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Polar easterlies
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Gives Eastern Europe cooler summers and colder winters
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Steppe
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A dry, treeless plain with short grasses
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Mistral
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Cold, dry wind that blows into southern France
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Siroccos
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Hot, dry winds that blow out of Africa into southern Europe
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Pyrenees
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Block cold winds from reaching Spain and Italy
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Deciduous trees
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Grow well in the mild temperatures and abundant rainfall of the marine west coast climate
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North Atlantic Current
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Carries warmth making the growing season milder and longer
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Europe's three main climate zones
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1 - marine west coast
2 - humid continental 3 - Mediterranean |
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Mountains affect rainfall because.....
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Mountains create a rain shadow effect - rain falls on one side of the mountain, but the other side stays drier
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What two countries experience rain shadow effect
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Norway and Spain
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Why is there cause for concern about global warming?
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Melting glaciers will produce higher ocean levels and flood low lying areas
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What areas are concerned about global warming and flooding possibility?
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Italy, Venice, and the Netherlands because these areas are all on the coast.
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