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35 Cards in this Set
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How many countries and national capitals does the Danube River link together?
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Nine countries and four national capitals
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How did the first geography textbook refer to Europe?
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It was called the "peninsula of peninsulas"
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One of Europe's most crowded areas is in a belt stretching through Belgium, the Netherlands, and central ?
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Germany
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Which country of Eastern Europe is a producer of petroleum?
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Romania
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Petroleum and natural gas have been found beneath the waters of what major body of water?
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North Sea
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Name the highest mountain range found in western and central Europe?
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The Alps
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Name Europe's three major climate types
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marine west coast
humid continental Mediterranean |
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What mountain range forms a natural boundary between Spain and France?
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Pyrenees
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What do geographers consider to be one of the boundaries between Europe and Asia?
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Carpathian Mountains
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Name Europe's two most developed rivers
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Rhine
Danube |
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Most of Europe's original forests were cut for timer or cleared for farming centuries ago. What two European countries still have large areas of timer-producing forest?
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Sweden and Finland
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From where do Europeans import much of their oil and gas to satisfy their industrial needs?
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Southwest Asia, Africa, and Russia
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During what time period was the Greek civilization flourishing in the Mediterranean area?
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900 to 300 BC
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What country has the most metropolitan areas with populations of more than 2 million?
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Belgium
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Describe the areas that encompassed the Roman Empire at its peak
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northern Africa
southwestern Asia most of western and central Europe |
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Define the period called the Middle Ages
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Germanic groups established a number of new kingdoms.
Charlemagne was the emperor 500 to 1500 AD |
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What two European countries became the first to establish large foreign colonies?
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Spain
Portugal |
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What did the expression mean "the sun never set on the British Empire."
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with the earth's rotation, some part of the empire was always in daylight
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Why is the region becoming a population of older people?
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Life expectancy is high and the birth rate is low
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What percentage of all Europeans between 15 and 24 speak a second language?
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90%
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In what part of Europe does Catholicism dominate?
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Southern European Countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal
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In what part of Europe does Protestantism dominate?
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Most of Northern and Central Europe including the United Kingdom
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How many tourists visited Europe in 1993?
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300 million tourists
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How much did tourists spend in Europe in 1993?
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more than $160 billion
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To what does the term Eurasia refer?
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the worlds largest landmass, made up of the countries of Europe and Asia
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Which sea requires the use of icebreakers during the winter?
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The Baltic Sea
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What countries border the Baltic Sea and what are their climates like?
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Sweden, Finland,, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These countries have a subarctic climate.
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How did the loss of overseas colonies affect some of Europe's economies?
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The overseas colonies had produced inexpensive raw materials that supported industrial growth and Europe lost that support.
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Identify four European countries that are multilingual.
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Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium
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Compared to world regions of similar latitude, much of Europe has mild conditions throughout the year. Why?
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The moderating influence of the North Atlantic Ocean helps prevent extreme temperatures
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What economic activities are common in the subarctic and tundra climates of northern Scandinavia?
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forestry
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Which metropolitan areas west of the prime meridian have populations of more than 2 million?
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Manchester and Birmingham, England
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What type of climate region dominates most of Northern and West Central Europe?
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Subarctic climate
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Why did Europe's population experience major declines between 1300 and 1450?
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diseases, famines, and wars
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How and when were the Ural Mountains formed?
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300 million years ago, the two continents of Europe and Asia collided to form Eurasia forming the Ural Mountains
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