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Name 4 islands in Europe.
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Cypress, Iceland,Ireland,Sicily
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Most European countries are near the ocean or the?
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Coast
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Europe includes more than ___ countries?
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40
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Rich soil abundant resources and dense population describe which European region?
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Northern European Plain
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Where do Europe's most productive oil fields lie?
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Beneath the North Sea in areas controlled by Great Britain and Norway.
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What 2 clean energy resources are most used in Europe?
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Wind and water
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Why is burning lignate coal a problem in a problem in eastern Europe?
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Lignate coal burns poorly and pollutes heavily.
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How are Norway and sweden tackling the effects of acid rain?
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They are putting lime into the water. Lime prevents the alage from growing and fish can multiply.
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Most are Europe's rivers are navigable which means what?
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They are wide and deep enough for ships to use.
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Sewage, garbage and farm runoff are sources of what?
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Water pollution
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Europe's forests, lakes and rivers are threatened by what?
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Acid rain
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Only a few European countries do not border the coast or the ocean. They are surrounded by other countries. These countries are _________?
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Landlocked
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Name two of Europe's Alpine Mountain Systems.
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Pyrenees and Carpathian
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What stretches from France to Belarus and Ukraine?
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Northern European Plain
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What is the highland in Spain called?
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Meseta
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