Vocabulary
Climate Zones
Landforms
Historical Events
Pick a Country
100
government where all free citizens share in running of that government
What is democracy?
100
This climate zone has hot, wet summers; mild, wet winters; is located north of Adriatic Sea.
What is humid subtropical?
100
Europe itself is one of these landforms.
What is a peninsula?
100
This system of government had kings with their own territories. They gave land to nobles in exchange for military service/protection.
What is feudalism?
100
This country is known as the Emerald Isle; is primarily Catholic; gained independence from UK but is at odds with Protestant neighbors; agriculture is important but manufacturing employees a significant # of people.
What is Republic of Ireland?
200
country made of people who share a common culture & history
What is nation-state?
200
This climate zone is located far north; completely treeless; extremely cold; short summer nights and long winter nights.
What is tundra?
200
These 3 mountain ranges make up the Alpine Mountain System.
What as the Alps, Pyrenees, and Carpathians?
200
Feudalism was brought to an end by what 2 major events?
What are the Crusades and bubonic plague?
200
2nd largest European country; varied landscape from mountains to plains; mild, warm climate; known for wine and cheese
What is France?
300
sweeping change
What is a revolution?
300
This climate zone is home to the Alps and Carpathian Mountains; has cool to cold temperatures; variation in precipitatino and temperatures due to wind direction, sun location, altitude; trees to the timberline here.
What is highlands?
300
2 reasons the Northern European Plain is densely populated.
What are: rich soil/productive farms & energy/mineral resources.
300
The Industrial Revolution allowed people to move here.
What are cities?
300
some flat land, some highlands, some mountains; Danube River and Rhine River flow through; was many smaller states; struggle for worl dominance led to both world wars
What is Germany?
400
In this type of government, the government has complete control of producing goods.
What is communism?
400
This climate zone has mild temps & high precipitation; forests thrive in this zone; many jobs are linked to forest-related industries; includes United Kingdom & parts of NE Europe along North Sea
What is Marine West Coast?
400
a country which does not border an ocean or sea.
What is a landlocked country?
400
When people became more educated during the Renaissance and Reformation, people began the question the control by this group.
What is the Catholic Church?
400
Apennine Mountains stretch like a backbone down this country; southern part is poor with little industry/mountainous/few resources
What is Italy?
500
government takes care of suck, needy & retired
What is welfare state?
500
This climate zone has cooler summers and colder winters; less rain and snow; some marshes and forests; Eastern & some Northern Europe along Baltic Sea
What is humid continental?
500
Why are Europe's rivers important? (3 reasons)
What are: 1) transportation, 2)generate electricity, 3)support recreation/tourism, 4)create productive farmlands
500
This allows European goods and people to move freely between countries.
What is the European Union?
500
struggled under communism with command economy;solidarity helped establish market economy and democratic government; fertile lowlands; target of many invading armies over the years
What is Poland?