Physical Geography Of Europe Test Questions – Flashcards
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Where most Europeans Live
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Northern European Plain
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The Ocean that borders Europe
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Atlantic on the West, and Arctic on the North
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How being so close to the water has shaped Europe
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Longest River in Europe
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Volga
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Gasoline Prices
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In Europe they pay some of the highest gas prices in the world. Very high tax on gas and oil. Prices are kept high to discourage dependence on oil.
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Potatoes and Europe
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Potatoes are easy to grow in all types of soil
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North Sea & Oil
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Controlled by United Kingdom and Norway, the North Sea has the regions most productive oil fields.
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Norway and Sweden + Lime
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Wealthiest European Country
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Luxembourg
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Europes Nickname
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The Old World
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The results of mountains, rivers, and oceans separating Europe
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With so many rivers and waterways, Europeans developed skills in sailing and fishing, growing their economy. It also enabled people to move easily from Europe to other continents. Because there are so many waterways and mountains thru out Europe, it was divided into many different cultures.
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2 mountain ranges that divide Europe and Asia
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The Ural and Caucuses
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Peninsulas and the countries
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Europe is a huge peninsula with many smaller peninsulas branching out of it. Many countries are separated by rivers, seas and mountains, developing many different cultures
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Countries that make up the United Kingdom
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England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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The number of countries that the USSR broke into and why
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15 Separate Countries.
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Czechoslovakia split into what 2 countries
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The Czech Republic and Slovakia
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Worlds newest country
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South Sudan, July 9, 2011
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Worlds tiniest country
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The Vatican, Head of the Catholic Church
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Pyrenees separate what two countries
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France and Spain
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Nickname of the Alps
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Norwand
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Number of Climate zones Europe Has
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8
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The English Channel separates what 2 countries
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England and France
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Countries that make up the Scandinavian Peninsula
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Finland, Sweden, and Norway
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Name of landmass that Europe and Asia share
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Eurasia
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Passes
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Low areas between mountains which allow movement of goods and people
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Where 1/3 of Italians live
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Effect of the North Atlantic Gulf
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Gulf Stream, brings warm weather to Europe
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The Black Triangle
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A place where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic meet. This where there are many factories that cause a lot of pollution from the 3 countries. They burn and ignite coal, which cause a black soot, smog, and acid rain.
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Second Longest River in Europe
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Danube
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Mistral
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A strong north wind from the Alps
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Countries affected by Chernobyl
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Russia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Belarus
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Tisza- Danube Cyanide Spill
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In January 30, 2000 cyanide spilled from a mine in Romania and into the Tisza River and caused many fish to die and the water to become polluted.
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Describe the events of Chernobyl
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April 25, 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. One of the reactors got too hot and exploded. A fire and explosion of nuclear dust rose 3 miles into the air and drifted thousands of miles away.
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Results of Chernobyl
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Radioactive dust traveled all over contaminating soil and water. People ate breathed in radiation and ingested radiation in food and water. High cases of cancer. Thousands of people were moved from their homes and left everything behind.
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Volga river
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the longest river in Europe
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Gulf Stream
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warm ocean current flowing from the gulf of mexico north along the coast of the united states and then east to europe
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Chernobyl
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place where world's worst nuclear disaster took place in 1986 in the USSR
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Gulf Stream
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Warm ocean current flowing from the gulf of Mexico north along the coast of the united states and then east to Europe
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United Kingdom
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England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
