Review Guide for the Europe Test – Flashcards
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The Northern European Plain is a flat area that extends from what country to what country.
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Fance to Russia
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What two countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?
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Portugal and Spain
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What country is landlocked in the Alps?
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Northern Italy, Switerland, austria, France
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List one country that has tundra and permafrost in Europe.
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Iceland
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What body of water connects the Atlantic ocean to the Mediterranean sea?
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Strait of Gibalator
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What mountain range is the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
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Ural Mountains
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What is a fjord?
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a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier.
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What two countries does the Chunnel connect?
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Britian ad France
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What does the term British Isles refer to?
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United Kingdom
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What mountain range spearates Italy and France?
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Alps
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List three countries in Europe that have a Mediterranean climate?
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Italy, Greece, Spain
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What four areas compose the United Kingdom?
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Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Islands
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What is the name of the ocean current that makes Europe warmer?
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The North Atlantic Drift
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Which one of the following types of vegetation is NOT found in Europe: rainforest, mixed forest, tundra, coniferous forest.
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Rainforest
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What countries in Europe have a highland climate zone?
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higher up in Europe. The Northern Countries
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What is chernozem?
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Black top soil, worlds fertilest soil
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Do all of the countries in Europe have a developed or developing economy?
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No
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List three countries that did NOT join the European Union.
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Switerland, Albania, Serbia
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What is a euro?
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Europe Currency
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List three reasons Europe has high crop yeild?
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Tractors, enhanced plants, and chemical fertlizer
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List three reasons Switzerland has a highly developed economy.
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netural, tourism, they have a develped country
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List two countries that rely heavily on fishing.
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Norway and Sweden
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What country has large deposits of oil in the North Sea?
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Norway
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What country makes polders in order to have more farmland?
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Denmark
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Why do Eastern European countries hava a lower GDP per capita than Western European countries?
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they are less develpoed
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What area is being destroyed by acid rai in Europe?
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Black Forest, Germany
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List two countries that have a mixed economy in Europe.
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sweden and Denmark
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Industry in Italy is concentrated on what river valley?
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Po
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What is the site of London?
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where a river narrows
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What is the site of Pairs?
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on a island
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What is the site of Athens?
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on a hilltop
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What countyr in South America did Portugal colonize?
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Brazil
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What religion do most people follow in Europe?
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Christianity
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What is the of a house with a steep roof in Switzerland?
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shalet
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What country in Europe has many windmills?
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Nertherlands
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Why was there a conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1980's and 1990's?
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population split between Protestant and Catholic
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A genocide occured in what country in Europe in the 1990's?
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Balkans
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What country in Europe first developed democracy?
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Greece
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Which one of the following structures is most commonly found in Europe? Pagodas, Yurts, Castles, or Haciendas?
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castles
