Physical Geography
Mountain range that forms the natural boundary between France and Spain.
What are the Pyrenees Mountains?
German priest responsible for the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This is Western Europe's major religion.
What is Christianity?
Most of the current population growth in Western Europe is caused by this.
What is immigration?
These winds, warmed by the Gulf Stream, cause cool summers and mild winters for most of Western Europe.
What are the Westerlies?
This part of the Atlantic Ocean separates Southern England from Northern France.
What is the English Channel?
What is Feudalism?
A language spoken in the Pyrenees region of France and Spain that is unrelated to any other modern language.
What is Basque?
An organization of European nations formed in 1993 to make trade easier and movement easier.
What is the European Union?
One of Europe's most important energy resources besides oil, coal, and natural gas. Comes from decaying vegetable matter.
What is peat?
This shallow part of the Atlantic Ocean separates Britain from the rest of Europe.
What is the North Sea?
This English philosopher believed the best form of government was an agreement between the ruler and the people. Influenced revolutions of the time.
Who is John Locke?
Most popular team sport in Western Europe.
What is football (soccer)?
The invented mash-up word for Great Britain leaving the European Union.
What is Brexit?
A system the Romans built to transport water to cities and towns.
What are the aqueducts?
This river passes through Paris and carries most of France's inland water traffic.
What is the Seine River?
The Hundred Years War was responsible for spreading this disease throughout Europe.
What is the plague?
An area in Switzerland and Austria that is popular for mountain climbing, skating, and skiing.
What are the Alps?
The postindustrial economy in Western Europe depends on this resource.
What is service?
One of the busiest waterways in Europe. It begins in the Swiss Alps.
What is the Rhine River?
This high pressure system causes southern France to be hot and dry in the summer.
What are the Azores?
These countries were Germany's allies during World War II.
Who are Italy and Japan (Axis Powers)?
This system of superhighways in Germany are among Europe's best roads.
What is the autobahn en?
The 1900s were difficult on Western Europe because of the World Wars and which big diplomatic issue?
What is the Cold War?
The river that runs through southern England and empties into the North Sea.
What is the Thames River?