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Geography Ch 11 L 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Europe was profoundly influenced by ____________ and the _______________ _________________. | Christianity, Roman Empire |
| The __________________ opened up trade routes to the eastern Mediterranean. | Crusades |
| During the ______________________, people began to embrace reason and to question tradition. They fought for a voice in the government. | Enlightenment |
| Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing from human labor to ________________ | machines |
| __________________________ was the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution. | Great Britain |
| business leaders used profits to expand companies | industrial capitalism |
| What was a negative impact of industrial capitalism? | workers were paid poorly and lived in crowded, unhealthy conditions |
| economy quality and ownership of resources and factories by the state | communism |
| Central Powers of WWI | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
| Allied Powers of WWI | Britain, France, and Russia |
| This document blamed Germany and they had to pay reparations at the end of the war | Treaty of Versailles |
| Germany started WWII and carried out the ___________________ (led by Adolf Hitler) | Holocaust |
| The Cold War Struggle took place between what two nations? | US and Soviet Union |
| The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the closure of ___________, resulting in high unemployment and migration | state-owned factories |
| The ____________ ___________________ was formed in the 1990s as an alliance that works toward European economic and political unity. | European Union |
| What is the currency of the European Union? | Euro |
| What countries have the highest population densities? | Netherlands, Belgium, and UK |
| Internal and external _______________________ have shaped this area of Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, and UK) | migration |
| After WWII, _________ ________, or foreign laborers working temporarily in industrialized countries, helped encourage economic growth. | guest workers |
| __________ ______________have resulted in decreasing populations in some countries. | Low birthrates |
| driven by poverty because people leave poor places to move to urban areas to find jobs | internal migration |
| Cities along ________ __________________ like the Seine and Thames are key trading centers. (Paris, London, Brussels, and Amsterdam) | navigable rivers |
| Many people do what in most of the countries located in Northwestern Europe? | speak more than one language |
| What is the primary religion in the region, although many do not actively attend church or regularly practice their faith? | Christianity |
| Women in this area achieved ________________ (right to vote) before women in the US and other areas of the world | suffrage |
| Many influential ____________________ ___________________ began here, such as Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism | artistic moverment |
| Northwestern Europe is the birthplace of the __________ ___________. | Industrial Revolution |
| Over 70% of workers are employed in _________ ___________. | service industries |
| Ruhr and Middle Rhine Districts in Germany & the Lorraine-Saar district in France are the _________________ | leading industrial centers |
| What crops are grown in France? | olives, citrus fruit, and grapes |
| What crops are the Netherlands known for? | dairy products |
| Large-scale corporate farming that arose to address the increasing demand for food as the number of farmers shrank | agribusiness |
| How has the EU achieved high volumes of trade? | eliminating tariffs and trade barriers among member nations |
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