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Chapter 12
Southern Europe
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Geography
6th Grade
05/20/2011

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AJ- What mountain range is in southern Spain?
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Sierra Nevada
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EF-What is the name of the huge central plateau in Spain?
Definition
the Meseta
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CM - What is the leading seaport in Spain?
Definition
Barcelona
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JW- What is the huge volcanic mountain on Sicily?
Definition
Mt. Etna
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JY- What is the river valley that lies in the north of Italy?
Definition
the Po River Valley
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AL-What climate type is most of Italy?
Definition
Mediterranean
Term
EN- What dictator in Spain died in 1975?
Definition
Francisco Franco
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JM- What mountain range borders Italy to the north?
Definition
the Alps
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CJ-Italy is a major producer of what product?
Definition
wine
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EN- Italy was part of which empire until the 400s?
Definition
Roman Empire
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JG-What are the three most important cities in northern Italy?
Definition
Milan, Turin, and Genoa
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CB- What are the hot, dry winds that blow across from North Africa to Italy?
Definition
the Siroccos
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RT: What mountain range runs down the center of Italy?
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Appenines
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NC-What island nation lies between Sicily and Africa?
Definition
Malta
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MA- When did Spain regain its independence?
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the 15th century / the 1400s
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DD-What three countries are on the Iberian Peninsula?
Definition
Spain, Portugal, Andorra
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EH-What is a traditional Spanish dish of shrimp, lobster, chicken, ham, and/or vegetables mixed with seasoned rice?
Definition
paella
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MD-What mountain range separates Spain from France?
Definition
Pyrenees Mountains
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RY-What are the two major income-makers in Portugal?
Definition
textiles and tourism
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TC-What two countries lie within Italy's borders?
Definition
San Marino and Vatican City
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AL-What is the longest river in Spain?
Definition
Tagus River
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JD- In what year did Italy unite as a country?
Definition
1861
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HD-Who was the Italian dictator that supported Hitler?
Definition
Mussolini
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EH-What mountain range runs through the center of Greece?
Definition
Pindus Mountains
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NC-What is the largest island that belongs to Greece?
Definition
Crete
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TG- What was the name of the rebirth in learning that took place in Italy in the 1300s?
Definition
the Italian Renaissance
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R.T: 95% of modern Greeks are what religion?
Definition
Eastern Orthodox Christians
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JW- What is the Greeks' most important holiday?
Definition
Easter
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GL-Which Greek city-state set up one of the first democracies?
Definition
Athens
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CM- On what peninsula is Greece located?
Definition
the Balkan Peninsula
Term
TC-What Mediterranean island nation is claimed by both Greece and Turkey?
Definition
Cyprus
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JM-What's the famous temple to Athena in Athens?
Definition
Parthenon
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RD-Italy includes what two major islands?
Definition
Sicily and Sardinia
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BC-What are the two main dances in Spain?
Definition
the bolero and flamenco
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BC-What is the southern peninsula of Greece called?
Definition
the Peloponnesus
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VB- Where are the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church?
Definition
Vatican City
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RD-In what Greek city were the first Olympic games held?
Definition
Olympia
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AS-What is the climate in most of Spain?
Definition
Mediterranean
Term
JH- Portugal is a poor country because most of the people earn a living how?
Definition
subsistence farming
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SD-What famous building in Spain was built by the Moors?
Definition
Alhambra
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KD-Who was the famous Spanish painter who went through a blue period?
Definition
Pablo Picasso
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ES-Who are the people in the north of Spain who speak a language unlike any other in Europe and want complete independence?
Definition
the Basque people
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SB-What famous book was written by Miguel de Cervantes?
Definition
Don Quixote
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