Europe Flashcards
European Union
International organization of 27 European countries
Currency
Money used as a medium of exchange
Euro
The basic monetary unit of most European countries, symbol: €
Pound
The money unit of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland); symbol: £
Tariffs
Added costs to goods and services by the government
Free Trade
Trade with other companies of other countries without tariffs (tax)
Brexit
Combination of Britain + Exit used to describe the leaving of Britain from the European Union in January 2020
Industrialization
The process of changing an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming (agriculture)
Urbanization
The movement of population into cities and away from rural areas
Sovereign
A country that remains politically independent from others
Reformation
The movement in the 1500s to reform Christianity
Renaissance
A period in the 1300s-1500s in which culture and the arts flourished; “rebirth”
Aquedect
A transport system for carrying water long distances
The United Kingdom contains which countries
England, Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland
Great BritaiN contains which countries
England, Scotland, and Wales
The British Isles (All)
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
The Rhine River is mostly located in ________
Germany
Iberian Peninsula is what 2 countries
Spain and Portugal
Scandinavian Peninsula is what 2 countries
Norway and Sweden
Baltic Sea is next to ________
Sweden
North Sea is next to _________
United Kingdom
Mediterranean Sea is South of ________
Italy
Black Sea is next to ______
Turkey
Pyrenees separates ______ and ______
Spain and France
Alps are located______________
North Italy
Ural Mountains border _________
Russia
Protestant is in_________
Northern Europe
Orthodox is in ________
Eastern Europe
Roman Catholic is in _________
West Europe
Leonardo da Vinci created
Mona Lisa and Perspective