ch.11&12 by Ariel Crossword

the Dutch have built ........, which are walls or barriers to hold back the water.
The Dutch call the land they reclaim from the sea .......
The Thames becomes an ........ and extends for another 65 miles (105 km) before it enters the North Sea.
Most of Western Europe lies in the path of the ........., strong winds that travel from west to east.
.......... trees, such as fir and pine trees, have cones and needle-shaped leaves, and they keep their leaves during the winter.
When Western Europe began to rebuild after World War II, countries made efforts to ........
When the economy of a country depends more on services than it does on industry, that country is said to be ........
The mix of European and immigrant cultures creates a richer, more ........ culture, but it also creates racial and religious tensions.
One of the most important rituals in medieval European society was the religious ........, a visit to lands that were important to the history of Christianity.
As the Catholic Church’s power weakened, England’s kings were also being forced to share power with a new government institution called ........
orway is surrounded on three sides by water, and much of Norway’s west coast is dotted by narrow, water-filled valleys called ......
This land is mostly ......, a region where subsoil is frozen and only plants such as lichens and mosses can survive.
Because of the dry climate and poor soils in Southern Europe, many areas are ........, or places where short grasses and shrubs are the dominant plants.
This is because ships that tow large nets behind them, called factory ships or ......., have increased catches.
Greece’s many mountains and seacoasts influenced the ancient Greeks to form separate communities called ........
Viking groups throughout Scandinavia began to ...... to Christianity.
The Vikings followed a ...... religion, which was based on ancient myths and had a number of different gods.
To them, these works were freer, more ......, and more joyous than the works of their world.
These breakthroughs resulted in a period of artistic and intellectual activity known as the ......
The populations of the Northern European countries are relatively ........., or alike, although they have some ethnic diversity due to immigration from Asia and Africa.