Vocabulary
What does Dialect mean?
Expression or form of language
Many Southern European countries border what sea?
Mediterranean
What countries make up Scandinavia?
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Why is Eastern Europe so diverse in population?
Numerous migrations of populations
Important countries in western central Europe?
Germany, France, Belgium
What does biodiversity mean?
diverse wildlife and plantlife
What is the major peninsula in Southern Europe?
Iberian Peninsula
What languages are common in Northern Europe?
Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish
What past empires could be found in this region?
Ottoman, Byzantine, Habsburg, and Romanov
What languages are most common in Western / Central Europe
Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Portuguese
What does Ecotourism mean?
Ecotourism is when a country uses its environment to attract tourism.
What past empires could be found in this region?
Roman, Ottoman
Major physical features of Northern Europe
Baltic Sea, Icelandic Volcanoes
What types of governments did these nations have after WWII?
democracies
Major Land forms in West Central Europe?
Pyrenees and Alps Mountain Ranges, Alpine Region
Absolute Location
Coordinates, Precise Location, Longitude and Latitude
What religions are common in Southern Europe?
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Happiest country in the world is in Northern Europe, which is?
Finland
Major economic resources of eastern europe
Coal, Iron, and Petroleum
Major resources out of Western Europe
Coal, Natural Gas, Off shore oil
Relative Location
Comparing, North of Dallas, South of Madison
What type of climate does Southern Europe have?
Mediterranean
Major economic exports of Northern Europe are...
manufacturing and fishing
Major physical land forms in Eastern Europe
Danube River, Balkans, Northern European Plain, Mediterranean
Western Europe religions?
Roman Catholic and Protestant