Geography
contains England, Wales, and Scotland
What is the island of Britain?
transition period between ancient and modern times
What are the Middle Ages?
German priest responsible for the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
decaying vegetable matter that can be used as a source of heat
What is peat?
a trip to visit the holy places of one's religion
What is a pilgrimage?
important source for oil and natural gas
What is the North Sea?
country that was expected to pay for the damages done in World War I
What is Germany?
group that has had worldwide influence in architecture
What are the Germans?
high-speed rail lines in Western Europe serve
What are France, London, the Netherlands, and Belgium?
refers to a tree that keeps its needle-shaped leaves all winter
What is coniferous?
well-known English River
What is the Thames River?
contributed to the spread of the Black Death
What is the Hundred Year's War?
built aqueducts to transport water to cities and towns
Who are the Romans?
what Americans like about British culture
What are popular music and television?
period when machines began taking over work once done by hand
What is the Industrial Revolution?
makes the soils of the Northern European Plain good for farming
What is humus?
controlled most of the island of Britain at one point
What is the Roman Empire?
language spoken by people in the Pyrenees region in France and Spain
What is Basque?
What is the tertiary sector?
mountain range that separates Western Europe and Southern Europe
What is the Alps?
leading agricultural producer because it devotes more land to agriculture than any other nation in the region
What is France?
formed in 1993 to promote a stronger economy between countries in Europe
What is the European Union?
combined might of France's enemies in conquered lands led to this
What is Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat?
fewer of the workers in this country are employed in the industrial sector than other Western European countries
What is the United Kingdom?
refers to a tree that loses its leaves in autumn
What is deciduous?