Small shallow lakes formed by retreating glaciers.
The period around 1800, centered in Britain, in which manufacturers rapidly discovered and implemented new ways of creating products.
An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.
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 chain of volcanic island formed by plate tectonic activity in the Aegean Sea.
The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands that the peasantry were obliged to work.
A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.
A wetland filled with dead plant material.
An area created by sediments carried by a river.
A low mound of compacted earth shaped by glacial action.
A German-dominated alliance of merchant cities in the Baltic and northern Europe, especially strong from 1300 to 1500.
White Dutch settlers in South Africa. Also the name of their language.
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