click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch. 5 Europe
Physical features, Governments, and Revolutions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peninsula | A body of land nearly surrounded by water |
| Alps | Europe's tallest mountain range, stretching across southern Europe |
| Northern European Plain | Vast area of flat or rolling land from France to Russia |
| North Atlantic Drift | Warm Ocean current that helps keep Europe's Climate Mild |
| Fossil Fuels | Sources of energy from ancient plant or animal remains |
| Renewable resources | Sources of energy to be replaced through ongoing natural processes. |
| Hydroelectric power | electricity made by water powered engines |
| Democracy | a government in which the citizens make political decisions either directly or through elected representatives |
| Tyrant | Someone who takes power illegally |
| Oligarchy | a government ruled by a few powerful individuals |
| Republic | a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in the name |
| Monarchy | a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power. |
| Middle Ages | The period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Modern Era from A.D. 476 to 1453 |
| Renaissance | a rebirth of creativity, literature and learning in Europe |
| Scientific Revolution | Major change in Europe thinking in the Mid- 1500’s that led to the questioning of old theories |
| French Revolution | Conflict in France between 1789 and 1799 that ended in the way France was Governed. |
| Nationalism | Pride in and loyalty one’s Nation |
| Holocaust | the Systematic Murder of Jews and other Minorities by the Nazis during WWII |
| Industrial Revolution | Shift that began in britain in the 1760s from making goods by hand to making them by machines |
| European Union | an organization of European nations whose members cooperates on economic social and political issues. |