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Unit 4 Intro
Europe
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Geography
6th Grade
03/01/2011

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RA-What is the body of water west of Europe?
Definition
Atlantic Ocean
Term
JT-What is harming the woodlands of Europe?
Definition
air pollution
Term
ES-What physical feature spans from the British Isles to Russia?
Definition
North European Plain
Term
AM-What major water body borders Europe to the north?
Definition
Arctic Ocean
Term
ZE- What is the mountin range that goes across the southern part of Europe?
Definition
the Alps
Term
MZ-To what types of jobs do the many peninsulas, offshore islands and sheltered harbors lead Europeans?
Definition
trade and fishing
Term
MH- The west coast of Europe is mild year-round because of what current?
Definition
North Atlantic Current
Term
VJ- What water body borders Europe to the south?
Definition
Mediterranean Sea
Term
ZL-What natural resource is beneath the North Sea and southeastern Europe?
Definition
oil and natural gas
Term
MM-Which river runs from the Alps to the North Sea?
Definition
the Rhine River
Term
KD-What ancient people first created a democracy?
Definition
Greeks
Term
JC-What was the rebirth of art and learning in the 1400s and 1500s?
Definition
Renaissance
Term
SB-Which Christian tribes invaded the Roman Empire?
Definition
the Germanic tribes
Term
RY- Many European countries have joined together to form the ____________?
Definition
European Union
Term
DD-The fall of communism occurred in what decades?
Definition
1980s-1990s
Term
CG-After WWI and WWII, what two types of government did Europe split into?
Definition
Communism and Democracy
Term
DM-What is the famous cathedral in Paris?
Definition
Notre Dame Cathedral
Term
OR- What revolution caused a rise in the standard of living?
Definition
Industrial Revolution
Term
MD-What were the two major wars in the 1900s?
Definition
World War 1 and World War 2
Term
AS-What famous temple is in Rome?
Definition
the Panthenon
Term
AL-What famous temple is found in Athens?
Definition
Parthenon
Term
DC-Who were the first people to create an empire that encircled the entire Mediterranean Sea?
Definition
the Romans
Term
SD- What is the name of the mountain range that is a continuation of the Alps across eastern Europe?
Definition
Carpathian Mountains
Term
ES- What forms the border between France and Spain?
Definition
Pyrenees Mountains
Term
TP-What two musical styles were developed in Europe?
Definition
opera and symphony
Term
MA-What is the longest river in Europe that runs from Germany to the Black Sea?
Definition
Danube River
Term
MRM- In the 1600s there was a increased freedom for the             people.
Definition
common
Term
G.L-What country celebrates Mid Summers Eve.
Definition
Sweden
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