Chapter 5 Key Term Quiz

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

Small shallow lakes formed by retreating glaciers.

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

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

A single territorial unit created in 1985 that allows for the freedom of movement and capital mobility in Europe.

A type of economic system that is controlled and planned by the central government.

Refers to the declining size of the manufacturing sector.

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

The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands that the peasantry were obliged to work.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

A military alliance formed in 1949 between Canada, the USA and European countries as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.

A chain of volcanic island formed by plate tectonic activity in the Aegean Sea.

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