Physical Geography
Provides routes for shipping
Why are Western Europe's rivers essential to its economy?
Increased trade and created a merchant class
How did the economy of Western Europe change after the Crusades?
Catholicism
Which religion is most widespread in Western Europe?
Roman Republic
Ancient Greece
What is Ancient Greece?
Italy, boot-shaped land, Apennines mountain range, active volcano Mount Vesuvius, 30% plains
Southwestern Europe, Spain and Portugal → Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean → Mostly a plateau
Southeastern Europe, mountain ranges and valleys, terrain makes travel difficult
What are the:
Iberian Peninsula
Apennine Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Polluted by unregulated sewage and agricultural runoff
How have humans affected the Danube River?
Goods became easier to get and cheaper
Which changes resulted from the Industrial Revolution?
Extremely high speeds
What is the Audubon Highway known for?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
What is the Middle Ages?
South of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic Ocean → Volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers.
Ireland and Great Britain; cool, hilly, and rainy
2,000 islands in the Aegean Sea, sunny climate, rugged landscape
5 major islands; Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus, Crete; rugged terrain, volcanic mountains
Vividly green grasslands
What are:
Greece
Emerald Isle
Iceland
The British Isles
Mediterranean Islands
Olives, fruits, vegetables
Which type of agriculture is mostly found in Southern Europe?
Trading community among western Europe
What is the European Union?
Bosnian Serb Army removed and killed several ethnic groups
What event occurred in the Balkan Peninsula?
Exploration of New Worlds
Reformation
What is the Reformation?
1992, link between North Sea and the Black Sea
Through France and Germany into the Netherlands, western Europe, connects cities to North Sea
Britain, allows ships into London
Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea, Major river of Eastern Europe
What are the
Rhine River
Danube River
Main-Danube Canal
Thames River
Carved out fjords along the coast
How did glaciers affect the European coastline?
They are located near natural resources
What factors contribute to the location of manufacturing industries across Europe?
Euro
What is the most common form of currency used in Europe?
World War I
Great Depression
What is World War 1?
Rebirth of interest in the classical period
Central government replaced by feudalism
Roman Empire divided into eastern and western empires with each developing different cultures
Foundations of Western civilization.
Founded by Martin Luther
What are:
Ancient Greece & Rome
Christian Europe
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Reformation
Trees (Forestry)
Which type of agriculture is mostly found in Northern Europe?
People began to move from rural to urban areas
How did the Industrial Revolution affect Europe?
Switzerland
3 official languages (German, Italian, French)
Cold War
World War 2
What is World War 2
Known as the “War to end all wars”
1400s, Exploration of the world begins
Struggle between western democracies AND eastern communists
Dictators like Adolf Hitler (Germany) & Benito Mussolini (Italy)
Led to new lands being discovered and new natural resources
A time of mass unemployment especially in larger cities
What are:
European Explorations
World War I
Great Depression
World War II
Cold War