System the Netherlands uses to control the North Sea and flooding

Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it

Located north of Western Europe. Contains large oil & natural gas reserves and has been significant for trade and fishing.

The most important body of water in Southern Europe. Stretches from Spain to Greece and is almost completely surrounded by land.

The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe

These winds blow from west to east and keep most of Western Europe and coastal Northern Europe warm

A major renewable energy resource in Iceland, as they are able to harness the heat from inside the earth and convert it to electricity

A major energy source used by the Dutch to power the pumps that drain the sea and create polders

Describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves

Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating

Describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn