Europe Flashcards
Mediterranean Sea
In Europe, some places border it
Pyrenees
Form a boundary between Spain and France to the north
Apennines
Run along the whole peninsula
Alps
Europes highest mountains
Mediterranean climate
The type of climate found across Southern Europe
Orthodox Church
A branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine empire
Athens
The nations capital
Pope
The spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
Vatican City
An independent state located within the city of Rome
Sicily
An island at the peninsula’s tip
Naples
A busy port and the largest city in Southern Italy
Milan
A major industrial center as well as worldwide center for fashion design
Rome
Italy’s capital
Iberia
The westernmost peninsula in Europe
Parliamentary monarchy
The king rules with the help of a elected parliament
Madrid
The capital
Barcelona
Centers of industry, tourism, and culture
Lisbon
Has many industries
Northern European plain
Stretches from Atlantic coast to Eastern Europe
North Sea
In the north
English Channel
In the north
Danube
Important river
Rhine
Important river
Navigable river
Deep and wide enough for ships to use
Paris
France’s capital
Amsterdam
Capital of Netherlands
The Hague
The seat of government
Brussels
Capital of Belgium
Cosmopolitan
Characterized by many foreign influences
Berlin
A city in Germany
Chancellor
Prime minister
Vienna
Austria’s capital
Cantons
Districts
Bern
Switzerlands capital
British Isles
A group of islands located across the English Channel
Scandinavia
A region of islands and peninsulas in far Northern Europe
Fjord
A narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs
Geothermal energy
Energy from the heat of Earths interior
North Atlantic drift
An 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 legislature makes the laws
Magna Carta
Great Charter, a document that limited the powers of kings, it also required everyone to obey the law.
Disarm
Give up all weapons
London
Capital of the UK
Dublin
Ireland’s capital
Vikings
Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early ages
Stockholm
Sweden’s capital and largest city
Neutral
It has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict
Uninhabitable
Not able to support human settlement
Oslo
Norway’s capital
Helsinki
Capital of Finland
Geysers
Springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air
Carpathians
Mountains that are an extension to the alps of west-central Europe
Balkan Peninsula
One of the largest peninsulas in Europe
Danube
A river that is vital to transportation and trade
Chernobyl
A nuclear power plant
Infrastructure
The set of resources, like roads, airports, and factories, that a country needs in order to support economic activities
Warsaw
The capital of Poland
Prague
The capital of the Czech Republic
Kiev
A city in Ukraine
Commonwealth of Independent States
A international alliance
Budapest
The capital of Hungary