landforms
__________ covered Northern Europe during the last ice age.
What were glaciers.
The _______ _______ transformed manufacturing in Europe with the change of human labor to machines.
What was the Industrial Revolution.
Why are species moving farther north?
What is rising temperatures/ climate change.
Northern European countries us what types of non renewable resources? (name at least 2 )
What is hydroelectric, wind, and geothermal power.
What mountain system is in Europe?
a. the Appalachian
b. the Alps
c. the Himalayas
b. the Alps
What winds can trigger avalanches?
What are foehns.
What was the purpose of the European Union?
What is to seek economic unity.
What are some effects of acid rain?
What is the decay of buildings and pollution to water systems.
What did the Kyoto Protocol do?
What is to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted from certain countries.
What country stayed neutral during WW2 that is in northern Europe?
What is Switzerland.
Name the 5 countries Northern Europe is made of.
What is Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland.
Poorly paid factory workers that lived in crowded, unhealthy living conditions lead to the rise of what?
What is communism.
Name a cause and effect of air pollution in Northern Europe.
Causes: Manufacturing and heavy vehicle use.
Effects: asthma and other respiratory problems to living things.
What does the cap-and-trade system do?
What is to limit the amount of air pollution allowed to be emitted.
True or false: The continent of Europe is the 6th smallest continent.
True
What is vegetable matter found in the swamps of Finland?
What is peat.
What religion was northwestern Europe influenced by.
What is Christianity.
Runoff ________ from labs, and ___ ______ are polluting wildlife.
What is chemicals and oil spills.
What are some goals of companies/ organizations like Greenpeace, Oceana, and Seas At Risk?
What is to limit degradation of sea life, provide awareness of water pollution, and to arrest further damage of seas. (Their work is targeted at the North Atlantic and Irish seas.)
Where did vikings originate from?
Where is present day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
How high is the highest peak in the Alps?
What is about 15,800 feet.
Name the two groups of allies in WW2 and some of the countries in them.
Allies: US, USSR, France, China, Greece, Romania, etc
Axis powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
Define acid deposition.
What is wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground.
What is ecotourism, and is it better or worse for the environment?
What is the practice of traveling based on the concern for the environment, and it is better.
Martin Luther was from ________, defied the ____________ _______,and formed the __________ _______.
What is: Germany, catholic church, protestant church