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2. a group or chain of islands

3. ARCHIPELAGO

4. fine yellowish, brownish topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, carried and deposited by the wind

5. LOESS

6. a body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity

7. MASSIF

8. a dry wind that blows from the leeward sides of mountains sometimes melting snow and causing avalanches

9. FOEHN

10. a long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
DAILY DOUBLE
a long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

11. FJORD

12. Which two European groups were the first to colonize South America?
* British and Portuguese
* British and Spanish
* Spanish and Portuguese
* French and Spanish

13. Spanish and Portuguese

14. With over 200,000,000 residents, ___________ is the most populous country in South America.

15. BRAZIL

16. Which period saw a resurgence of the arts and culture in Europe during the 1300s after a long period of decline?

17. RENAISSANCE

18. Greeks in ancient Athens introduced the concept of __________, which has influenced society, politics, and culture around the world.

19. They provide habitats for a great variety of vegetation and wildlife.
Democracy

20. Factories built and operated during the communist era were heavy polluters because the communist governments ______

21. Communist governments placed a higher priority on production than protecting the environment

22. The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. 

23. TRUE
TRUE

24. Europe is the most bio-diverse continent.

25. FALSE
SOUTH AMERICA

26. The Warsaw Pact was established as a balance of power or counterweight to NATO, the Alliance that consists of 28 independent member countries across North America and Europe

27. TRUE

28. The Mediterranean Sea is North of Italy.

29. FALSE
SOUTH

30. Central America is part of South America.

31. FALSE North America

32. *

33. FRANCE

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35. GERMANY

36. * *

37. SPAIN

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39. POLAND

40. * *

41. SWEDEN

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43. PANAMA

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45. CUBA

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47. BRAZIL

48. *

49. ARGENTINA

50. *

51. MEXICO