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| How long was the Cold War? |
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| Who was the battleground for the two world wars? |
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| What is the European Union? |
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| an association of 27 european countries joined together to work towards a goal for political, economical, and cultural |
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| What are the four general topographic regions of European landscapes? |
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| the European lowlands, Alpine Mountain systems, the Central Uplands, and the Western Uplands |
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| What is the European lowland known as? |
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| The Northern European Plain |
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| What major rivers run through the European lowland? |
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| the Rhine, the Loire, the Thames and the Elbe |
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| What mountain ranges act as a border between Spain and France? |
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| What do the Central uplands provide for Europe? |
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| raw materials for industrial areas; iron and coal |
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| What is a shield landscape? |
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| barren, flat lands eroded by bedrock that have thin soils |
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| What is a maritime climate? |
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| moderate and moist climate |
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| What is the mediterranean climate? |
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| a distinct dry season during the summer |
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| What kind of overall climate does Europe have? |
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| diked agricultural settlements |
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| Where are polders most common in the European region? |
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| What was the last plan for more ambitious polders? |
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| the Zuider Zee Project of the 20th century, which improved a major flooding hazard and opened new farming lands |
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| In European countries, describe the population. |
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| slow and natural; deathrate exceeds the birthrate |
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| What happens in a "postindustrial phase"? |
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| the population falls below replacement levels (which means parents have less than two children) |
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| Which three countries are at zero population growth? |
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| germany, france, and england |
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| What is one of the most challanging population problems in Europe? |
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| What might immigration into Europe be needed for today? |
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| labor source and to provide tax renevue |
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| migrant workers that eased labor shortages back during the war |
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| Whats the European recession resulting in? |
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| Where are most of the immigrants migrating from? |
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| asia, africa and the Caribbean |
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| Who are major recipients of the current immigration? |
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| the former colonial powers of England, France and the Netherlands |
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| What cultural race is common in the netherlands? |
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| What is a major characteristic of Europe's population? |
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| What are the three historical European times? |
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The medival (900-1500 CE)
Renaissance-Baroque (1500-1800)
Industrial (1800-present) |
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| What does a medieval landscape look like? |
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| narrow, winding streets with 3 to 4 story buildings |
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| What were some setbacks of the Renaissance-Baroque period? |
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| fortications prevented outward spread of growing cities, and quarters were cramped. |
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| What are the three most common languages in European region? (spoken by 90%) |
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| German, Romance, or Slavic |
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| What is the second largest Germanic language? |
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| What are three types of Romance languages? |
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| Italian, Spanish and French |
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| What is the official language of Switzerland? |
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| What is French also known as? |
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| What is the largest European subfamily of the Indo-European langauges? |
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| What is the Cyrillic alphabet? |
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| based on the greek language for slavic speaking and used by Orthodox church |
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| the movement away from organized religions in Europe |
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| What do migration patterns influence? |
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| the cultural mix in Europe |
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| What is ethnic clustering leading to? |
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| What impact did the great depression have on europe? |
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| high unemployment, food shortages, and political unrest |
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| What was Europe divided by from 1945 until 1990? |
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| What is the iron curtain? |
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| termed by Winston Churchill. Described the seperation of borders, the western border having succombed to Soviet power |
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| What did the cold war inspire inFeb 1945? |
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| what was the yalta conference? |
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| Britain, the Soviet Union and the US met to plan the shape of postwar Europe |
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| What did Poland do in August 1989? |
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| elected the first non-communist government since WWII to lead a European state |
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| What did Poland do in August 1989? |
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| elected the first non-communist government since WWII to lead a European state |
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| What two states was czechvoslovakia split into? what year? |
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| the czech republic and slovakia; 1993 |
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| What two changes were associated with the industrial revolution? |
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1. machines replaced people
2. inanimate energy sources powered the new machines |
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| When did the new industrial system come together in england? |
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| What was the center of the early industrial innovation? |
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| Englands textile industry |
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| What year did the first industrial districts begin appearing in continental europe? |
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| What was the first industrial area outside of britain known as? |
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| what year did the EEC reinvent themselves? through what? |
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| 1965 thru the Brussels treaty |
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| European Economic Community |
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| What did the Treaty of Rome establish in 1957? |
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| countries belonging to the EMU |
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| What is a command economy? |
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| an economy that is centrally planned and controlled |
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| the transfer of governmentally owned businesses to private ownership |
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| What were three consequences as the countries moved to free market? |
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| price supports, tariff protection and subsidies were removed from consumer goods |
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