Major Characteristics (of each country)
General characteristics
physical geography
groups of countries
100

name the major characteristics of Western Europe (you only have to name one but you get 100 more points for the extra one(s) you name)

1) heart of european realm & hub of its economic power

2) focus of Europe's unifying drive

3) major economic activities are industry & commerce

100

europe's population is generally at this standard of money

well off

100

what does the ural mountain seperate

europe from asia

100

baltic states

estonia, latvia, lithuania

200

major characteristics of eastern europe (you only have to name one but you get 100 more points for the extra one(s) you name)

1) most complex, troublesome, and transitory of all the regions

2) because of political upheaval and war, this region is far behind the rest of europe economically

200

europe's population is highly...

urbanized

200

europe has a variety of different climates

true or false

true

200

great britain

england, wales, scotland

300

major features of british isles (you only have to name one but you get 100 more points for the extra one(s) you name)

1) england is the largest political division and the center of power under which the rest of the region was originally brought under unified control

2) main economic activity (except for ireland) is industry and commerce

300

europe's population is...

a) well educated

b) poorly educated

well educated

300

what peninsulas make up europe

scandinavian, jutland, iberian, italian, balkan

300

united kingdom

england, wales, scotland, northern ireland

400

major features of northern europe (you only have to name one but you get 100 more points for the extra one(s) you name)

1) limited industry because of lack of natural resources

2) economic activities range from manufacturing in sweden, agriculture in denmark, to fishing in norway and iceland

400

europe's population has a ______ life expectancy

a) long

b) short

long

400

what are the major mountain ranges in europe

alps, pyrenees, carpathian, ural, appanines

400

alpine countries

austria, liechtenstein, switzerland

500

major characteristics of southern (mediterranean) europe (you only have to name one but you get 100 more points for the extra one(s) you name)

1) did not experience the same economic recovery as western europe after WWII

2) this region's standard of living is generally above only Eastern europe

500

europe's population is agricultural (in general)

true or false

false

500

what are the major seas

atlantic ocean, adriatic, aegean, black, baltic, north, meditteranean

500

former yugoslavia

serbia, slovenia, montenegro, macedonia, croatia, bosnia (SSMMCB)