Chapter 14 Flashcards
Which European country had the shortest workweek?
France
What factors have created a strong cultural identity in France?
Language & religion
Which French territory in the pacific has recently experienced conflicts over independence?
New Caledonia
The headquarters for which international organizations are located in Brussels, Belgium?
Eu & Nato
Which country had the highest per capita GDP in the world?
Luxembourg
In terms of religious faith, almost all Scandinavians belong to what church?
Lutheran
What cause large numbers of people to immigrate to the US from Ireland in the mid-1800s?
Potato famine
From where has the Netherlands reclaimed large tacts of land?
Below sea level
What are the 2 cultural regions of Belgium
Flanders & Wallonia
What evidence is there at that Iceland has tremendous geothermal energy
They have geysers and hot springs
What countries are a part of Great Britain
England Scotland Wales and Ireland
Which group was the last to invade and Occupy Great Britain
Normans
What 3 groups of people Are descended from the celts?
Scott’s, welsh,& Irish
What is the capital of Ireland
Dublin
Industrial revolution began in which country
Britain
Was the first business to be industrialised in Great Britain
Textiles
What river flows through the heart of Paris
Seine
What city is France’s Mediterranean Sea port
Marseilles
France is the world’s leading the producer of what commodity?
Wine
Why are the departments/territories of France?
French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Tahiti, Réunion, Caledonia, Corsica
which 3 countries make up the Benelux countries
Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg
What environmental issues are a particular concern for the Netherlands
Rising sea levels
3 Languages commonly spoken in Belgium
Dutch Flemish and French
What products are major export commodities for Belgium
Diamond cutting ,quality carpets and chocolate
What is the most urbanized and industrialized area of the Netherlands
Randstad
Where is the region Lapland found
Northern Norway, Finland & sweden
What is the capital city of Finland
Helsinki
What country governs the Faroe Islands
Denmark
Where is the population of Iceland concentrated
Reykjavik
Country has a strong paper and wood product industry
Sweden
Unable to support human life
Uninhabitable
Settlement by successive groups of people with distinctive cultures
Sequent occupancy
Northern coastal region of Belgium
Flanders
Primate city
Paris
Industries owned and operated by the government
Nationalized
A cot in Northern Ireland
Belfast
Economic and political cooperative organization
European Union (EU)
Economic system in which government owns the means of producing goods
Socialism
Largest and dominant city in a country
Primate city
What is the attitude of some French toward the American culture
The French didn’t like the American culture, keeps theirs the same & not American
Why are the Benelux countries grouped together
They are all fought over by countries &they share common culture
