In what direction from the equator does Europe lie?
North
100
What are treeless, windy highland areas that always have damp ground?
moors
100
The form of money used by a country is called ______.
Currency
100
Europe is the ______ most densely populated continent on Earth.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Name a continent that is more densely populated than Europe.
2nd
Asia
100
In Germany (and some other European countries) a superhighway is called ______.
An Autobahn
200
In Scotland, what do they call the narrow bays that reach far inland?
Lochs (Pronounced "locks")
200
Name one of the two of the four European countries that have long, harsh winters.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Name all four.
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland
200
What is the name of the event that was "born" in Europe that transformed the region from an agricultural society into an industrial one?
The Industrial Revolution
200
How many years back does Europe's rich cultural heritage stretch?
Thousands of years.
200
What do we call a specialized glossary that only contains information on places?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - What specific information is found in these specialized glossaries?
A gazetteer
Facts about the place and its coordinates (longitude and latitude)
300
What is the tallest mountain range in Europe?
The Alps
300
Why is Europe's climate not tropical like Latin America's.
It lies farther from the equator.
300
What do we call the communications and transportation networks on which the economy of any country depends?
Infrastructure
300
The systematic murder of more than 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler and his followers during World War II.
The Holocaust
300
What are the three smallest countries - by land area - in Europe?
Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino
400
Name the three largest countries in Europe - by land area.
Russia, The Ukraine, France
400
Peat, or wet ground with decaying plants, can be used for ______.
fuel
400
What are the three main economic activities in Europe?
Agriculture, Manufacturing, Service Industries
400
Name two major conflicts that have occurred in Europe's recent history.
World Wars I and II
Communist division
400
Which country is known in Europe for maintaining neutrality?
Switzerland
500
Name the two European countries that lie completely within another country.
For DOUBLE JEOPARDY - name the country each lies within.
Vatican City and San Marino
Italy
500
Explain why the climate of Europe is milder than you would think it would be, given its northern location.
The North Atlantic Current (or Gulf Current) brings warm water and warm air from the equator.
500
What three things have helped make Europe a global economic power?
Natural resources, waterways, ports
500
Recently many European nations have joined together in a new economic force called ______.
The European Union
500
Which European country has three "official" languages?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - What are the three languages?