Landforms
Much of northern Europe is covered in which type of landform?
Where did democracy-style goverment begin?
Greece
This type of artform began in Greece.
Mosaics
Which sea do Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania border?
Baltic Sea
Give one detail about a European country that would fall within the PLACE theme of geography.
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What type of government did the Soviet Union have?
communism
During the 1800s, Ireland experienced this tragedy.
Potato famine
Which hemispheres is Europe located in?
Northern and Eastern
Ukraine is part of which region of Europe?
Eastern
Name two of the three countries that make up the "low countries" region of Benelux.
Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg
Greece was divided into these...(hint: each city had its own laws)
City-States
What is a historical reason why East Europe is less developed/wealthy than West Europe?
East Europe was taken over by the USSR and communism.
Austria and Switzerland are called the what countries? Why do they have this name?
Alps (Alpine Region), because the Alps Mountains run through these countries.
During WWI, huge trenches were dug all the way from Switzerland to the North Sea. This is an example of which theme?
Human-Environment Interaction
Much of Southern Europe borders which sea?
What countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, North Ireland
Which city was divided by a wall after WWII?
Berlin
Which body of water is between the UK and France?
English Channel
Unlike Western Europe, in Southeastern Europe a major religion is _________________. This falls within the ____________ theme.
Muslim; Place
Many Eastern European countries were once communist, meaning people could not own private businesses. Today, many of these countries are now _________________, where people can own their own businesses and potentially become wealthy.
Many of the countries of Southeastern Europe (i.e. Kosovo, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, etc.) used to be part of one country called:
Yugoslavia
Iceland's geysers and used to produce what?
Geothermal energy
Give one relative location of Italy.
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