Intro to Europe Flashcards

Section 1-3

1
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Where in the Scandinavian Peninsula?

A

Norway and Sweden

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2
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Where is the Jutland Peninsula?

A

Denmark and a bit of Germany

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3
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Where is the Iberian Peninsula?

A

Spain and Portugal

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4
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Where is the Italian Peninsula?

A

Italy

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5
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Where is the Balkan Peninsula?

A

11 countries, Slovenia down to Molodova

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6
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What is a Peninsula?

A

an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

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7
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What is another name for Europe?

A

The Peninsula of Peninsulas

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8
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What is Norway known for?

A

the land of fjords and rocky soil

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9
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What are the five mountain ranges?

A

Alps, Apennines, Pyrenees, Carpathian, and Balkan

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10
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What are the five main rivers?

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Danube, Rhine, Seine, Thames, and Po

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11
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What is the longest river and how many countries does it cover?

A

Danube, 9 countries

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12
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Are the resources in Europe evenly distributed?

A

No

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13
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What country supplies 97% of EU’s coal?

A

Poland

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14
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What country supplies PEAT?

A

Ireland

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15
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What is the 7th happiest country?

A

Norway

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16
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What two Nordic countries are not in the EU?

A

Norway and Iceland

17
Q

What sea does petroleum come from?

A

The North sea

18
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Who are the leading exporters of crude oil?

19
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What % of Norway is covered by forest?

20
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What is the soil like in Norway?

A

Sandy and poorly drained

21
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What % of Norway has arable land?

22
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What is the Northern European plain?

A

lowland from Germany to Russia, most fertile area, highly populated

23
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What % of Europe is arable land?

24
Q

Where are most of Europe’s crops grown?

A

Northern European Plain

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What are the five climates?
Marine West Coast, Humid Continental, Mediterranean, Subarctic, and Tundra
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What is the Midnight Sun?
in tundra and subarctic, Sun either stays up all day or never rises
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What is the Ice Hotel?
Sweden, world's first ice hotel and art exhibition, art made of snow and ice