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Europe Flashcards

0
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The countries of Norden have a 99.9% literacy rate and the highest ___________ in the world

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Life expectantly

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The countries of Europe have a heavy emphasis on _____ & _____

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Human rights

Education

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Women are given up to one year ________ with pay.

What is Maternity?

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Maternity leave

Time before and after a child is born

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Eupoe is the foundation of what

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Western civilization

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10,000 years ago these vast ____ covered Europe. After they melted these level rose and is today “______ ___ _______”

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Glaciers

Peninsula of peninsulas

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5
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Europe should have a climate similar to who’s?

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Canada- same lat and long

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6
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What are the four political parts to The UK

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  1. England
  2. Wales
  3. Scotland
  4. Northern Ireland
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Te spread of the _________ & _______ and the beginning of the ____________________ can be traced back to the British isles

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English launguage
Democratic government
Industrial revolution

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8
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London is considered a _______

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World city

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9
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What is international finance

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Banking, stocks, basically what it sounds like

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Which countries make up Norden

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Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Denmark

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11
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What are fjords

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Valleys full of water

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12
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What years are considered to be the Viking age?

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800-1100 CE

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13
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What is autonomous

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Self governing

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14
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Which current warms the water of Greenland?

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The Greenland current

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Who are the Saami?

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Ask so known as the Laplanders

Ingenious people of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia

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16
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What kind of gov does Scandinavia have?

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Parliamentary democracy

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17
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Norden is the leading exporter in what?

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Fish

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18
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Who has made use of the oil deposits in the North Sea?

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Norway

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19
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What does Norway call the fund?

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“rainy day oil fund”

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20
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Norden is the worlds primary consumer/ producer of what?

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Hydropower

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21
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Iceland is a world leader in what?

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Geothermal energy

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22
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Denmark is a world leader in what?

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Wind energy

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23
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Sweden and Finland utilize what?

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Nuclear power

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24
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What is a primate city?

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Center of a country

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25
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France has what kind of gov

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Presidential republic

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26
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What kind of government does Europe have?

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Socialists

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27
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Who guards the French culture?

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The French academy

Gov. Organization

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28
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What is ssperatism?

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The want of separating from a main body/country

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29
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What three countries make up Benelux Europe?

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Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

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30
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After WWII what did the Benelux countries do?

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Set up a political and economical union

Basis of the European Union

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31
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How many members of the EU are there?

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27

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32
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What does “Neatherlands” mean?

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Low lands

A large amount of land is below sea level

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33
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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 _____

A

Dikes

Polder

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34
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The key to draining the water out of the newly created polders are ______.
What is a part of the cultural landscape in the Netherlands

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Windmills

Windmills

35
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What is the Neatherlands known for?

A

Their flowers and agriculture & Dairy

36
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Besides flowers and agriculture, what else does the Neatherlands have?

A

Natural gas deposits

37
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What is Randstand made up of?

A

Amsterdam and Rotterdam

38
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What is Belgium known for?

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Chocolate and waffles

39
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What is Luxembourg known for?

A

International Banking

40
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Who were the Axis?

A

Germany
Italy
Japan

41
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Who were the Allies?

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USA
Britain 
Russia 
France 
-China-
42
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When was WWI

A

1914-1918

43
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Who fought in WWI

A 
Germany 
Austria &. Hungary
Ottoman Empire 
Vs. 
France 
Britain 
Russia 
USA
44
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Germany was forced to pay what for the damage done during WWI

A

Reparations

45
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What was the alternate name for WWI?

A

The Great War

46
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What was the new government that failed in Germany called?

A

Wiener republic

47
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When did the nazis start coming into power?

A

When the wiener republic failed

48
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What was the perfect race of petiole called?

A

Arayans

49
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What did the nazis fight against government wise?

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Capitalism and communism

50
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What sort of advertisement did the Nazis use?

A

Heavy propaganda

51
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What did hitler want to establish in europe?

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A New Order

52
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What was the autobahn?

A

German highway system

53
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What started WWII

A

Invasion of Poland.

54
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Who were the Allies?

A

USA Britain
Russia
France
China

55
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Who were the axis?

A

Germany Italy Japan

56
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What did the Allies (except Russia) want to make Germany

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A democracy

57
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What did the USSR want from Germany

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Wanted Germany to pay reparations and become communist.

58
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When was Germany divided?

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In 1949

59
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When was Germany unified?

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1989

60
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What was the west and east Germany called

A

West- federal republic of Germany

East/Prussia- German Democracy

61
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Which side of Germany was controlled by the soviets?

A

Prussia/East

62
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Which side of Germany was controlled by the allies(except Russia)

A

Doistu/west

63
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What is the Berlin Wall a symbol of?

A

The Cold War

64
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What are Suttilights?

A

Nations of east Europe that were controlled by the Soviet Union.
Baltics

65
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Why does NATO stand for?

A

North Atlantic treaty organization

66
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Why was NATO established?

A

To protect Europe from soviet invasion

67
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How did the Soviet Union answer to NATO

A

By forming the Warsaw pack

68
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What rank is Germany on economy

A

5

69
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What were Turkish workers called in Germany?

A

Gastarbeiter

70
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What kind of economy is center all Europe

A

Market economy

71
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What are transitional governments

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Gov thy are transitioning to a new/diff form of gov

72
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What is fascism

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Toleration gov ruled by a dick that uses force and violence to control its citizens

73
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What is European oldest micro state?

A

San Marino

74
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Who are Moors

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Arabic invaders who invaded Iberia and spreaders Islam

75
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What’ was the 500 yr conflict between the Iberians and the moors called?

A

Reconquistation

76
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Why is the term for multiple groups occupying the same area over time

A

Sequent occupation

77
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When did the moors surrender to the Iberians?

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In 1492 in Granada

78
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Who are the Badques

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Group that lives in northern Spain that wants their own country

79
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What is the group of basques called?

A

ETA

80
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When was the European coal and steel community founded

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In 1957

81
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When did the EU expand

A

1992

82
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What is TENS

A

Trans European transport networks

83
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What are the goals of the UN

A

Raise the standard of living
And quality of life
Promote peace and economy industry and trade

84
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What is the UNHDI

A

An index that ranks every nation

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