Physical Geography
This mountain range creates the border between France and Spain
(bonus points if you can tell me the country nestled in between the two countries)
The Pyrennese
This body of water separates Great Britain from mainland France.
English Channel
This warm ocean current keeps Western Europe's climate much milder than other regions at the same latitude.
The Gulf Stream
This ancient empire spread Latin, Roman law, roads, and architecture across Western Europe before falling in 476 CE.
The Roman Empire
The United Kingdom has this type of government, where a monarch is head of state but elected officials hold real power.
Constitutional Monarchy
This vast lowland region stretches across Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, historically important for farming and settlement.
The Northern European Plain
This river flows through Paris, France
London experiences this climate type, known for mild temperatures and frequent rainfall
The Maritime Climate
In 1517, this man began the Protestant Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther
France uses this hybrid system where both a president and a prime minister share executive power.
Semi-presidential System
Spain and Portugal share this peninsula, separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees.
The Iberian Peninsula
This river flows through London, England.
The Thames
Barcelona experiences this climate type — hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
Mediterranean
French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian all belong to this language family, descended from Latin.
Bonus: Give me one example of a Latin- Root
Romance Languages
This organization allows member countries to trade freely and shares a common currency, the euro
the European Union
This country famously sits below sea level and relies on dikes and engineering to hold back the sea.
The Netherlands
This river carries more cargo than any other in Europe, flowing from Switzerland to the North Sea
Bonus points: what countries does this river seperate?
The Rhine
At high elevations in the Alps, this climate type brings colder temperatures year-round.
Alpine Climate
The European Union was largely created in response to the destruction caused by these two conflicts.
The World Wars
In 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum known by this name.
Brexit
This mountain range spans Switzerland, Austria, France, and Italy, and is the highest in Western Europe.
The Alps
This river begins in Germany and flows east all the way to the Black Sea.
The Danube
These two geographic advantages made the North European Plain historically important for agriculture
1. Fertile Soils
2. Rivers
This symbolic event in 1989 marked the end of Cold War division in Europe.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Germany's economy is described as "export-driven," meaning it depends heavily on selling these types of products abroad.
Manufacturing- Cars etc.