Europe Flashcards
The countries of Norden have a 99.9% literacy rate and the highest ___________ in the world
Life expectantly
The countries of Europe have a heavy emphasis on _____ & _____
Human rights
Education
Women are given up to one year ________ with pay.
What is Maternity?
Maternity leave
Time before and after a child is born
Eupoe is the foundation of what
Western civilization
10,000 years ago these vast ____ covered Europe. After they melted these level rose and is today “______ ___ _______”
Glaciers
Peninsula of peninsulas
Europe should have a climate similar to who’s?
Canada- same lat and long
What are the four political parts to The UK
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Te spread of the _________ & _______ and the beginning of the ____________________ can be traced back to the British isles
English launguage
Democratic government
Industrial revolution
London is considered a _______
World city
What is international finance
Banking, stocks, basically what it sounds like
Which countries make up Norden
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Denmark
What are fjords
Valleys full of water
What years are considered to be the Viking age?
800-1100 CE
What is autonomous
Self governing
Which current warms the water of Greenland?
The Greenland current
Who are the Saami?
Ask so known as the Laplanders
Ingenious people of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia
What kind of gov does Scandinavia have?
Parliamentary democracy
Norden is the leading exporter in what?
Fish
Who has made use of the oil deposits in the North Sea?
Norway
What does Norway call the fund?
“rainy day oil fund”
Norden is the worlds primary consumer/ producer of what?
Hydropower
Iceland is a world leader in what?
Geothermal energy
Denmark is a world leader in what?
Wind energy
Sweden and Finland utilize what?
Nuclear power
What is a primate city?
Center of a country
France has what kind of gov
Presidential republic
What kind of government does Europe have?
Socialists
Who guards the French culture?
The French academy
Gov. Organization
What is ssperatism?
The want of separating from a main body/country
What three countries make up Benelux Europe?
Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg
After WWII what did the Benelux countries do?
Set up a political and economical union
Basis of the European Union
How many members of the EU are there?
27
What does “Neatherlands” mean?
Low lands
A large amount of land is below sea level
By using _____ the people in this area have reclaimed land that once belonged to the sea. The land reclaimed from the sea is called a _____
Dikes
Polder
The key to draining the water out of the newly created polders are ______.
What is a part of the cultural landscape in the Netherlands
Windmills
Windmills
What is the Neatherlands known for?
Their flowers and agriculture & Dairy
Besides flowers and agriculture, what else does the Neatherlands have?
Natural gas deposits
What is Randstand made up of?
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
What is Belgium known for?
Chocolate and waffles
What is Luxembourg known for?
International Banking
Who were the Axis?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Who were the Allies?
USA Britain Russia France -China-
When was WWI
1914-1918
Who fought in WWI
Germany Austria &. Hungary Ottoman Empire Vs. France Britain Russia USA
Germany was forced to pay what for the damage done during WWI
Reparations
What was the alternate name for WWI?
The Great War
What was the new government that failed in Germany called?
Wiener republic
When did the nazis start coming into power?
When the wiener republic failed
What was the perfect race of petiole called?
Arayans
What did the nazis fight against government wise?
Capitalism and communism
What sort of advertisement did the Nazis use?
Heavy propaganda
What did hitler want to establish in europe?
A New Order
What was the autobahn?
German highway system
What started WWII
Invasion of Poland.
Who were the Allies?
USA Britain
Russia
France
China
Who were the axis?
Germany Italy Japan
What did the Allies (except Russia) want to make Germany
A democracy
What did the USSR want from Germany
Wanted Germany to pay reparations and become communist.
When was Germany divided?
In 1949
When was Germany unified?
1989
What was the west and east Germany called
West- federal republic of Germany
East/Prussia- German Democracy
Which side of Germany was controlled by the soviets?
Prussia/East
Which side of Germany was controlled by the allies(except Russia)
Doistu/west
What is the Berlin Wall a symbol of?
The Cold War
What are Suttilights?
Nations of east Europe that were controlled by the Soviet Union.
Baltics
Why does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic treaty organization
Why was NATO established?
To protect Europe from soviet invasion
How did the Soviet Union answer to NATO
By forming the Warsaw pack
What rank is Germany on economy
5
What were Turkish workers called in Germany?
Gastarbeiter
What kind of economy is center all Europe
Market economy
What are transitional governments
Gov thy are transitioning to a new/diff form of gov
What is fascism
Toleration gov ruled by a dick that uses force and violence to control its citizens
What is European oldest micro state?
San Marino
Who are Moors
Arabic invaders who invaded Iberia and spreaders Islam
What’ was the 500 yr conflict between the Iberians and the moors called?
Reconquistation
Why is the term for multiple groups occupying the same area over time
Sequent occupation
When did the moors surrender to the Iberians?
In 1492 in Granada
Who are the Badques
Group that lives in northern Spain that wants their own country
What is the group of basques called?
ETA
When was the European coal and steel community founded
In 1957
When did the EU expand
1992
What is TENS
Trans European transport networks
What are the goals of the UN
Raise the standard of living
And quality of life
Promote peace and economy industry and trade
What is the UNHDI
An index that ranks every nation
