Social Studies Flashcards
Largest nations
France and Germany
Germany is the home of the:
Reformation
France has early ___________ history
U.S
Normandy allied invasion during when?
WW2
Great European plain was formed by what?
African and European plates
Alpine mountain system
Snowy barrier severing southern peninsula from the rest
Danube river:
2nd longest in Europe
Rhine river is located where?
Switzerland and Germany
Rhur
Largest industrial region in Europe
Avalanche
When snow, ice and debris fall rapidly down a mountainside
Loess:
Fine, grained soil carried by the wind
Energy sources
Coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil
France had _____ kings and _____ republics
4 kings and 5 republics
NATO stands for:
Defense alliance against the Soviet union
The European Union consists of ______ countries
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