| A | B |
|---|
| Pyrenees Mountains | separates Iberian Peninsula from rest of Europe |
| Dikes | Protect Netherland lowlands from sea |
| Mediterranean climate | Southern Europe |
| Europe | A peninsula of smaller peninsulas |
| within 300 miles of sea coast | Europeans live |
| timberline | shrubs, grasses, and lichen grow |
| permafrost location | northern Scandinavia |
| Mt. Blanc | tallest mountain in Alps |
| European populations cluster | fertile lands and inland waterways |
| Reformation | began in Germany |
| European Union | unites Western Europe |
| Germany divided | communist East and democratic West |
| western idea of democracy | introduced in Athens |
| French Revolution | overthrew monarchy |
| global warming | greenhouse gases trapped in ozone |
