14.1 British Isles
14.2 British Isles cont.
14.2 France
14.2 France cont.
14.3 N & W Europe
100
How many independent countries make up the British Isles?
2
100
Which of the following countries suffered a potato famine in the mid 1800s?
Ireland
100
Most people who live in France speak
French
100
Workers in France have the _____ workweek and the longest vacations of any workers in the industrial countries.
shortest
100
Association influenced by the political and economic union of the Benelux countries.
European Union
200
The United Kingdom is often referred to as just
Great Britain or Britain
200
The main language of Ireland and Great Britain is
English
200
About 90% of France's population is of what religion?
Roman Catholic
200
The French are famous for their ______ design.
fashion
200
Common currency adopted by most of the EU countries in 2002.
euro
300
Northern Englan, Wales, and Scotland make up
highland Britain
300
The vast majority of people in Ireland are of what religion?
Roman Catholic
300
A _____ year-old government agency in France guards the French language from foreign influcences.
366
300
France is the world's leading producer of ___ in both variety and export income.
wine
300
Country whose people have long worked to reclaim land from the sea.
Netherlands
400
The ancestors of the Scots, Welsh, and Irish were the
Celts
400
The capital of the United Kingdom is
London
400
____ is the capital and primate city of France.
Paris
400
The French economy is both highly _____ and highly regulated.
taxed
400
People of the Netherlands
Dutch
500
How much of the world's land was ruled by the British Empire during the 1800s?
1/4 or 25%
500
The Industrial Revolution began in
Britain
500
Paris, France, is one of ___________'s largest and most important cities.
Europe
500
France has overseas _______, which are departments of France.
territories
500
Dialect of Dutch spoken in northern Belgium.
Flemish
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