Landforms
Definition of Coniferous
Any of a group of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs
Because it had rich fishing grounds
who was a German political leader in WWII that killed a lot of Jews
Adolf Hitler.
What was the war between France and England during the 1200s and the 1300s
The Hundred Years War
What was the earliest college in Western Europe
Oxford and University of Paris
Definition of Deciduous
Of a tree or shrub shedding its leaves annually
Which country had dikes to hold back the seas
The Netherlands.
What Germanic group of people settled eastern Europe
The Angles, the Saxons, and the Franks
What showed how the Cold War ended
When the Berlin Wall fell
What was the main religion in Western Europe
Christianity
How were the Northern European Plains formed
They were formed by glaciers that shaped the land
What was the English Channel called that was underwater
The Chunnel
Who was the Catholic Church leader in the 1000's
Pope Urban ll
How many people died in WWI
20 million
What were the 3 types of ethnic groups in Western Europe
The French, German, and British
What is the natural barrier between France and Spain
The Pyrenees Mountains
What were some roles of Rivers
It determined the location of cities
Provided transport for goods and people
It made political borders
Who was the German priest that helped protest for the Reformation
Martin Luther
What were the two sides in WWII called
The Axis and Allies
When did the Europeans first start making highspeed railways?
In 1981.
How were the Alps formed
They were formed by plate tectonics
What were some of the Rivers in Western Europe
Thames River
Rhine River
Seine River
Who was the person that developed the theory that other planets like earth, rotate around the sun
Nicolaus Copernicus
What was the Holocaust
The mass killing of 60 million Jews
What is it called when a country depends on service rather than industry?
Postindustrial