Geography Terms
Physical Geography
Greece
Italy
Spain and Portugal
100
an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean
peninsula
100
a sea between Europe and Africa
Mediterranean Sea
100
a branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine Empire
Orthodox Church
100
the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
pope
100
a large peninsula in Southern Europe; Spain and Portugal are located there
Iberian Peninsula
200
part of a large body of water that is smaller than the gulf
bay
200
a high mountain range between Spain and France
Pyrenees (PIR-uh-neez)
200
(38°N, 24°E) an ancient city and the modern capital of Greece
Athens
200
(42°N, 12°E) a small country in Rome that is the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Vatican City
200
a type of government in which a king rules with the help of an elected parliament
parliamentary monarchy
300
an area of land that is surrounded entirely by water
Island
300
the major mountain range on the Italian Peninsula
Apennines (A-puh-nynz)
300
called the bithplace of Western culture
Greece
300
(42°N, 13°E) the capital of Italy; it was the capital of the ancient Roman Empire
Rome
300
(40°N 4°W) the capital of Spain
Madrid
400
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
strait
400
a great mountain system in central Europe
Alps
400
what area of study influenced ancient Greek architecture
mathematics
400
farming is important on this island at the peninsula's tip
Sicily
400
(41°N, 2°E) a large port city in Spain on the Mediterranean Sea
Barcelona
500
an area of land covered by shallow water
wetland
500
the type of climate found across Southern Europe; it features warm and sunny summer days, mild evenings, and cooler, rainy winters
Mediterranean climate
500
what is one of the most sacred days of the year for Orthodox Christians in Greece
Easter
500
a business port and the largest city in southern Italy
Naples
500
(39°N, 9°W) the capital of Portugal
Lisbon
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