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Name that Nation Flashcards

1
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What are two of France’s rivers?

A

Loire, Seine

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2
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What revolution, in what country, influenced much of the Western world?

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The French Revolution, France

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3
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What country in the region is home to the capital of the European Union, and the headquarters are also here.

A

Belgium

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4
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What are the three regions of Belgium?

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Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia

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5
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About 25 percent of this country is below sea level.

A

Netherlands

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6
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Many multinational companies have their headquarters here.

A

Luxembourg

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7
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Where is the river Elbe located? Where does it flow to?

A

Germany (North Sea)

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8
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What country was split up into East and West, and united again in 1990?

A

Germany

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9
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What country in the region is only about 62 miles wide, and home to about 40,000 people?

A

Liechtenstein

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10
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What country in the region remains neutral, and is a large banking center?

A

Switzerland

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11
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The capital of this country sits on die alte Donau.

A

Austria

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12
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What plateau covers much of Spain?

A

the Meseta

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13
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The people of what region in Spain wish to be their own nation?

A

the Basque region

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14
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What country’s coastal plain is split in half by the Tagus River?

A

Portugal

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15
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What country built an empire that included Brazil, and parts of Asia and Africa?

A

Portugal

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16
Q

The cities of Milan, Turin, and Genoa are large manufacturing centers in which country?

A

Italy

17
Q

The center of the Roman Empire was located in this country.

A

Italy

18
Q

This country extends from the Balkan Peninsula to the Mediterranean Sea.

A

Greece

19
Q

This country includes a mainland and over 2,000 islands.

A

Greece

20
Q

What countries are a part of the Benelux countries?

A

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

21
Q

German troops attacked this country, resulting in the beginning of World War 2.

A

Poland

22
Q

Potash is what country’s main resource?

A

Belarus

23
Q

What countries in the region are mostly Protestant?

A

Estonia and Latvia

24
Q

What three countries in the region lie on the shore of the Baltic Sea?

A

Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania

25
Q

Out of the three countries on the Baltic Sea, which has done the best economics-wise?

A

Estonia

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