Chapter 10 Test Review Flashcards
The continent of Europe is a peninsula located east of the Ural Mountains.
True
What countries make up the Low Country?
Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
What is the name of the landmass that consists of the continents of Asia and Europe?
Eurasia
What supports the Rhine and Danube Rivers?
The Alps
What is the coast of Norway made up off?
Fiords
What are Fiords?
Long, narrow and deep inlets of the sea.
What is the population of Greenland?
58,000 people
What is the population of Germany’s Rhine-Rhur region?
500,000.
Who is natural head of State for Great Britain?
The Prime Minister.
Define “Cultural Borrowing”
Absorbing ideas or customs from other countries.
Define “Cultural Diffusion”
Spreading cultural traits from one culture to another.
What is the Gross Domestic Product?
Total value of all goods and services produced in a country each year.
What is a Taiga?
A thick forest of coniferous trees.
What is a Peninsula?
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland.
What is the type of government of Great Britain and most of Europe?
A Constitutional Monarchy (it has a Parliament)
What is the “Cradle to Grave” system?
It is a system of basic services provided to citizens of Scandinavia at every stage of their life.
What are “polders”?
They are areas of land reclaimed from lake bottoms or the seabeds.
What is a “Constitutional Monarchy”?
It’s a system of government in which the laws in the constitution limit the monarch’s or emperor’s power.
What makes up the Scandinavian countries?
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. They are located in the Arctic Circle.
What is a “Tundra”?
An area with limited vegetation, such as moss and shrubs.
What is a “Plain”?
A large area of flat or gently rolling land.
What is the “Gross National Product” or “GNP”?
Annual income of a country’s companies and residents.
What is “Reunification”?
It is the process of becoming unified again.
What countries form the United Kingdom?
Britain, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What is the purpose of the Dutch windmills?
They power pumps to drain water from land. This creates the Polders.
Which event led to the reunification of East and West Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Which European Union country has the largest population?
Germany.
Which region of Europe has the richest historical traditions?
Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece)
What countries form the “Iberian Peninsula”?
Spain, Andorra and Portugal.
What major political powers are located in Belgium?
EU Headquarters (European Union) and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) a military alliance that includes the US, Canada and many European nations.
