Chapter 5 Key Term Quiz

Europe
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An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.

A low mound of compacted earth shaped by glacial action.

A volcanic crater caused by the destruction of the cone during violent explosions.

A policy implemented in Europe after recent wartime food shortages in the mid-20th century that fixed food prices and limited supply from outside of a select group of European countries.

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

Rapid growth of algae in lakes often due to the amount of run off high in phosphates and nitrogen from farms and lawns.

Small shallow lakes formed by retreating glaciers.

Rapid advances in scientific understanding in Europe in the seventeenth century based on observation, measurement and experimentation.

A rich maritime trading empire centered on Venice that had port cities throughout the Adriatic, Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Lasted from the 8th to the 18th century with its greatest power round 1500.

A long ridge of sand and gravel deposited by glacier meltwater.

Narrow finger-like lakes formed by glacial action. Good examples are found in Finger Lakes region in New York State.

The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.

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