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Europe
Europe's physical features, history, and culture today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| highland in Spain | Meseta |
| a dry, treeless plain with short grasses | Steppe |
| the peaceful first 200 years of the Roman Empire | Pax Romana |
| strongly influenced society during the Middle Ages | Christianity |
| a time of revolutions in scientific and political thought | Enlightenment |
| spread Greek culture to Egypt and Persia | Alexander the Great |
| a time of “rebirth”in art and learning | Renaissance |
| contains plants partly decayed in water | Bog |
| government run by a prime minister who is the leader of the party with most elected officials | Parliamentary Democracy |
| government run by elected officials with a king and queen as head of state | Constitutional Monarchy |
| springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air | Geysers |
| narrow inlets of the sea surrounded by steep cliffs | Fjords |
| another name for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg | Benelux |
| headquartered in Brussels | European Union |
| country smaller than Washington, D.C. | Liechtenstein |
| Mozart lived and performed here | Austria |
| country with the largest population in Europe | Germany |
| ancient Greek religious site popular with tourists | Parthenon |
| Athens is found on this peninsula | Balkan |
| Roman Catholic Church headquarters | Vatican City |
| tourists come to its scenic Black Sea resorts | Bulgaria |
| only country in Europe with a majority Muslim population | Albania |
| Pope John Paul II had a strong influence here | Poland |
| Why is the Mediterranean Sea important to Europeans? | The Mediterranean Sea provides several varieties of fish and is used for transportation and recreation. |
| How is a republic a limited form of democracy? | In a democracy, all citizens share in running the government. In a republic, people choose leaders to run the government. |
| How did the Black Death lead to the decline of the feudal system? | The Black Death led to the decline of feudalism because so many people were killed that a shortage of labor occurred. This helped the remaining workers earn high wages and gain more freedom. |
| What form of energy is common in Iceland? What is its source? | Iceland uses geothermal energy produced by natural underground sources of steam. |
| What are the capitals of Spain and Italy? | The capital of Spain is Madrid; the capital of Italy is Rome. |
| How do Hungarians differ from most other eastern Europeans in ancestry? | Most eastern Europeans are related to Slavic and Germanic peoples. The Hungarians are related to the Magyars, who moved from Central Asia into eastern Europe about 1,000 years ago. |
| Name the three countries that are known as the Baltic Republics. | The Baltic Republics are Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. |
| people choose leaders to run the government. | Republic |
| all citizens share in running the government. | Democracy |
| the government is decides what products are sold. which resources are used- people have limited choice | command economy |
| people and private businesses decide what they sell, and how much- people have a choice | market economy |
| mineral used in fertlizer | potash |
| a term for "drained land", especially in the Netherlands | polder |
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