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geography 3RD NINE WEEKS TESTS AND QUIZZES Flashcards

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Western Europe is dominated by its largest nations of France and Germany
Another country in Western Europe is

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Belgium

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Mediterranean Europe is the only region of Europe not defined by a location
If it was it would be described as what

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Southern Europe

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2
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Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland are part of Northern Europe, but more specifically they are part of what

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The Nordic countries

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3
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What dominated a large region in Eastern Europe after WWII

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Soviet Union

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4
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What are the 2 dominant countries of Western Europe

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France

Germany

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5
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What was the city-state that produced the first democracy

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Athens

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6
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What was the official religion of the Roman Empire

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Christianity

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What were the Vikings the ancient inhabitants of

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The Nordic countries

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What two religions were the Crusades fought between

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Christian

Muslim

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9
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Who filled the void when the great power of Greece fell

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Rome

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10
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Who had built a global empire by the 1800s

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England

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No one has successfully invaded England on its own soil since who

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William the Conqueror of the Normans in the 1000s

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12
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Which region of Europe has great diversity because of its history as a cultural crossroads

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Eastern

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13
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What would be found in a region that had undergone Balkanization

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Several small, hostile states

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14
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What spread from Asia to Europe and caused the deaths of millions of people

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Bubonic plague

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15
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Who are famous musicians from Germany and Austria

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Bach
Beethoven
Mozart

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16
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Great Britain played a large role in the development of the modern world through what

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Representative government

Spreading the industrial revolution

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17
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What country has the oldest parliament in the world

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Iceland

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18
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The high-tech region known as Silicon Glen was located where

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Northern Europe

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19
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What is the place in Northern Europe with the greatest diversity

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London, England

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20
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What are two sports that England is really known for

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Rugby

Cricket

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21
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Hitler’s invasion of what country forced the allies to go to war

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Poland

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22
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In the 1980s, the Soviet Union had a reasonable leader come to power who worked with The West much more than his predecessors had. Who was he

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Mikhael Gorbachev

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23
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How do the people feel under communism

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Not empowered

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24
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In the 1980s, the city of Berlin was located where

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East Germany

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25
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Does Great Britain still rule over many countries today

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No

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26
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Is the Magna Carta a Swedish document

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No

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27
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What is the currency used through much of Europe today

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Euro

28
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Why do the countries in Northern Europe pay high taxes

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They have social welfare programs

29
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Did all of the countries avoid bloodshed when hey defeated communism

A

No

30
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What part of Europe is still suffering today as a result of the communist regimes that ruled for so long

A

Eastern

31
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Would the Nordic countries, based on their location on the globe, do better in the summer or Winter Olympics

A

Winter

32
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Who never conquered the German territory

A

Rome

33
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What part of Europe has a national healthcare system

A

Northern

34
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Who dominated the satellite nations of Eastern Europe following WWII

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Soviet Union

35
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What is the most likely religion of the people living in the Nordic countries

A

Protestant

36
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What country is famous for its high-speed trains, high-fashion clothes, and gourmet foods

A

France

37
Q

The country that was formed after England took over Wales, Soctland, and Ireland is called what

A

United Kingdom

38
Q

Who were the Muslims from turkey who conquered part of Eastern Europe in the 1400s

A

Ottomans

39
Q

What was the movement begun in the 1500s to correct problems in the Catholic Church

A

Reformation

40
Q

In the early 1900s, independence was declared by four of the six republics of what

A

Yugoslavia

41
Q

The period of renewed interest in learning and the arts, which began in Italy in the 14th century

A

Renaissance

42
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After World War II, this country was divided into east and west, but in 1990, the two nations reunified into what nation called

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Germany

43
Q

What does Yugoslavia mean

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“Land of the South Slavs”

44
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Many people of this ethnic group sided with Hitler and had Serbs and Jews killed during WWII

A

Croatians

45
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The communist leader who kept Yugoslavia independent of Soviet Rule and managed to calm ethnic tensions

A

Josip Broz Tito

46
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Serbia looked to expand its territory and seize territories that had large Serbian minorities in the

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1990s

47
Q

Who was the Serbian leader that was arrested for war crimes and died in prison

A

Slobodan Milosevic

48
Q

To eradicate a certain ethnic group using violence

A

Ethnic cleansing

49
Q

The mountain range that separated the Northern European and West Siberian plain

A

Ural Mountains

50
Q

What do the Caucasus mountains form the border between

A

Russia

Transcaucasia

51
Q

The fertile soul found on the Northern European plain

A

Chernozem

52
Q

The longest river on the European continent

A

Volga

53
Q

The oldest and deepest lake in the world

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Lake Baikal

54
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A region known for frigid temperatures as well as it’s many natural resources

A

Siberia

55
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The term used to describe a region’s distance away from the moderating influence of the sea

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Continentality

56
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One type of vegetation that is not found in Russia and the republics

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Swamp

57
Q

What was damages by efforts to use its waters for irrigation of nearby farms

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Aral Sea

58
Q

The term that is used to describe the permanently frozen subsoil in Siberia

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Permafrost

59
Q

The Northern European plain is located on which border of Russia

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Western

60
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Which of the following is Russia’s present-capital city

A

Moscow

61
Q

In what part of the region is the greatest concentration of cities

A

Western

62
Q

What plain lies between the Ural Mountains and the Central Siberian Plateau

A

West Siberian Plain

63
Q

Where are the biggest cities found in Russia

A

Northern European plain

64
Q

What are the republics of Transcaucasia

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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia

65
Q

The Volga river carries what percent of Russia’s river traffic

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60%

66
Q

What ocean lies to the north of Russia and the republics

A

Arctic

67
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What are three Russian republics that are not part of Transcaucasia

A

Ukraine
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

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