GEOG CH 8 – Flashcard
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This low, relatively flat plain is the economic heartland of modern Europe.
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European lowland
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These old, relatively low mountains in France and Germany are home to the mineral resources that fueled Europe's industrial expansion.
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Central Uplands
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This political body, which now includes 28 member states, seeks to unite the interests and policies of European countries by providing the continent with a "federal" governing system:
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European Union
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What countries of Europe comprise the region of Scandinavia?
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Norway, Sweden, Denmark
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What was the Cold War?
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an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries
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The dry summers of Greece and Italy, a characteristic of their _____ climate, draw in tourists by the thousands but can make farming very difficult at times.
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Mediterranean
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The Schengen Agreement
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permits free movement across the borders separating countries that signed the agreement.
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What three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes?
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medieval, Renaissance-Baroque, industrial
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The Cyrillic alphabet is associated with which of the following language groups:
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Slavic
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As their first language, 90 percent of Europe's population speak languages from what three groups?
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Germanic, Romance, Slavic
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What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?
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buffer zone
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What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?
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irredentism
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What do the letters in NATO stand for?
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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What was the metaphorical name given to the policy of separation that divided Europe into two separate geopolitical and economic blocs after World War II?
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Iron Curtain
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What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?
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the euro
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The term ________ is used to describe the geopolitical processes of small scale independence movements based upon ethnic fault lines. The term is often used to describe a country, region, or organization that has been divided into small, bitterly-opposed groups.
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balkanization
