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France And The Benelux Countries Flashcards

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1
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What is the second largest country in Europe?

A

France

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2
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What is France’s climates like?

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It’s is mild an warm

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3
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What is France’s climate ideal for?

A

Farming

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4
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What is specialization?

A

Focusing in certain activities to make the bet use of recourses

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What products does France specialize in?

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Grapes and wines

Cheeses?

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6
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How many kinds of world famous cheese are produced by France?

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250

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7
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What are high-technology industries? What countries have a lot of them?

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Making computers & other products the require sophisticated engineering
France

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8
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What is a major industry of France?

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Tourism

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What three people’s do France’s people trace their ancestry to?

A

Celts
Romans
Germans

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10
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What language do the French people speak? What religion are they?

A

French

Roman Catholic

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11
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How many people live in Paris?

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Almost 10 million!!

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12
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The French Revolution in the 1700’s brought about what?

A

The decline of monarchs

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13
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What type of government does France have today?

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Democratic-republic

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14
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What are the two main political leaders of France?

A

President

Prime minister

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What are the 3 Benelux countries?

A

Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg

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16
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What are the governments of the Benelux countries like?

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They are all parliamentary democracies w/ monarchs at the head of state

17
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What city is the HQ and the capital of the European Union?

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Brussels

18
Q

What Benelux country is bilingual?

A

Belgium

19
Q

What are the 3 regions of Brussels?

A

Flanders
Wallonia
Brussels

20
Q

What language do people speak in Flanders?

A

Dutch

21
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What language do people speak in Wallonia?

A

French

22
Q

T/F

Brussels is bilingual

A

True

23
Q

What are the people called in Flanders?

A

Flemings

24
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Why are the people in Wallonia called?

A

Walloons

25
Q

What are the people of Netherlands known as?

A

Dutch

26
Q

What are polders?

A

Drained land

27
Q

Why is a major export of the Netherlands?

A

Tulips

28
Q

Luxembourg is one of Europe’s _______________ countries

A

Smallest

29
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What are multinational companies?

A

Firms that do business in several countries

30
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What are some challenges of the Benelux countries?

A

Aging population

High unemployment

Geography Ch. 10 (5 decks)

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