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What is the UK made up of?

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England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

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What is the true name of the United Kingdom?

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain

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What kind of government is the United Kingdom run by? Who is the head of state?

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A constitutional monarchy and it is run by a king/queen who has no power

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What is the Irish ancestry?

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Celts

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What are the main languages of Ireland?

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Irish Gaelic and English

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What is Scandinavia made up of?

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Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland

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Why doesn’t Scandinavia attract many people?

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It is too mountainous.

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What country in Scandinavia has the most population

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Denmark

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What religion are most Scandinavians?

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Protestant Lutheran

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What is one area of specialization in France?

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Growing grapes for making wine

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Where do most of France’s people live?

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Urban Areas

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What are the small Benelux countries?

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Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

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What is the capital of Denmark?

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Copenhagen

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What river begins in Black Forest and winds eastward across southern Germany?

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The Danube river

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What kind of government does Germany have?

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Democratic

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What are the 3 Alpine countries?

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Switzerland, Austria, and Lichtenstein

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What is the main language in Spain?

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Castilian Spanish

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What is the capital of Spain?

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Madrid

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About how many islands are in Greece?

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2,000

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What is the smallest independent country in Italy?

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Vatican City

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What do farmers in France do?

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Use milk from dairy cattle and sheep to produce cheese

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What kind of high technology industries are used in France?

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Computers.

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What happened to Germany in 1945?

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Allies divided Germany into four zones of occupation

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What became communist of East Germany?

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The soviet zone

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Who are the other three zones controlled by?

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The United States, United Kingdom, and France to become democratic West Germany

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What happened in Germany in 1990?

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2 parts of Germany were reunited

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Where does the name Alpine countries come from?

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They take their name from the Alps of Central Europe

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What did Switzerland practice from more than 700 years?

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Neutrality

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Where is the home of Mozart?

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Austria

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What language do the people of Northeast Catalonia speak?

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Catalan

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What language do the Basques in the Pyrenees speak?

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Euskera

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What is Greece often shaken by?

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Earthquakes

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