Geography Final
the country that is one of the top producers of fine chocolate
Belgium
original Dutch farmers
Boers
canal that completes a link between the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea
Canal Du Midi
the dominant mountain system in Eastern Europe
Carpathian mountains
the country that was the home of the Industrial revolution
Central England
a modified Greek alphabet used for Slavic languages such as Russian
Cyrillic
the country that is sometimes called "the Land of fire and ice"
Iceland
The largest island in Europe
Ireland
the country whose main industries are shipbuilding and aircraft construction
Ireland
the desert that covers more than half of Botswana
Kalahari
a language spoken by Bantu tribes living along the eastern coast of Africa from Somalia to Mozambique
Swahili
the tallest mountain in Southern Africa
Thabana Ntlenyana
the resulting language from Dutch, Boers and Zulu
afrikaas
the term used for the policy of strict racial segregation practiced in south Africa until the 1990's
apartheid
the four distortions mapmakers try to avoid when flattening the features of globe
area, shape, distance and direction
the tendency of ethnically and religiously divers territories to break up into smaller hostile nations
balkanizaiton
the two major tributaries of the Nile river
blue and white nile
tip of southern Africa the Porteguese rounded
cape of good hope
the art of mapmaking
cartography
six falls or rapids that the nile flows over
cataracts
forests of trees that produce seeds in a cone
coniferous forests
the three layers of the earth
crust mantle core
the South African leader who split the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela.
de Klerk
forests of plants that shed their leaves before a period of dormancy
deciduous forests
strong walls of stone and earth built to restrict or restrain the flow of water
dikes
problem that occurs when a globe is transferred onto a flat map
distortion
the term that refers to the breakdown of rocks by water, wind, temperature changes, freezing and thawing
erosion
a steep rise from a plain to a plateau
escarpment
the name of the Russian Executive branch
executive
the term that is used to refer to deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions
faults
the name of the Russian legislative branch
federation assembly
the country that is known as "the land of the ten thousand lakes"
finland
a long narrow bay carved by a glacier and filled with sea water
fjord
the term that describes the twelve strips of paper that cover a globe
gores
the term that refers to a sheltered body of deep water next to the shore
harbor
The term that is used to indicate the period of history when huge glaciers covered what would become Canada, the northern parts of europe and the United states
ice age
the break in the Carpathian mountains that the Danube River flows through
iron Gate
an area of water carved formations such as caverns and rugged places
karst
a territorial district in Russia
krai
the large walled fortress in Moscow that is the center of the government of Russia
kremlin
the term that refers to water that is fully surrounded by land
lake
a deep narrow lake carved by a glacier
lochs
the longest river in France
loire
the lines that run north and south around a globe
longitude
the basic tool for geography
map
the largest city in russia
moscow
the three parts of the earth as God divided it
mountains, plains and plateaus
the five themes of geography
movement, region, location, interaction, place
the tales mountain in Africa
mt. Kilimanjaro
Russia's attempt to tighten its control over the CIS republics
near abroad
a large region or administrative district in Russia similar to a state or a province
oblast
a large sparsely populated area
okrug
ground that remains permanently frozen through the top few inches may thaw during a short summer
permafrost
the two main branches of geography
physical and human
a parcel of land reclaimed from the sea
polders
any method used to show the earth's round surface on a flat map
projection
the vegetation of tropical areas with a long dry season; has grasses and scattered drought resistant trees
savannas
constantly changing country borders
shatterbelt
the name of Russia under communist rule
soviet union
rolling grassland areas particularly of central Asia and Eastern Europe
steppes
eight mile wide straight that makes Spain a land bridge between Africa and Europe
strait of Gibraltar
The name given to all the lands below the sahara desert
sub Saharan Africa
the name of the Russian judicial branch
supreme court
high latitude evergreen forests such as those in Canada and Siberia
taiga
the shape and elevation of the land features of an area
topography
the term used to refer to streams and rivers that feed into other rivers
tributaries
rain forests with warm temperatures cause by direct sunlight
tropical rain forest
the vegetation regions of cold climates displaying little vegetation other than mosses and similar small plants
tundra
the name of the peaceful division of Czechoslovakia by the Czechs and the Slovaks.
velvet divorce
the name of the swift and peaceful overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia
velvet revolution
the importance of the North Atlantic Drift
warms northern Europe so that even the harbors of Norway are kept ice free
a self governing republic used especially of the countries that were formerly the Soviet Union
Autonomous republic
the second largest city in Russia
St. Petersburg
the capital city of Russia
Moscow
Russia's key arctic port
Murmansk
the South African leader responsible for bringing an end to the policy of segregation in South Africa
Nelson Mandela
the country in which the Titanic was constructed
Northern Ireland
the country whose main industry is hydroelectricity
Norway
the two countries that share the Scandinavian peninsula
Norway and Sweden
Russia's largest port city
St. Petersburg
the country that produces the most flax fiber
United kingdom
the historical figure who led the Russian Revolution in 1917
Vladimir Ilich Lenin
the largest city in Poland
Warsaw