Europe
A peninsula of peninsulas jutting out from the huge landmass of Eurasia
What is the description of the continent of Europe?
This is known as a cooperative economic organization
What is the European Union?
This has affected ecosystems in Western Europe, causing the need for natural forests to be cleared to make way for farms and to provide timber for building materials
What is human settlement
This is the name some geographers suggest should be used for the landmass of Europe and Asia
What is Eurasia
This is considered a great period of art and learning
What is the Renaissance
Where and when was the growing use of machines, beginning in England
What is Western Europe in the 1700s
Ships could sail directly into its port, making this European city one of the greatest commercial & shipping centers in the world
What is London
These two French regions lie in south central and southeastern Frace
What is the Massif Central and the Alps
This is a temperate grassland found in Europe and Asia
What is steppe
Money claimed for war damages
What are reparations
The two languages, Romance and Germanic
What is the two major language groups in Western Europe
Heavy industries in this country have declined since the mid-1900s due to a lack of modern technology
What is Wales
This land form separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe
What is the Pyrenees
This is a system of government in which the government controls the means of production
What is communism
The island home of Minoan culture
What is Crete
This area in Europe has warm summers with cool winters
What is Mediterranean Europe
This is NOT a major economic activity in the Nordic Nations
What is coal mining
These are areas of land that have dropped down between faults
What are grabens
This is the process of training and breeding animals for use by humans
What is domestication
A loose organization of independent states
What is confederation
Literacy rates are close to 100% in this area of the continent
Western Europe
This has allowed Luxembourg to maintain a high standard of living
What is changing from a manufacturing to a service & high-tech based economy
This is referred to as land reclaimed from the sea
What is polder
What is lignite?
An extended decline on general business activity
What is a recession