Physical Geography
History
Modern Europe
Which came first
Hodge Podge
100

Provides routes for shipping 

Why are Western Europe's rivers essential to its economy?

100

Increased trade and created a merchant class

How did the economy of Western Europe change after the Crusades?

100

Catholicism

Which religion is most widespread in Western Europe?

100

Roman Republic

Ancient Greece


What is Ancient Greece?

100

Italy, boot-shaped land, Apennines mountain range, active volcano Mount Vesuvius, 30% plains

Southwestern Europe, Spain and Portugal →  Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean → Mostly a plateau

Southeastern Europe, mountain ranges and valleys, terrain makes travel difficult

What are the:

Iberian Peninsula

Apennine Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula

200

Polluted by unregulated sewage and agricultural runoff

How have humans affected the Danube River?

200

Goods became easier to get and cheaper

Which changes resulted from the Industrial Revolution?

200

Extremely high speeds

What is the Audubon Highway known for?

200

Middle Ages
Renaissance

What is the Middle Ages?


200

South of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic Ocean → Volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers.

Ireland and Great Britain; cool, hilly, and rainy

2,000 islands in the Aegean Sea, sunny climate, rugged landscape

5 major islands; Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus, Crete; rugged terrain, volcanic mountains

Vividly green grasslands

What are:

Greece

Emerald Isle

Iceland

The British Isles

Mediterranean Islands

300

Olives, fruits, vegetables

Which type of agriculture is mostly found in Southern Europe?

300

Trading community among western Europe 

What is the European Union?

300

Bosnian Serb Army removed and killed several ethnic groups

What event occurred in the Balkan Peninsula?

300

Exploration of New Worlds

Reformation


What is the Reformation?

300

1992, link between North Sea and the Black Sea

Through France and Germany into the Netherlands, western Europe, connects cities to North Sea

Britain, allows ships into London

Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea, Major river of Eastern Europe

What are the

Rhine River

Danube River

Main-Danube Canal

Thames River

400

Carved out fjords along the coast

How did glaciers affect the European coastline?

400

They are located near natural resources

What factors contribute to the location of manufacturing industries across Europe?

400

Euro

What is the most common form of currency used in Europe?

400

World War I
Great Depression

What is World War 1?

400

Rebirth of interest in the classical period
Central government replaced by feudalism
Roman Empire divided into eastern and western empires with each developing different cultures
Foundations of Western civilization.
Founded by Martin Luther

What are:

Ancient Greece & Rome

Christian Europe

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Reformation


500

Trees (Forestry) 

Which type of agriculture is mostly found in Northern Europe?

500

People began to move from rural to urban areas

How did the Industrial Revolution affect Europe?

500

Switzerland

3 official languages (German, Italian, French)

500

Cold War

World War 2


What is World War 2

500

Known as the “War to end all wars”
1400s, Exploration of the world begins
Struggle between western democracies AND eastern communists
Dictators like Adolf Hitler (Germany) & Benito Mussolini (Italy)
Led to new lands being discovered and new natural resources
A time of mass unemployment especially in larger cities

What are:

European Explorations

World War I

Great Depression

World War II

Cold War