Europe Flashcards
Mediterranean Sea
Al countries are on the Mediterranean Sea
Pyrenees
Form a boundary between spain and France
Apennines
They run along the whole peninsula
Alps
Europe’s highest mountains
Mediterranean climate
The type of climate found across Southern Europe
Orthodox Church
A branch of Christianity that dates back to the Byzantine Empire.
Athens
The nations capital
Iberia
Westernmost peninsula in Europe
Parliamentary monarchy
Which means that the king rules with help of an elected parliament
Madrid
The and a center of industry, tourism, and culture
Barcelona
A center of industry, tourism, and culture
Lisbon
Where the economy is largely based
Northern Europe Plain
It stretches from the Atlantic coast into Eastern Europe
North Sea
Lay in the north
English Channel
Lies in the north
Danube
Is a very important river
Rhine
A very important river
Paris
The capital of france, also home to the Eiffel Tower
Amsterdam
The capital of the Netherlands
The Hague
The seat of the government
Brussels
The capital of Belgium
Cosmopolitan
Means characterized by many foreign influences
Berlin
The city of Berlin was in Communist East Germany.
Chancellor
chancellor, or prime minister,
Vienna
The city of Vienna is Austria’s capital and largest city.
Canotns
Today it is a federal republic with 26 districts called cantons.
Neutral
Switzerland’s location in the Alps has helped it remain neutral for centuries.
Bern
Switzerland’s capital, Bern, is centrally located to be near both German- and French-speaking regions.
British Isles
A group of islands located across the English channel
Scandinavia
A region of islands and peninsulas
Fjords
A narrow inlet of the sea between high and rocky cliffs
Geothermal Energy
Energy created by the interior of the earth
North Atlantic Drift
A ocean current that brings warm moist air across the Atlantic Ocean.
Constitutional Monarchy
A type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislator make the laws
Magna Carta
Limited the abilities of kings and it also required everyone to obey the law
Disarm
To let go of all weapons
London
The capital of the United Kingdom
Vikings
Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages
Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden’s capital and largest city, is located on the east coast near the Baltic Sea
Neutral
Neutral means that it has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict.
Uninhabitable
uninhabitable, or not able to support human settlement.
Osio
Oslo, Norway’s capital, is the country’s leading seaport as well as its industrial center.
Helsinki
The capital and largest city is Helsinki, which is located on the southern coast
Geysers
.Geysers are springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air.
Carpathians
. These rugged mountains are an extension of the Alps of West-Central Europe. They stretch in a long arc from the Alps to the Black Sea area.
Balkan Peninsula
one of the largest peninsulas in Europe. It extends south into the Mediterranean Sea.
Danube
The longest of these rivers, the Danube (DAN-yoob), begins in Germany and flows east across the Great Hungarian Plain. The river winds its way through nine countries before it finally empties into the Bl
Chernobyl
A faulty reactor at the Chernobyl (chuhr-NOH-buhl) nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, releasing huge amounts of radiation into the air
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the set of resources, like roads, airports, and factories, that a country needs in order to support economic activities.
Warsaw
Warsaw, the capital of Poland, have become major industrial centers.
