European Geography Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering European Geography Unit 2 classroom review concepts including geographic features, environmental issues, languages, and religions.

Location

Where something is on a map.

Absolute Location

An exact place (address).

Relative Location

Near a place (directions).

Weather

The temporary condition of the atmosphere at a place.

Climate

The overall average weather at a place over a period of time.

Natural Resources

Things that are "gifts from the Earth" that humans use.

Population Distribution

Where people live in an area (on the coast, in a city).

Urban

Cities.

Densely Populated

Where many people live very close together, with less space.

Rural

Farmland and pastures.

Sparsely Populated

Where people live far away from each other, with more space.

Arable

Land with fertile soil that can grow food.

Smog

Smoke in the air (from pollution) mixed with fog (dense water droplets).

Acid Rain

Toxic rain which results when poisonous gasses are released into the atmosphere and mix with water droplets.

Chernobyl

Located in northern Ukraine, site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history.

Radiation

Energy that travels in invisible waves or tiny, high-speed particles and is poisonous to humans, animals, and plants.

Germanic Language

Languages spoken in Central & Northern Europe that use the Roman Alphabet (e.g., English, German, Dutch).

Romance Languages

Languages spoken in Western & Southern Europe that use the Roman Alphabet (e.g., Spanish, French, Italian).

Slavic Languages

Languages spoken in Eastern Europe that use the Cyrillic Alphabet (e.g., Russian, Polish, Ukranian).

Monotheistic

The belief in only 1 god.

Islam

Monotheistic religion where followers are Muslims.

Christianity

Monotheistic religion where followers are Christians.

Judaism

Monotheistic religion where followers are Jews.