| A | B |
|---|
| fjords | long,narrow inlets of the sea |
| polders | drained areas of farmland |
| Gulf Stream | Warming ocean current |
| Permafrost | Permanently frozen soil |
| deciduous | Trees that lose their leaves |
| avalanche | snow and ice sliding down a mt |
| refugees | people who flee a country |
| multicultural | having more than one culture |
| Vatican City | World's smallest country |
| Renaissance | Period of learning and arts |
| Holocaust | Death of 6 million Jews |
| Communism | Government ownership of business |
| Feudalism | Lords gave land to nobles |
| Crusades | Series of religious wars against Muslims |
| Reformation | Breakaway from the Catholic Church |
| Welfare states | Government daycare, healthcare |
| Autobahns | Germans road with no speed limit |
| acid rain | Caused damage to the Black forest |
| Moor | Treeless plain in Scotland |
| Bog | wet, spongy ground in Scotland |
| Industrial Revolution | Caused transformation of Europe |
| heir | Person in line to the throne |
