Europe Flashcards

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Mediterranean Sea

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In Europe, some places border it

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Pyrenees

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Form a boundary between Spain and France to the north

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3
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Apennines

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Run along the whole peninsula

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4
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Alps

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Europes highest mountains

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5
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Mediterranean climate

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The type of climate found across Southern Europe

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Orthodox Church

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A branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine empire

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7
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Athens

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The nations capital

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8
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Pope

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The spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Vatican City

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An independent state located within the city of Rome

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10
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Sicily

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An island at the peninsula’s tip

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11
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Naples

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A busy port and the largest city in Southern Italy

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12
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Milan

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A major industrial center as well as worldwide center for fashion design

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13
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Rome

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Italy’s capital

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14
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Iberia

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The westernmost peninsula in Europe

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15
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Parliamentary monarchy

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The king rules with the help of a elected parliament

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16
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Madrid

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The capital

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17
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Barcelona

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Centers of industry, tourism, and culture

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18
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Lisbon

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Has many industries

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19
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Northern European plain

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Stretches from Atlantic coast to Eastern Europe

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20
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North Sea

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In the north

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21
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English Channel

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In the north

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22
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Danube

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Important river

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23
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Rhine

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Important river

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24
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Navigable river

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Deep and wide enough for ships to use

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Paris
France’s capital
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Amsterdam
Capital of Netherlands
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The Hague
The seat of government
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Brussels
Capital of Belgium
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Cosmopolitan
Characterized by many foreign influences
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Berlin
A city in Germany
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Chancellor
Prime minister
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Vienna
Austria’s capital
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Cantons
Districts
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Bern
Switzerlands capital
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British Isles
A group of islands located across the English Channel
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Scandinavia
A region of islands and peninsulas in far Northern Europe
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Fjord
A narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs
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Geothermal energy
Energy from the heat of Earths interior
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North Atlantic drift
An ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocean
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Constitutional monarchy
A type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws
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Magna Carta
Great Charter, a document that limited the powers of kings, it also required everyone to obey the law.
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Disarm
Give up all weapons
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London
Capital of the UK
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Dublin
Ireland’s capital
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Vikings
Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early ages
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Stockholm
Sweden’s capital and largest city
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Neutral
It has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict
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Uninhabitable
Not able to support human settlement
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Oslo
Norway’s capital
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Helsinki
Capital of Finland
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Geysers
Springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air
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Carpathians
Mountains that are an extension to the alps of west-central Europe
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Balkan Peninsula
One of the largest peninsulas in Europe
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Danube
A river that is vital to transportation and trade
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Chernobyl
A nuclear power plant
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Infrastructure
The set of resources, like roads, airports, and factories, that a country needs in order to support economic activities
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Warsaw
The capital of Poland
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Prague
The capital of the Czech Republic
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Kiev
A city in Ukraine
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Commonwealth of Independent States
A international alliance
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Budapest
The capital of Hungary