| A | B |
|---|
| Eurasia | landmass that includes Europe and Asia |
| Polders | low lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland, like in the Netherlands |
| Fjords | long, steep sided glacial vallies now filled by sea water |
| North Atlantic Drift | Northern extentsion of Gulf Stream that brings warm water to Western Europe from Latin America |
| Permafrost | Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground |
| Ethnic group | group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics |
| Ethnic cleansing | the expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups |
| refugees | people who flee home for safety |
| urbanization | the movement of people from rural to cities |
| communism | society based on equality in which workers would control industrial productions |
| European Union | an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries |
| dialect | local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group |
| welfare states | nation in which the government assumes major responsibility for people's welfare in areas such as health and education |
| genetically modified foods | foods whose genes have been altered to make them grow bigger or faster or more resistant to pests |
