| A | B |
| Mediterranean Climate | climate type with warm dry summers and mild, wet winters;ideal for growing crops and attracting tourists |
| Subarctic Climate | climate type with long cold winters and short summers |
| Tundra/ Ice caps | climate type with extremely cold temperatures all year |
| Humid Continental | climate type with four distinct seasons |
| Marine West Coast | climate type created by warm ocean currents;mild summers and cool rainy winters |
| fjord | narrow inlet of the sea set between high rocky cliffs |
| Chernobyl | nuclear power plant that exploded in 1986 |
| North Atlantic Drift | ocean current that makes much of northern Europe mild |
| geothermal energy | energy from the heat of the earth's interior |
| British Isles | group of islands locatede across the English Channel from the rest of Europe |
| Scandinavia | region in far northern Europe that is make up of islands and peninsulas |
| taiga | vast forest of evergreen trees that covers half of Russia |
| navigable river | river that is deep and wide enough for ships to use |
| Moscow | capital of Russia |