Thames River in London they've build a ____ to keep the water from coming onto the roads

• Dam

• Estuary

• Polder

• Dike