Chapter 5 Key Term Quiz

Europe
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The period around 1800, centered in Britain, in which manufacturers rapidly discovered and implemented new ways of creating products.

The current geological period in which human activity is deemed responsible for the profound and fundamental restructuring of the environment.

A low mound of compacted earth shaped by glacial action.

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

White Dutch settlers in South Africa. Also the name of their language.

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

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

A name used in Scotland for lake or sea inlet.

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.

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

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

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