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| Europe is very crowded. What is happening to the population? |
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| What kinds of conflicts does Europe have? |
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| Name 5 Romantic languages. |
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| Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian |
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| What language did the Romance languages evolve from? |
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| Latin, the language of Rome. |
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| What kind of language is English? Does it have more in common with German or the Romance languages? |
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| English is Germanic, and has more in common with German than it does with the Romance languages. |
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What kind of languages are Russian and Polish? |
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| Russian and Polish are Slavic languages. |
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| What is the mountain chain in Central Europe? |
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| What nation is located in the Alps? |
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| Switzerland is located in the Alps. |
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| What is the name of the mountain chain that separates Spain and France? |
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| The Pyranees are the mountains that separate Spain and France. |
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| What 2 countries comprise the Iberian peninsula? |
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| The Iberian peninsula consists of Spain and Portugal. |
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| Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are 3 small nations northeast of France. What are the know collectively as? |
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| They are known as the Benelux nations. |
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| Who are an ethnic group in Spain with a different culture and language than the rest of the nation? |
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| The group the Basques often resists Spanish authority. What actions do they want to take? |
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| The Basques want to form their own nation. |
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| What separates Europe from Africa? |
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| What does the Mediterranean Sea flow through and past? |
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| The Mediterranean flows through the Strait of Gibraltar and past the Rock of Gibraltar. |
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| Belarus and Ukraine are industrial nations in Eastern Europe that used to be a part of what nation? |
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| They were both part of the Soviet Union. |
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| What country has dissolved into many warring factions including Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina? |
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| The country was Yugoslavia. |
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| What is the worlds largest island? What is the plant life like there? |
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| Greenland, and despite the name there is very little plantlife on the island. |
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| What country controls Greenland? |
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| Denmark controls Greenland. |
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| Who were an ancient people that occupied Western Europe before the Romans? |
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| The Celts occupied Western Europe before the Romans. |
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| The Celtic language is almost extinct, but its influences live on in what way? |
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| It lives on in stories and myths. |
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| What product is more expensive in Europe than it is in America? |
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| Gasoline is more expensive in Europe than in American. |
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| What is a fee for imported goods? |
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| What is the least crowded nation in Europe? |
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| What is the primary occupation in Spain? |
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| What country was divided from World War II to 1989? |
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| What country is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland? |
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| What is an island west of Great Britain? |
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| Name the country that is predominately Roman Catholic, and is unhappy that nine counties in Northern Ireland are included in the United Kingdom. |
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| What was a communist nation until labor leader Lech Walesa led a series of strikes that transformed it into a democracy? |
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| Who led Czechoslovakia after ending communist rule in 1989? |
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