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| reclaimed land from the sea. Often with water pumped out and retaining walls. Like in Denmark |
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| U shaped glacial valley of water |
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| What countries are on Iberian peninsula? |
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| What mountains separates the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe? |
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| What mountains isolates Italy from the rest of Europe? |
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| What mountains form the "spine of Italy"? |
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| British Isles, Greenland, Icealand, Crete, Sicily |
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| Greece, Bosnia and Albania are on what peninsula? |
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| HOw does the North Atlantic Drift and prevailing westerlies affect climate of Europe? |
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| temperates it. Much warmer than latitude would suggest. |
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| Affect of mountains on Europe? |
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| Isolates and allows various ethnic groups to not interact. |
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| Role of rivers in Europe? |
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| Very important. Allowed goods, ideas, etc. to travel within Europe. Important to the industrial Revolution. |
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| What peninsula is land of the midnight sun? |
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| Temperatures of inland Europe? |
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| Humid Continental more extreme. Hot and cold. |
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| Hot/dry in Summer. Wet and warm in winter. |
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| What is the Climate of Scandanavian peninsula? |
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| Describe each of the four regions? |
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A. E. Europe – crossroads, gypsies, former communist stronghold, rural areas important
B. W. Europe- sparked reformation, rivalry between two largest countries
C. N. Europe – silicon Glen, sailing and Vikings, socialized industries
D. Mediterranean Europe- agriculture shifting to industry, huge empire, spread language religion |
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| Popular sports in N. Europe? |
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| Winter Sports!! Cricket and Rugby too. |
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| What luxury items are made in Europe? |
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Switzerland- watches
Germany- cars
Netherlands- tulip bulbs
Italy – clothing/fashions |
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| Which region has the lowest standard of living in Europe? |
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| Eastern Europe. Years of communism. |
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| What empires were in Eastern Europe? |
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| Roman, Byzantine (orthodox Christianity), Ottoman, Austrian |
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| What region of Europe seems to have the most "turmoil" including genocide in the 90's. |
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| Eastern Europe Yugoslavia fell apart into 6 republics. |
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| Though Yugoslavia violently fell apart.. what E. European country voted peacefully to split? |
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| What are no go neighborhoods? How is Europe handling muslim influx? |
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| Neighborhoods that are predominantly Muslim that remain isolated. Some nations like France have banned the Burqa. |
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| No they have not always had a good relationship with England. Catholic v. Protestant split. |
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| What religion/language tends to bond N. Europe? |
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| Germanic language and Protestant Religion |
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| Why has Europe been a region of many wars? |
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| It has so many cultural groups. High nationalism and competition for resources. |
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| What pollutes most of Europe? |
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| Factory emissions, mining, pesticides and poor sewage treatment |
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| A confederacy/union of 28 European nations formed after WWII to help these countries cooperate for trade, environment, defense, etc. |
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| Have all countries adopted the Euro? |
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| NO b/c for some countries like UK and Norway it doesn't make sense financially. |
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| What are the most important resources in Europe? |
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| Fertile land for farming, oil, coal, iron ore, rivers |
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| What is happening to Venice? |
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| This floating city is sinking and water is becoming stagnant. |
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| What language and religion families is most of the Mediteranean region? |
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| Catholic and Romance root language. |
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| In W. Europe what two countries are the main anchors? |
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| Germany and France. This is why this region has a mix of languages and mix of religions. Protestant and Catholic, Germanic and Romance root. This region has had wars between these two countries. |
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| Killing of Jews. Genoncide under Hitler. |
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| What was the Bubonic Plague/Black Plague? |
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| Fleas from black rats spread disease killed 1/3 of Europe. |
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| Germany Thesis pinned by Martin Luther sparked moving away from Catholic Church. |
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| Christians pilgrimage to Holy lands to defend their right to worship. War, etc. took place. |
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| First democracy in world? |
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