European Words
European Landmarks
Physical Geography of Europe
Political Geography of Europe
Economic & Cultural Geography
100
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula
100
The first European countries to explore were Portugal and Spain
What countries were looking for a route to Asia in order to buy spices
100
It is a tunnel that runs underneath the English Channel and Connects Britain to France
What is a channel
100
International organization with the goal of developing economic and political cooperation among European nations
What is the European Union
100
Many people are Christians but different types of Christians.
What religion are many people in Europe
200
It is a government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representative
What is Democracy?
200
The steam engine allowed Europeans to make trains, steamships and better mining equipment.
Why was the steam engine the most important machine invented?
200
Spain and Portugal
What countries are on the Iberian Peninsula
200
Madrid is the largest city situated centrally in the country, it is also the home of an outstanding are museum
What is the capital of Spain?
200
The population is split between catholics and Protestants. Hint:Half fought for political power and the other half fought to retain power and remain part of the United Kingdom
What does Northern Ireland consist of?
300
The person who is an absolute ruler of an empire, they have great power and a very high rank
What is an emperor ?
300
A period of time from the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries when machines replaced human labor in Europe
What made imperialism possible
300
Scandinavian, Jutland, Iberian, Italian and Balkan are all surrounded by a body of water
What are the five major peninsulas in Europe
300
This is the largest and bluest 'C' in Europe and my coasts border along Spain, Italy, and Greece, it also separates Europe and Africa
What/Where is the Mediterranean Sea
300
They are used for small countries because they are low in elevation and they do not have a lot of land for farming so they use these to farm, also reclaimed land from the sea
What are Polders?
400
where glaciers formed deep, steep valleys that are now filled with saltwater, most likely found on the coastlines of Scandinavian countries
What are Fjords?
400
Athens has a direct democracy and Rome had and indirect democracy.
Describe what kind of democracy Athens and Rome had
400
They separate Europe from the Asia Minor(turkey).
What do the Bosporus and Dardanelles do?
400
This is Europe's most important inland waterway, provides a route for traffic between eastern and western Europe.
What is the Rhine River
400
Parts like Sweden and Norway have forests, there are large deposits of oil on the floor of the North Sea, mountainous areas have mineral resources, fertile soil and deposits of iron ore and coal
Where does Europe receive some of its natural resources?
500
It is a system of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the Middle Ages, the king owned all or most of the land and gave it to his leading nobles in return for their loyalty
What is Feudalism?
500
Canada, United States, The Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand are all places that a country in Europe colonized(Colonization is when a group of people from one country settle in another country)
The United Kingdom colonized what places?
500
The north Atlantic drift is an ocean current that warms up Europe, they are also warmed by wind currents called the westerlies
How do the wind currents and ocean currents impact the climate of Europe
500
The laws and form of government that originated in Greece and Rome and are found in the modern western world
What is Greco-Roman Law?
500
They face pollution problems like acid rain, pollution and water pollution
What economic challenges does Europe face?
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