Geography – Europe – Iberian, Italian, & Balkan – Flashcards
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The ______ is the peninsula that is made up of Spain and Portugal
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Iberian Peninsula
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_____ (larger) and _____ (smaller) make up the Iberian Peninsula
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Spain, Portugal
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The _____ separates the Iberian Peninsula from Africa
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Strait of Gibraltar
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The _____ mountains separate the Iberian Peninsula from Europe
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Pyrenees
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The Iberian Peninsula was part of the _____ from 206 BCE - 400 AD
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Roman Empire
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_____ and _____ are the two main languages of the Iberian Peninsula
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Spanish, Portuguese
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_____ is the dominant faith of the Iberian Peninsula
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(Roman) Catholic
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The Iberian Peninsula had _____ (people) occupation from 711-1492
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Moorish
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Spain: Roman name _____, meaning _____; Spanish name _____
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Hispania, Western Land, Espana
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The capital of Spain
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Madrid
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The _____, and ______ islands are the two island groups owned by Spain
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Balearic, Canary
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These mountains separate Spain from France
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Pyrenees
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These mountains separate Spain from Portugal
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Estrela
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Spain has a _____ climate
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Mediterranean
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From 400-711AD (between Moorish and Roman occupation), Spain was made up of several ______
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Catholic Kingdoms
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Spain gained its independence in the year _____
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1492
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella drove out the Moors in the _____
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Reconquest
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King _____ and Queen ______ drove the Moors out of Spain in the Reconquest
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Ferdinand, Isabella
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From 1931-1936, Spain was in a _____
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civil war
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_____ was a Spanish dictator
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Francisco Franco
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Spain is primarily _____ (religion)
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(Roman) Catholic
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A traditional Spanish sport is _____
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bullfighting
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Spain is the world leader in ______ (a type of research)
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solar power research
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The name "Portugal" means "_____"
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Beautiful port
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The capital of Portugal is:
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Lisbon
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The _____ mountains separate Portugal from Spain
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Estrela
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_____ and _____ are two islands occupied by Portugal
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Madeira, Azores
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Portugal has a _____ climate
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mediterranean
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Portugal drove out the Moors (earlier/later) than Spain, beginning in the year _____
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earlier, 1250
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From 1250-1910, Portugal was a _____ (government)
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constitutional monarchy
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_____ was the first European nation to explore Africa and Asia
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Portugal
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Portugal was the first European nation to explore _____ and _____
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Africa, Asia
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Portugal is primarily _____ (religion)
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(Roman) Catholic
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Portugal is a large supplier of _____ (tree)
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cork
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The _____ is a peninsula that contains Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia
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Italian Peninsula
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_____, _____, and _____ are the three areas in the Italian Peninsula
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Italy, Sicily, Sardinia
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The _____ (mountains) separate the Italian Peninsula from Europe
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Alps
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The _____ (mountains) run down the length of the Italian Peninsula
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Appenines
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_____ is the most volcanically active area in Europe
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Italy
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Mt. _____ (Italy) and Mt. _____ (Sicily) are two volcanoes on the Iberian Peninsula
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Vesuvius, Ethna
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Italy's nickname
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The Boot
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The _____ separates Italy from Sicily
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Strait of Messina
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The Italian Peninsula has a _____ climate
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Mediterranean
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_____ is @ the meeting point of the African and Eurasian plates
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Italy
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The _____ were the first tribe to inhabit the Italian Peninsula
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Etruscans
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After its Roman occupation, Italy was invaded by a barbaric tribe known as the _____
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Huns
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476-1861 was a period of _____ and _____
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Civil war, foreign occupation
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@ around 1861, the _____ provided _____ to Italy
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Catholic church, unity
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Italy provides us with examples of great _____ (such as the Pantheon) and _____ (as shown in the Renaissance)
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Architecture, art
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The _____ (sport), ____ (worship), and the Roman _____ (water) are all examples of Italian architecture
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Colosseum, Pantheon, Aqueducts
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The _____ was a period of learning and art that can be most seen in Italy
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Renaissance
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During the Renaissance, Italy formed a _____ (government) and enforced it with the _____ (set of laws)
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Republic, 12 Tables
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_____ is an island city in Italy where there are no cars
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Venice
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Italy has an _____ industry (south) as well as a _____ industry (north)
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agricultural, automotive
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_____ Italy is more advanced economically, while ____ Italy is more agricultural
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Northern, Southern
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Spain's colonial territories included: ____, ____, and ____
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The Americas, Pacific, Africa
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Portugal's colonial territories include: ____, ____, and ____
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Brazil, Angola, Mozambique
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Today, Spain is a _____ (government)
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Democracy
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(true/false) Spain is part of the EU
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True
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(true/false) Portugal is part of the EU
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True
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Today, Portugal's government is a _____
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Democracy
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_____, Italy, was the first city to ever reach 1 million permanent residents
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Rome
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_____ means "rebirth"
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Renaissance
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_____ was an Italian dictator during WWII
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Mussolini
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This peninsula is named for the mountain range that runs through it; it contains Greece
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Balkan Peninsula
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The Balkan Peninsula is located in the _____ region of Europe
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Southeastern
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The Balkan Peninsula is separated from Southwestern Asia by the Turkish Straits, the _____ strait and the _____ strait
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Dardanelles, Bospurus
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Historically, one of Europe's most politically unstable areas
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Balkan Peninsula
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_____ was a Yugoslavian dictator after WWII established to control the countries during the disunity
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Marshall Tito
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In the 1990's, the Balkan Peninsula area was in a _____ that led to _____ and religious persecution
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civil war, ethnic cleansing
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The Balkan Peninsula has __ (#) different ethnic groups, __ (#) different religions, and __ (#) different languages
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12, 5, 6
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The most well known country in the Balkan Peninsula area and the largest, _____ (its _____ name) or _____ (its _____ name, also known as "Crete")
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Roman, Greece, Greek, Hellas
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Greece is made up of as many as _____ (#) different islands
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5000
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Greece is made of hundreds of peninsulas created by _____ and _____, or sinking of land
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drift, graben
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Greece has a _____ climate
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Mediterranean
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The _____ period (3000BCE) is the period where european civilization started; on the island of _____ in an area known as _____.
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Minoan, Crete, Knossos
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The Minoan period was ended by _____ (people) invasions
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Mycenaean
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The _____ period (1500BCE) was known for the rise of Greek _____, which eventually led to the Trojan War, chronicled by _____
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Mycenaean, city-states, Homer
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The _____ period (1000BCE) was notable for the Greeks' great _____ achievements
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Hellenic, Cultural
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In the Hellenic period of Greece, _____ was known as the militaristic city-state, and _____ was known as the cultural city-state
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Sparta, Athen
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The capital of Greece
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Athens
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The capital of Italy
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Rome
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The Hellenic period was ended by the _____ war
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Peloponesian
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The _____ period (323BCE-146BCE) was a period noted for Greek expansion under _____ (leader)
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Hellenistic, Alexander the Great
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The Hellenistic period was ended by the _____
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Persian
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From 1919-present, Greece has been a _____ (independent?)
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Independent Nation
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The monetary unit of Greece is the _____
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EURO
