WG_9 Ch12 Southern Europe Test Review

A body of mountain ranges formed by tectonic forces charcteristic of the Pyrenees

a very rare heavy-metal element essential to high-tech industry, mined along the Pyrenees

a place where an ecosystem has been killed or degraded by human activity, as exemplified by dead zones in the Mediterranean Sea

an independently governed community and surrounding lands, such as ancient Athens & Sparta

the period of cultural rebirth beginning in Italy during the 1300's

the landform of Southern Europe which include Spain and Portugal

an environmental consequence of hotter, drier conditions and the fires the climate change may produce

the removal of topsoil and the vegetation anchored by it, resulting in desertification

the longest river in Spain, used for hydroelectric power, but inaccessible to boats

the largest mountain range in Europe, separating the marine west coast climate to the north and the warm Mediterranean climate to the south