World Geography Chapter 12 Test – Flashcards
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Northern Europe includes the relatively ethnically diverse and densely populated _____________.
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United Kingdom
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Large numbers of _________ settled in Great Britain at the end of World War II.
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refugees
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Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes are all _____________ with mostly German history.
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Scandinavians
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The United Kingdom is the __________ densely populated nation in the region.
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most
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______________ severe economic depression and famine in the 1840s prompted 1.6 million people to leave the country.
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Ireland's
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Northern Europe's largest urban area is ___________.
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London
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The _____________ was a European religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Catholic Church.
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reformation
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In the first half of the 1900s, two _______________ transformed Europe.
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World Wars
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The United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are all members of the ____________________.
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European Union
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The works of the Renaissance poet and playwright ____________________ have become some of the most read and performed works of all time.
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William Shakespeare
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Where is most of western Europe's population concentrated?
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urban areas
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What has been the dominant migration pattern of western Europe?
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rural areas to cities
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What are three of western Europe's world famous cities?
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Paris, Brussels, and Berlin
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Who conquered most of ancient Celtic western Europe?
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Romans
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How long did the Holy Roman Empire last?
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962-1806
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What was the purpose of the Crusades?
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to win Palastine
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Where, when, and why did the Reformation begin?
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Germany; 1517; Martin Luther against Roman Catholicism
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What Indo-European languages are spoken in Western Europe?
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German, French, Dutch
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Who started World War II?
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Germany/Adolf Hitler
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What two influential artistic movements grew out of Western Europe?
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Realism, Impressionists
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The most densely populated nation in northern Europe is...
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the United Kingdom
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Northern Europe's largest and oldest urban area is...
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London
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The conquering Roman Empire brought which religion to northern Europe?
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Christianity
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The unhealthy conditions of the Industrial Revolution led to...
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communism
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The nations of northern Europe have literacy rates of...
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nearly 100 percent
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_____________'s three official languages of German, French, and Italian reflect the different cultures that have shaped the country over time.
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Switzerland
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The western European city that is administrative center of the European Union is...
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Brussels
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An ancient European group that lived in the Pyrenees more than 3,000 years ago were the...
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Basques
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The France Revolution was based on the ideas of the...
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Enlightment
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After World War II, which country was divided between communist and noncommunist government?
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Germany
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a religious movement of the 1500s
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Reformation
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period in between ancient and modern times
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Middle Ages
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began in England in the 1700s
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Industrial Revolution
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power struggle between communist and noncommunist world
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Cold War
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movement that emphasized the importance of reason
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Enlightment
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captures immediate experience of natural world
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impressionism
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accurately depicts details of everyday life
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realism
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religious wars
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Crusades
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Germany's payments to Europe after World War I
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reparations
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the mass killing of 6 million European Jews
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Holocaust
