Vocabulary
Deep and wide enough to allow passage through.
Navigable
List the Benelux Countries
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
This country is known as an economic powerhouse as it is a leader in automotive manufacturing, engineering, and renewable energy.
Germany
List the Italian Regions
Northern Italy, Central Italy, Southern Italy
This country is known for its battles with water as 26% of the country is below sea level.
Netherlands
An embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water.
Dike
List the 4 Mediterranean Countries
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
List the Regions of France
Northern France, Southern France, Eastern France
What country has unique elements such as regional diversity with 17 autonomous communities and famous traditions such as flamenco & bullfighting?
Spain
This country has mountainous borders of the Pyrenees and Alps in the south and is culturally known for literature, fashion, and the art style of impressionism.
France
A sharp, widespread rise in prices.
Inflation
List the 4 countries that make up the UK
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England
What is unique about the French Language?
It contains numerous dialects and there are actually laws to protect it from being too diluted.
This country was once a powerful maritime empire and is the smallest of the 4 Mediterranean countries.
Portugal
What country is most known for their financial sector.
Switzerland
An extended decline in business activity.
Recession
List the 5 Nordic Nations
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland
What 2 countries are known for being politically neutral?
Switzerland & Austria
This mountain range separates Spain from the rest of the continent of Europe.
Pyrenees Mountains
This country is very culturally diverse due to its decentralized gov't leading to regional autonomy.
Belgium
A geological phenomenon in which ground in an area sinks.
Subsidence
List all 21 - minus UK - Western European/Mediterranean Countries
Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
List all 7 Western European Countries we discussed in this chapter
What country has over 9,000 miles of coastline of mostly mountainous terrain located strategically between Europe, Asia, and Africa?
Greece
This country is the former center of the Habsburg Empire and played a pivotal role in the World Wars as a German ally until 1955.
Austria