3rd six weeks test Flashcards
What is the currency of the EU
Euro
What is the name of the boot shaped peninsula in south Europe
Italian Peninsula
What is the sea south of Italy
Mediterranean sea
What is the largest country in the world in terms of land
Russia
True or False: A country doesn’t need to be a democracy in order to join the EU
False
What capital does this river go through Thames River
London, England
What capital does this river go through Seine River
Paris,France
What capital does this river go through Tiber RIver
Rome, italy
What capital does this river go through Rhine River
Germany and the netherlands
What peninsula is Denmark on
Jutland Peninsula
True or False: 1995 targeted ethnicity and region minorities = ethnic cleansing
True
True or False: Balkinization is the break-up of counties into smaller hostile regions
True
What is the smallest country in the world in both population and land
Vatican CIty
In a constitutional monarchy what is a king or queen is mostly
A ceremonial position w/o true authority
What is the peninsula that Spain and Portugal on
Iberian Peninsula
What is the peninsula in eastern Europe that contains Greece is
Balkan Peninsula
What mountains borders Europe to the East and Asia to the West
Ural Mountains
True or False: Citizens with an EU passport can freely travel across the EU
True
What is the peninsula with Norway and sweden
Scandinavian Peninsula
What is the large body of water north of the Mediterranean sea is the
Black Sea
19945-1991 U.S vs. U.S.S.R
Cold War
What is the body of water in Northern Europe
Baltic Sea
Mountains the borders Europe to the north and Asia to the south
Caucasus Mountain
What are the Nordic countries
Sweden Norway FInland Denmark and Iceland
What is the small hostile countries used to be apart of it
Yugoslavia
True or False: Is Danube is the longest river in Eastern Europe
True
What government system does the U.S.S.R and Eastern Europe
Communism
True or False: Is the Russian Revolution in 1917
True
London
UK
Paris
France
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Germany
Truth or False: Does Western Europe have Constitutional monarchy or Republic
True
What is the Peninsula called that’s in the Black sea
Crimean Peninsula
True or False: Major cities in Europe are on rivers
True
What are the mountains that separate France and Spain
Pyrenees Mountains
What are the mountains that separate Italy from the rest of Europe
Alps
Who is the host of the travel documentary we always watch
Rick Steves
Who is the host of the travel documentary we always watch
Rick Steves
Who is the host of the travel documentary we always watch
Rick Steves
