Chapter 5 Key Term Quiz

Europe
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A period of strong economic development that centered on Amsterdam beginning in 1578 as the Dutch broke away from Spanish control.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

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

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

A name used in Scotland for lake or sea inlet.

Refers to the declining size of the manufacturing sector.

A crisis in Greece after the 2007/08 financial meltdown caused by too much government debt.

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

A long narrow sea inlet with steep sides.

A wetland filled with dead plant material.

A low mound of compacted earth shaped by glacial action.

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

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