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Political Geography of Europe
Physical Geography of Europe
Economic & Cultural Geography of Europe
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an autonomous political unit made of a city and its surrounding lands
What is a city-state?
100
a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
100
began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often done in people's homes, using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production
What is industrial revolution in Europe?
100
Europe is part of a large landmass, Europe and Asia mixed together in one word
What is Eurasia?
100
Brazil, Timon, Mozambique colonized this country. Speak portugese, next to Spain
What is Portugal?
200
A wall erected by East Germany in 1961 to cut the capital of Berlin in two, and later dismantled in 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
200
is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt. People call is "Pizza"
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
200
when a country takes over another country, european countries took over countries and regions all over the world.
What is imperialism?
200
a flat area that extends from France through the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and into Russia
What is The Northern European Plain?
200
an ethnic and religious conflict in the Balkans from 1992-1995, there is ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland
What are conflicts in Europe?
300
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs, brown, soil-like material
What is a peat?
300
a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.
What is The Parthenon?
300
when a group of people from one country settle in another country
What is colonization?
300
steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier, found in Norway on the Scandinavian Peninisula
What is a fjord?
300
exploration, imperialism, colonization caused this
What is the cause of European culture spread?
400
the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
What is Benelux?
400
inaugurated in 1836 by French king, Louis-Philippe, who dedicated it to the armies of the Revolution and the Empire, one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étolie
What is the Arc de Triomphe?
400
most important machine invented in Europe, Europeans could make trains, steamships, better mining equipment, and eventually better weapons
What is the steam engine?
400
waterway is a narrow body of water on an important transportation route or sea lane. The English Channel, The Strait of Gibraltar, and The Dardanelles and Bosporus
What are strategic waterways?
400
The Northern European Plain has fertile soil called chernozem, this land is good for farming. the Ruhr and Po valleys have deposits of iron ore and coal.
What is natural resources for Europe?
500
former inlet of the North Sea in the Netherlands, starts with IJ
What is ijsselmeer?
500
a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, an incomplete church in Spain, construction started in 1882
What is La Sagrada Familia?
500
he power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than being exercised through their representatives. Athens has this form of government.
What is direct democracy?
500
connects the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, the strait also separates the continents of Europe and Africa
What is the strait of gibraltar?
500
these areas are rich in coal and iron ore, these areas also have high concentrations or industry because it is cheaper to put industries next to the source of resources.
What is Ruhr and Po Valleys?