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Chapter 11 Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 4 countries that makeup the U.K.? | England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland |
| List a positive and negative of European glaciers. | Positive=fertile soil/ Negative, sand dunes |
| List a way Europeans use the North Sea. | travel/transportation, fishing, hydro |
| What body of water seperates the U.K. from the rest of Europe? | English Channel |
| Name the two main types of forests found in W. Europe. | Coniferous and Deciduous |
| What 2 things attracted people to W. Europe for thousands of years? | rich soil and moderate climate |
| What was the first great empire of Europe, and name something they are remembered for. | Roman Empire, building concrete roads throughout Empire. |
| How did Europe change as a result of the crusades? | New ideas and New products |
| Give me 2 facts about WW2 | 1939-1945, Adolf Hitler and Nazi party started WW2, Holocaust-killing of 6 million Jews, U.S. dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan ending WW2, Adolf Hitler killed himself, U.S. and Soviet Union two world powers following WW2. |
| What was the name of the 40 years period of the buildup of weapons and armies following WW2 between the U.S. and Soviet Union? | Cold War |
| Trees that loose their leaves in fall? | deciduous |
| land that has been reclaimed from the sea? | polders |
| walls built to hold back floods? | dikes |
| place where rivers and seas come together? | estuary |
| trees that carry their seeds in cones? | coniferous |
| England's law-making group? | Parliament |
| The deliberate killing of some 6 million Jewish people during WW2? | holocaust |
| System of govt. during Middle Ages where land was given in exchange for service? | Feudalism |
| Time period (500-1500) that falls between ancient and modern history? | Middle Ages |
| To visit lands that are important Christians/Muslims? | pilgrimage |
| When service industries become more important to a country than industrial jobs? | postindustrial |
| A change from an agricultural society to one based on industry? | industrialized |
| Strong winds that travel from West-East? | Westerlies |
| Process of melting tin and copper to make bronze? | smelting |
| Western Europe's landscape consists of ____ and ____. | plains and mountains |
| Name 3 important cities of Western Europe | London, Paris, Berlin, Dublin... |
| Name 2 "world events" that nearly destroyed many countries of W. Europe. | WW1. and WW2 |
| What was the trading organization created 1993, how many members were included, and what was its purpose? | European Union, 12, Strengthen trade between themselves. |
| What happened to the Soviet Union in the late 1980's, and how did that affect Germany? | collapsed, Germany was re-united. |
| One of the issues many of these W. European countries are facing is immigration. What two continents are these immigrants coming from, and what new religion are they bringing with them? | Africa and Asia. Islam (Muslims) |
| What event during WW2 nearly wiped out Europe's Jewish population, and give a fact about how many were killed. | Holocaust. Nazis killed nearly 6 million Jews. |
| Name an important sport played in W. Europe. | Soccer, Rugby, and Cricket. |
| Name of the famous highway in Germany with no speed limit? | Autobahn |
| Give me a challenge facing many of these W. European countries in the future. | No longer world military powers, still recovering from financial crisis, fewer factory jobs available, competition from the U.S., China, and Japan , and immigration issues. |
| Name two places to visit in W. Europe. | Eiffel tower, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge, Palace of Versailles, Catacombs, Cathedral of Notre Dame... |
| Famous tunnel that connects the U.K. and the rest of Europe via a high-speed train? | Chunnel |
| Two main mountain ranges of W. Europe? (A and P) | Alps and Pyrenees |
| Capital of Germany? | Berlin |
| Capital of the U.K.? | London |
| What is unique about the land around the Netherlands? | 25% of their land is at or below sea level. |
| Name important rivers of W. Europe. | Seine, Thames, Danube, Rhine, Elbe, Loire... |
| Two most common climates of W. Europe? | Mediterranean, and Marine W. Coast |
| Important n. resources of Western Europe? | N. gas, coal, oil and peat (dried grass burned for fuel). |
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