Europe Flashcards

1
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A protective wall that controls or holds back water.

A

Dike

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2
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A process by which glaciers form and spread.

A

Glaciation

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3
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A deep narrow inlet of the sea between high steep banks.

A

Fjord

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4
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An arm of the north Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia.

A

The North Sea

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5
Q

Spain and Portugal.

A

The Iberian peninsula

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6
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Triangular arm of land that juts from south eastern Europe into the Mediterranean.

A

Balkan Peninsula

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7
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Europe’s largest mountain system.

A

Alps

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8
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Europe’s most important inland waterway.

A

Rhine River

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9
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River in Northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic Sea.

A

Po River

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10
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A large fertile land that extends from the Atlantic into their Url Mountains.

A

North European Plain

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11
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Capital: Stockholm.

A

Sweden

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12
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Capital: Brussels

A

Belgium

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13
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A Serbian province in Southern Yugoslavia populated predominantly by Albanians.

A

Kosovo

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14
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Capital: Berlin

A

Germany

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15
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What city is owned by the Roman Catholic Church in is ruled by the Pope?

A

Vatican City

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16
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The capital of Eastern Roman Empire and later of the Byzantine Empire- the Crossroads of the East

A

Constantinople / Byzantine / Istanbul

17
Q

A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

A

Spain

18
Q

The first European nation to send explorers around the West Coast of Africa.

A

Portugal

19
Q

Capital: Bern

A

Switzerland

20
Q

A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland.

A

Northern Ireland

21
Q

A constitutional monarchy in Western Europe on the North Sea.

A

Netherlands

22
Q

Republic in Southeastern Europe.

A

Ukraine

23
Q

Includes England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.

A

United Kingdom

24
Q

Paris is the capital.

A

France

24
Q

Prague is the capital.

A

Czech Republic

25
Q

Capital: Warsaw

A

Poland

26
Q

A family of democratic countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity in Europe.

A

European Union

27
Q

Republic in Southeastern Europe on the Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

A

Greece

28
Q

The capital city of the Roman civilization founded about 700 B.C.E.-capital of Italy

A

Rome

29
Q

Capital: Copenhagen

A

Denmark

30
Q

A large almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching your Europe Asia and Africa.

A

Mediterranean

31
Q

Mountain range and Eastern Europe running from Slovakia to Romania.

A

Carpathian Mountains

32
Q

Bucharest is the capital.

A

Romania