Europe Flashcards

1
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European Union

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International organization of 27 European countries

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2
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Currency

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Money used as a medium of exchange

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3
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Euro

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The basic monetary unit of most European countries, symbol: €

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4
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Pound

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The money unit of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland); symbol: £

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5
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Tariffs

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Added costs to goods and services by the government

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6
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Free Trade

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Trade with other companies of other countries without tariffs (tax)

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7
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Brexit

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Combination of Britain + Exit used to describe the leaving of Britain from the European Union in January 2020

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8
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Industrialization

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The process of changing an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming (agriculture)

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9
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Urbanization

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The movement of population into cities and away from rural areas

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10
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Sovereign

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A country that remains politically independent from others

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11
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Reformation

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The movement in the 1500s to reform Christianity

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12
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Renaissance

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A period in the 1300s-1500s in which culture and the arts flourished; “rebirth”

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13
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Aquedect

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A transport system for carrying water long distances

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14
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The United Kingdom contains which countries

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England, Scotland, Wales, and North Ireland

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15
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Great BritaiN contains which countries

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England, Scotland, and Wales

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16
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The British Isles (All)

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England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland

17
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The Rhine River is mostly located in ________

18
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Iberian Peninsula is what 2 countries

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Spain and Portugal

19
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Scandinavian Peninsula is what 2 countries

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Norway and Sweden

20
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Baltic Sea is next to ________

21
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North Sea is next to _________

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United Kingdom

22
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Mediterranean Sea is South of ________

23
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Black Sea is next to ______

24
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Pyrenees separates ______ and ______

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Spain and France

25
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Alps are located______________

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North Italy

26
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Ural Mountains border _________

27
Q

Protestant is in_________

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Northern Europe

28
Q

Orthodox is in ________

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Eastern Europe

29
Q

Roman Catholic is in _________

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West Europe

30
Q

Leonardo da Vinci created

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Mona Lisa and Perspective