Physical Geography
Covers most of Poland and many Baltic countries, including majority of the Russian population lives here.
Plains
Before the Revolution of 1917, Russia operated as a monarchy, who was the ruler?
Czar
What is Northern Europe know for?
Small, open economies
Which country does not have an official religion?
Finland
What did many countries do before WW1?
They created alliances with each other
What are the landforms of Northern Europe?
Fjords: valleys that carved out by glaciers and ice.
Examples of Welfare States
tax-funded public welfare
social-democratic legislation
Health care, education, and retirement
Family friendly policies
Seen a lot in the northern European countries
What did people do in 20th Century in Northwestern Europe?
People began flocking to the cities
Population of farmers began to shrink
Agricultural companies emerger and created agribusiness
What are Romance languages that are spoken?
Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal
What are the four revolutions that happened in Europe history?
Protestant Reformation
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Glorious Revolution
What is the climate in the Northern & Northwestern Europe?
Should be a lot colder than it is
or
It is warmer because of the Gulf Stream
What was the place that went thoughout history and was mainly ruled by monarchs?
Northwestern Europe
Global economy had a major impact because....
Had Experienced high national debt, unemployment, political and economic instability
What are some population patterns in Europe?
Shaped by migration and distinct ethnic groups.
For migrants to work or flee from war-torn regions
How Denmark has the population of Greenland
Has LPD than other countries in Europe
What were the other wars that happened in the Cold War?
The Korean War and Vietnam War
What do the Ural Mountains create?
Forms a natural boundary between European Russia and Siberian Russia.
What happened when Eastern fell under communist control?
was known as satellites
Beginning of 1989, They started to replace their communist governments
1991 protesting led to new ethnic-based countries
What are the two causes that caused pollution in Europe?
The Black Triangle and Soviet Factories
What are the literacy rates in: Northern Europe, Northwestern Europe, and Southern Europe?
N-100%
NW-96-100%
S-95%
What did the Nordic Countries connect?
Was connected to the mainland Europe and increasingly continental.
What kind of impact did Pollution make in Europe?
Factories during the Soviet Era ruined the environment in Russia
Ruined farmland and water sources
Low-emission zones have been established in Eastern Europe
What two events led the Enlightment to improving their government?
French Revolution overthrew the monarchy
Enlightened thinking ecourageed democracy and social change
Was created by desire for european unity after WW2, was set up in 1992 and works to boost trade amongst member countries.
European Union
What are the exact countries that are members of the 'European Union'?
There are 28 countries
What big impact happened when the 'Treaty of Versailles' ended?
Germany was blamed for WW1 and were forced to pay reparations for the war, which out them in debt.