European Geography
Identify one major mountain range in Europe.
What are the Alps
Paris is the capital of which country?
What is France?
________ usually consists of creating a new area while ________ consists of taking over an already established area.
What is colonialism and imperialism?
What were the two prominent city-states of the Greek Empire?
What are Athens and Sparta?
What was two causes of World War I?
What is nationalism and militarism (alliances and imperialism)?
Name one of the major rivers of Europe.
What is the Danube (or Rhine)
Rome is the capital of which country?
What is Italy?
Which of the following is NOT a modern-day effect of colonialism? (a) cultural assimilation (b) cultural diffusion (c) increased wars (d) decrease in conflict.
What is (d) decrease in conflict?
A nation-state can best be described as…
What is a country that has shared characteristics?
Describe one element of continuity and change from the Crusades to WWII.
What is continued European conflict but new technology and ideologies?
What are two major peninsulas in Europe?
What are the Iberian and Balkan Peninsulas?
Berlin is the capital of which country?
What is Germany?
Imperialism caused all of the following in Europe except: (a) increased tensions (b) WWI and WWII (c) mass acceptance of new political policies.
What is (c) mass acceptance of new political policies?
The biggest cause of WWI was what?
What is nationalism?
How did ancient European political ideas influence today’s governments?
Answer: What is that democracy and citizenship ideas from Greece and Rome inspired modern systems?
Name one sea that borders Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea or North Sea?
Kiev (Kyiv) is the capital of which country?
What is Ukraine?
What were two motives for European exploration?
What are gold and glory (or God, gold, and glory)?
Describe the fall of the Roman Empire.
What is that the empire weakened due to invasions, corruption, and division?
What conditions in Germany helped lead to the rise of Adolf Hitler?
What are economic depression, resentment of the Treaty of Versailles, and promises of national restoration?
Explain how Europe’s physical geography affects its population distribution.
What is that people tend to live near rivers, plains, and coasts where resources and trade are available?
London is the capital of which country?
What is the United Kingdom?
How has European imperialism impacted the modern world today?
What is the spread of European culture, languages, and political systems worldwide?
Using a map of Europe, describe three things you can infer about the continent’s political boundaries.
What is that Europe has many small nations, natural borders affect boundaries, and countries cluster near rivers and coasts?
Aristotle was a philosopher from the…
What is the Greek Empire?