Germany/France
What type of government does France have?
A republic; includes a parliament and an elected president
What important event happened in Germany in 1961?
The Soviet Union builds the Berlin Wall. The Wall is later taken down. Demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992.
What four countries make up the British Isles?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Name all the countries of Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland
The area of large flat land that covers most of northern Europe and stretches from France to Russia
Northern European Plain
What was Germany called before it was a united country during the Roman Empire?
Germania. The Romans named it that after one of the tribes in the region.
What major city in the Benelux countries is the headquarters for the European Union (EU-1993) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO-1949)
Brussels (Capital of Belgium)
Name at least one group that settled, and for some time, ruled the British Isles at one point in history.
Examples: The Angles, the Saxons, the Vikings, the Celts, the Normans
For almost 200 years Sweden has been a neutral country. What does this mean?
They have not sided with another country in an international conflict.
The two main mountain ranges of western-central Europe. Hint: One separates France/Spain; One runs along the northern border of Italy and is the largest mountain system in Europe.
What is the most common religion in France and Germany? Must give me the specific denomination too
They are both Christian, but France is Roman Catholic while Germany is mostly Protestant in the north and central parts and more Catholic in the southern parts.
What is the main language of the Netherlands and what is something the Netherlands is known for?
Dutch; World famous cheese and tulips. One of the busiest seaports is in Rotterdam too.
Name at least one of the products made by the British during the Industrial Revolution (1730-1860) that made Great Britain one of wealthiest countries in the world and the largest empire in world history
E.g. Iron, steel, and/or textiles
What two exports does Norway have that allows it to have the highest GDP/capita in Scandinavia?
Oil and Natural Gas
What is the main climate of west-central Europe and most of northern Europe? Name one other climate of northern Europe
Marine West Coast Climate and Humid Continental (Norway, Sweden, Finland), Subarctic (Norway, Sweden Finland), and Tundra (Northern Iceland, Norway and Finland)
What type of government does Germany have?
Federal Republic. They also have a parliament that chooses a chancellor (prime minister) and elects a president that has mostly ceremonial duties.
What does Cosmopolitan mean?
heavily influenced by other countries (e.g. people, ideas, cultures, etc.)
What document was the first of its kind in world history to limit the powers of monarchs?
England (1215)
The Magna Carta or Great Charter
What is the name of the island that is geographically part of N. America, is a territory of Denmark and 80% of it is a thick level of ice making it uninhabitable? You must also define uninhabitable with your answer.
Greenland; can't support human settlement
Name three major rivers in West-Central and/or Northern Europe
Danube, Rhine, Elbe, Rhone, Loire, Seine, Thames
Name one famous person from France and Germany from the textbook and include their contribution to the world.
France- Charlemagne (Greatest ruler of the Franks from which France gets its name), Napoleon Bonaparte (took power of France, conquered much of Europe and expanded the French empire), Alexandre Dumas (wrote the Three Musketeers)
Germany- Martin Luther (the Protestant Reformation), Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven (classical music), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (influential writer)
The French have a saying "joie de vivre" (zwah-duh-veev-ruh). What does this saying mean essentially? Try to get close
Literally- "Good food, good company, good conversation." This saying manifests itself in the French culture. People love to eat amazing food (hence French cuisine), and have good company and conversations with friends, family and even strangers.
What event of the 1840s (1845-1849) devastated Ireland leading to starvation, disease, and emigration?
The Great Famine or the Irish Potato Famine.
It was caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
What is the name of the indigenous people that settled in Scandinavia approximately 10,000 BCE?
The Sami
What phenomenon is responsible for the climate of northern Europe being fairly mild despite its close proximity to the Arctic Circle.
North Atlantic Drift