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Geography- Ch. 10
Chapter 10 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The _______________ river begins in Switzerland and forms part of its border with German. | Rhine |
| The Bavarian Plateau stretches along Germany's southern border with ___________________. | Austria |
| _________________________ is a large amount of snow that detaches and moves down a mountain. | An avalanche |
| ______________ is a group of European and North American nations committed to defending each other. | NATO |
| ________________ has the greatest percentage of Muslim citizens in Western Europe. | France |
| Switzerland, Austria, and Germany are the primary examples of ___________________________ | low context culture |
| An organization of over 20 countries. | The European Union |
| The murder of Jewish people in Europe. | The Holocaust |
| A parcel of land reclaimed from the sea. | polder |
| A strong wall of stone and earth built to restrict or restrain the flow of water. | dike |
| A very fine silt that has been deposited by the wind. | loess |
| This covers the north of the continent, extending all the way to the Ural Mountains | Great European Plain |
| This region includes the Brittany Peninsula in France. | The Western Upland |
| It forms a snowy barrier between the southern peninsulas and the rest of the continent. | The Alpine System |
| This region includes the Ardennes, the Massif Central, and the Black Forest | The Central Uplands |
| What policy has Paris implemented as a solution to its air pollution problem? | They have banned private vehicles on certain days. |
| How does Switzerland incentivize lowering of trash production? | They only pay for garbage that's actually collected rather than paying a flat fee. |
| How did German engineers affect the rivers? | They straightened the rivers so larger container ships could travel down them. |
| How are EU governments involved with churches and synagogues? | Through the collection of taxes to support a particluar religious body. |
| How do the people of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland exhibit a certain cultural context? | Every occasion, punctuality is important. They are very task oriented. |