Europe Vocab

Fine-grained, windblown soil that is very fertile

Organization of European countries featuring close cooperation on trade, economic, political, and social issues

Unable to support human life

Condition existing when countries or alliances have such equal levels of strength that war is provented

Able to speak two or more languages

Self-Government

Lands reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands

City that ranks first and dominates a country in terms of population and economy

A widespread shortage of food

An economic system in which the government owns and controls the means of producing goods

A group of states joined together for a common purpose

An area separated by from the rest of a country by the territory of other countries

Self-Governing cities and their surrounding areas, as in Ancient Greece

Able to be used for shipping

Agreement between countries to support one another against enemies

The process by which organizations or businesses become owned and operated by the government

Characterized by not taking sides in a conflict

Largely self-governing states within a country, such as Switzerland

Section of a city where a minority group is forced to live

Areas that are completely surrounded by another region

A region formed by the combination of two areas with different activities or strengths, each of which benefits the other

A type of government with a king or queen as head of state and a parliament as the lawmaking branch

Warm ocean current that moderates climates in northwestern Europe

A process of settlement by successive groups of people in which each group creates a distinctive cultural landscape