Review guide for Europe Test – Flashcards
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What is Ethnocentrism
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evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
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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 and located in the Alps
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Switzerland and Andorra
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List one country that has tundra and permafrost in Europe
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Russia / Ukraine
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What body of water connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea?
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Strait of Gibradore
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What is a fjord?
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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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Great Britain and France
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What does the term British Isles refer to?
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British Islands
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What mountain range separates 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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Southern Europe, Greece, and Italy.
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What four areas compose the United Kingdom?
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Wales, Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland
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What is the name of the ocean current that makes Europe warmer?
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Westerlies
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What is chernozem
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a fertile black soil rich in humus, with a lighter lime-rich layer beneath. Such soils typically occur in temperate grasslands such as the Russian steppes and North American prairies.
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What is the euro?
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European currency
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List three reasons Europe has high crop yields.
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Advanced farming techniques and fertile soil.
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List three reasons Switzerland has a highly developed economy.
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Always neutral, don't pick sides (tourism)
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What country has large deposits of oil in the North Sea?
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Scandinavia, Great Britain
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What country makes polders in order to have more farmland?
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Netherlands and Belgium
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List two countries that have a mixed economy
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Denmark and Sweden
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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 Paris?
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On an island
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What is the site of Athens
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On a hilltop
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What religion do most people follow in Europe?
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Catholic and Protestant
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What country in Europe has many windmills?
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The Netherlands
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Why was there a conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s?
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The Protestants fought to retain power and remain part of the UK.
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What country in Europe first developed democracy?
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Greece
