Unit 7 Western Europe

Which countries occupy the Scandinavian Peninsula?

Norway and Sweden

Which country occupies the Jutland Peninsula?

Denmark

Which country is the most mountainous of the Nordic nations?

Norway

What are the most common renewable energy resources used in this region?

geothermal and hydroelectric

How does the North Atlantic Current affect the region?

it makes the region warmer

What effect did the movement of glaciars have on the region?

caused the formation of fjords, created thousands of lakes, and left the soil rocky

Why is Iceland called the "land of fire and ice"?

volcanoes and glaciars exist side-by-side

The United Kingdom is made up of:

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Which countries does the Alpine Mountain system run through?

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland

Why is the Western Central region able to produce hydroelectric power?

many rivers run swiftly down its mountains

Which countries have a coastline?

France, Germany, and UIK

Which countries have banks along the Rhine River?

Switzerland, Austria, France, and Germany

What is the climate of most of Western Central Europe?

moderate

Why was Western Central Europe able to become an industrial leader in the 1800s?

the region has rich deposits of minerals

What natural disaster presents the greatest threat to Western Central Europe?

flooding

Which country in Southern Europe provides the best harbors?

Portugal

Which of the Mediterranean countries is landlocked?

Andorra

This country is shaped like a boot.

Italy

These factors affect the climate of the countries of Southern Europe.

elevation, mountains, seas and oceans

Which three peninsulas occupy Southern Europe?

Balkan, Iberian, and Italian

The terrain of most of Southern Europe can be described as ____.

mountainous

What separates Africa from Europe?

the Strait of Gibraltar

Why is Andorra's water supply important to the country?

for electricity

The Mediterranean Sea borders these countries.

Greece, Italy, and Spain

What is another name for Southern Europe?

Mediterranean Europe

This country claims more than two thousand islands.

Greece

The Pyrenees Mountains separates this country from the rest of Europe.

Spain

Which statement describes negative population growth?

more people die than are born during a given period

Population growth in Europe is ____.

decreasing

Where do most Europeans live?

in cities

These characteristics describe medieval cities

crowded, defensive walls, narrow streets, and winding streets

Where are Paris's industrial areas located?

outside city limits

Why do some Europeans view immigrants as a threat?

they dilute European culture, they increase the threat of terroism, and they take jobs from "natives

Culture influences ____.

how people use the land they live on, people's activites, and where people live

What is the French Academy?

an organization that preserves the purity of the language

T/F Most European nations have a dominant culture.

True

____ is the most widely practiced religion in Europe.

Catholicism

Which group has the most ornate churches?

Catholics

Which countries have large populations of Protestants?

England, Germany, and Scotland

Where in Europe can the most Muslim architecture be found?

the Iberian peninsula

Where in Europe are the Germanic languages mainly spoken?

Central Europe, Northern Europe, and Northwestern Europe

Which languages are Romanic languages?

French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish

This main goal of this organization is to create a "United States" of Europe.

EU

What are the three Gs of European expansion?

glory, God, and gold

____ is the control of uninhabited territores.

colonialism

Which statements describe the European Unon (EU)?

citizens of EU nations can live, work, or study in any member nation; the Euro is the common currency of the EU; there are no tariffs between member nations; to belong to the EU, member nations must give up some of their sovereignty

Which statements describe NATO?

NATO was formed to protect its members from aggression by the Soviet Union; NATO protects democracy and individual freedom; NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO's members include the U.S. and Canada

The colonies of ____ adopted the culture of their colonizer.

France

Where were most of Europe's colonies by the end of the nineteenty century?

Africa and Asia

From 1800 to 1900, the land mass controlled by Europe ____.

increased

Chemical agents used for agricultural purposes ____.

cause of water pollution, enable farmers to grow more crops, and contaminates the soil

Europe's non-native forests ____.

are grown on poor quality land, support less biodiversity, and usually have only one tree species

Urban development results in ____.

decreased forest land, increased paved surfaces, and increased soil erosion

According to the MCPFEs, sustainable forest development is defined by these three criteria.

it does not damage other ecosystems; it fulfills social and economic potential; and it maintains reproductive ability, biodiversity, and productivity

Where does the availability of water pose the greatest problem?

in agricultural areas using irrigation; in areas that receive little precipitation; in Mediterranean Europe

Threats to Europe's marine environment include ____.

erosion, oil spills, pollution, tourism, and urban development

What makes seas especially vulnerable to pollution?

little water exchange

European environmental issues that affect the atmosphere include ____.

air pollution and ozone layer depletion

What factor was likely responsible for the location of Europe's first civilization?

it is between three continents

Where was the first European civilization located?

Crete

These cities were part of the Roman Empire.

Frankfurt, London, and Paris

What measures were used by the Roman Empire to create cultural unity and strengthen the Empire?

building an extensive network of roads and granting citizenship to people in outlying areas

This is one factor that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire.

its territory was too vast to defend

This was a system under which land and labor were exchanged for defense.

feudalism

Which nations were formed following WW1?

Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

During both world wars, this country was aligned with Germany.

Italy

The Berlin Wall divided this country into east and west sections.

Germany

The period of great political unrest that divided Europe into eastern and western sections was called ____.

the Cold War

After WW2, the division between eastern and western Europe was known as the ____.

Iron Curtain

This organization is a unifying force in Europe.

EU

T/F Pollution stays in the area where it is produced.

False

Environmental problems in Western Europe are ____.

decreasing

This reduces biodiversity.

agricultural intensification

This sector uses the most water in Western Europe.

agriculture

These factors have reduced air pollution in Western Europe.

catalytic converters, fuel efficiency, and improved engines

colonialism

the control of an overseas colony by a foreign power

colonization

the control of an overseas territory by a foreign power

cultural convergence

the contact and interaction of culture groups

cultural diffusion

the process whereby one culture adopts the traits of another

cultural divergence

government policy that attempts to restrict the access of its population to outside culture

cyclone

severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds

deciduous

trees that lose their leaves in the fall

dike

dam

drought

long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages

fjord

deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers

Germanic

of or relating to the German language; branch of the Indo-European languages

glacier

slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the earth's surface

harbor

safe place for ships to dock

Iberian

of Spain and Portugal

imperialism

policy extending political, economic, or military rule over a foreign nation

loess

fine-grained, ferile soil

mistral

a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind that blows in France

multicultural

of many cultures

nationalistic

having extreme pride in a specific country

navigable

able to be used for travel by water

polder

land below sea level from which water has been removed and which is protected by dikes

population density

the number of people who live in a square mile or kilometer

satellite country

technically an independent nation that is under the military and/or financial control of another nation

sirocco

windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand

supranational

membership in a group or organization that goes beyond national boundaries

transitional

loosening of boundaries between countries, increasing the interaction of cultural groups

urbanization

the increse in the population of a city