Geography
A very fine silt that has been deposited by the sand.
LOESS
A political organizarion of over twenty countries
The European Union
Name of common currency used in a majority if Western European Countries.
Euro
Predominant religion fund with the United Kingdom
Protestant
A time period where much earning about our natural surroundings occurred through reasoned investigations.
Scientific Revolution
A parcel of land reclaimed by the sea
Polder
A group of European and North American countries that have agreed to defend one another.
N.A.T.O.
major source of energy and transportation in European
River systems
A belief system that rejects or excludes religion
Secularism
A time of renewed interest in Greek and Roman art and architecture.
The Renaissance
This land includes the Brittany Peninsula in France.
The Western Upland
Form of Government not utilized in Western Europe in the modern era
Communist
Five examples of major industries found in Western Europe
1. Fishing
2. Ship Building
3. Mining ( gold, silver, copper, iron ore, zinc)
4. Petroleum refining
5. Coal
The Predominant religion of Western Europe
Roman Catholicism
The Catholic monk who started the Protestant Reformation by publishing his 95 Thesis.
Martin Luther
It forms a snowy barrier between the Southern Peninsula in France.
The Central Uplands
The title of head of state in a majority of Western European governments
Prime Minister
Reson for Spain and Greece becoming the poorest countries in Europe
(lack of) diversification.
Explain the difference between Atheism and Agnosticism. Which is more predominant in Western Europe today?
Atheism is the total denial of God; while agnosticism seeks proof of a Divine Being.
Agnosticism is more predominant today throughout Western Europe,
Resulted in the deth on one third of all Europeans in less than a generation.
Black Death
This region includes the Ardennes. te Massif Central, and the Black Forest
The Alpine System
Law making body of Great Britain
Parliament: Houe of Lords, House of Commons
Highway built in Germany in the 1930's with no speed limits.
Autobahn
What religious group is being denied entry into many countries in Western Europe today?
Muslims
Resulted i the deaths of over six million Jews; ad other groupos throughout Europe
Holocaust