Europe Flashcards
Europe is the ____ smallest continent
third
Europe is sometimes called the _______ because it the western peninsula of Eurasia
peninsula of peninsulas
Europe is in the _____ hemosphere
Northern
Europes physical features have contributed to their ____ & _______
urbanization and economic development
Pininsulas contribute to Europes history with other nations by (5) ____
shipping
explotation
colonization
trade
having strong naval fources
major europe peninsulas (5)
Iberian
Italian
Scandinavian
Balkan
Jutland
major europe islands (4)
Great Britain (has three parts of uk)
Ireland (has Northern irelamd {part of uk} )
Sicily (part of Italy)
Iceland
mountains of europe
Alps and Pyrenees (boundary between France and Spain)
provide farmland to food and crops for export
North European Plain
inlet bodies of water (especially in Scandinavia) provide ports & fishing
Fjords
europe rivers (4)
Danube, Rhine, Seine, Volga
europe seas (6)
Mediterranian, Baltic, Black, North, Aegean, Adriatic
The netherlands reclamed land is called ___
Polders
provides connection between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
Varied climate regions of middle to high latitudes impact Europes ability to be a _____
Major agricultural region
make many climates beneficial for farming and trade since many rivers don’t freeze
North Atlantic Drift
Europes abundance of ____________ help develop and shape lifestyles and economy
natural resources
provide tourism, recreation, and mineral resources
mountain regions
contribute to great agricural productivity and farming techniques that produce crop yields
North European plain
Mild Climate
Rich soil (chernozem)
European cities are connected by trade by (4)…
rivers and canals
well-developed infastructure
well-educated workforce
the government
Western and esastern europe have a ____ economic development
uneven
europes cultural landscape changes due to…
settlers
global conflicts
religious conflicts
ethnic conflicts
european union facilitates economic development of europe by…
coordinating trade within the region and globally
what 3 things began in europe
democracy
nation-state
industrial revolution
democtacy is from…
greece and rome
political, cultural, and economic characteristics of europe have spread because of…
exploration, colonization, and imperialism
cold war led to the creation of _______
NATO to defend western Europe against spread of communism
Anglican Church where kings and queens are coronated and royal weddings held
Westminister Abbey
clock tower on parlament building
Big Ben
historically palace and prison but now tourist attraction
hold crown jewels
Tower of london
Catholic cathedral with gothic architecture built in middle ages
Notre Dame
formrt castle used as art musaeun and includes mona lisa
Louve
built for world fair 1889
example of french technological advancment
Eiffel Tower
roman amphitheater in rome, italy
colosseum
bell tower in Pisa, Italy
leaning tower of pisa
catholic church in vatican city, headquarters of pope
St. Peter Baslilca
ancient temple to goddess athena
Parthenon
used to pump the water from polders
windmills
built in 1800 as a retreat and place to honor richard wagner, a composer
Neuschwanstein
