Europe: Physical and Political Characteristics – Flashcards
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Continent east of Europe
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Asia
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Continent south of Europe
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Africa
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Ocean west of Europe
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Atlantic
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Ocean north of Europe
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Arctic
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What sea separates Europe from Africa?
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Mediterranean Sea
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There are three peninsulas in southern Europe. The Balkan Peninsula is west of the Black Sea. The country of Italy is a peninsula. What is the name of the third peninsula, which is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Bay of Biscay?
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Iberian Peninsula
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What are the two mountain ranges that separate Europe from Asia?
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Ural mountains, Caucasus Mountains
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Which mountain range in south central Europe lies just north of the Italian peninsula?
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Alps
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In Italy the _____ River flows from the Alps into the Adriatic Sea.
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Po
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West of the Alps, the _______ River flows into the Gulf of Lion.
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Rhone
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In Great Britain, the _______ River flows through London.
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Thames
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The capital of Italy is...
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Rome
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The capital of Russia is...
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Moscow
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The capital of Spain is...
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Madrid
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The capital of Sweden is...
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Stockholm
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The capital of the United Kingdom is...
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London
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What country borders Spain to the west?
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Portugal
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What is the island country west of the United Kingdom?
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Ireland
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What country is south of Macedonia?
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Greece
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What country shares borders with both Poland and France?
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Germany
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Which island country is near the Arctic Circle?
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Iceland
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What country shares borders with both Belarus and Romania?
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Ukraine
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What country lies between Croatia and Serbia?
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Bosnia
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What country borders Latvia to the north?
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Estonia
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What country borders Bulgaria and is also partly in Asia?
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Turkey
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Which three countries share a vast northern peninsula with Russia?
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Norway, Sweden, Finland
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Which three countries are in both Europe and Asia?
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Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
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Which of these German cities is the largest: Stuttgart, Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt?
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Munich
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Which two countries are on the Adriatic Sea?
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Italy & Croatia
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About how many miles is Warsaw, Poland from Minsk, Belarus?
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about 300 miles
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What river flows through Frankfurt, Germany?
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The Main River
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What river forms part of the border between Germany and France?
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The Rhine River
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What river forms the southern boundary of Romania?
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The Danube River
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What river flows across southern Ukraine?
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The Dniester River
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About how much of their wheat do the French use?
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49 % or about half
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About how much larger is Europe than the contiguous 48 states?
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about 1 million square miles
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The green area on the Environmental Damage map shows...
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the remaining forested areas
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The tan area of the Environmental Damage map shows the ...
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deforested areas
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Western Europe has few remaining forests than ______ Europe
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Northeast
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European forests were cutdown for ________ and to provide ______ for ships and ________ for industry.
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farmland, timber, charcoal
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Which is more populated, western Europe or eastern Europe?
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western
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What percent of Portugal's population lives in cities?
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61%
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What percent of France's population lives in rural areas?
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14%
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Does France or Portugal have a higher percentage of people in the cities?,
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France
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What are the two largest island on the United Kingdom map?
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Ireland and Great Britain
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Which of the following countries (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland) is not part of the United Kingdom?
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Ireland
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What is the national capital of the United Kingdom?
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London
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What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
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Belfast
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What is the capital of Scotland?
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Edinburgh
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What is the capital of Wales?
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Cardiff
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How many miles is Aberdeen from Edinburgh?
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about 100 miles
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Which of the following (Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Belfast) is not a secondary capital of the United Kingdom?
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Dublin
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What is the capital of Ireland?
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Dublin
