Test 13, Chapter 14 Flashcards
Capital of Italy
Rome
city with the famous “leaning tower”
Pisa
mainland Europe’s only active volcano
Mt. Vesuvius
the island at the toe of Italy’s boot
Sicily
Italy is often called the “Home of the ____”
Renaissance
Germany is often called the “Land of the ____”
Reformation
Adolf Hitler’s desire to conquer led to
World War II
The capital of Germany
Berlin
Bach, Handel, & Beethoven were three famous German
musicians
The country that was reunited in the spring of 1990 was
Germany
The German city that was divided after World War II was
Berlin
Europe’s most important inland waterway
Rhine
the leader of the National Socialist Party (NAZI) in Germany was
Adolf Hitler
One of the greatest scientific geniuses of all time
Albert Einstein
the leader of the Protestant Reformation in France
John Calvin
the World War II hero who became president of the Fifth Republic
Charles de Gaulle
the scientist who taught the world how to protect against germs
Louis Pasteur
young peasant girl who led the French army to victory, but was later captured and burned at the stake
Joan of Arc
the French emperor who wanted to conquer all of the world
Napoleon Bonaparte
The highest peak in France
Mont Blanc
the capital of France
Paris
a famous French landmark
the Eiffel Tower
Spain & Portugal are on the ____ Peninsula
Iberian
the capital of Spain
Madrid
the Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsula from ____
Africa
The huge swamp in southern Spain is called
The Tidelands
the first man to sail around the world
Magellan
Matadors in Spain fight
bulls
The Iberian Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the ____ Mountains
Pyrenees
Italian painter of the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian dictator and leader of the Fascists
Mussolini
a great scientist
Galileo
first European to travel all the way across Asia
Marco Polo
Italian sculptor of David and Moses
Michelangelo
You will label the following on the map of Europe:
Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, Athens, Oslo, Sweden, Helsinki, Pyrenees, Portugal, Paris, Rhine River
Norway is called the “Land of the Midnight ____”
Sun
the capital of Norway
Oslo
long, narrow inlets of the sea with high, rocky banks along the coastline of Norway
fjords
On the Jutland Peninsula is the country of
Denmark
the most famous writer from Denmark was Hans Christian _____
Andersen
the world’s largest island _____ is owned by Denmark.
Greenland
Because of all the volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers found alongside its glaciers, Iceland is called the “Land of ___ and ____”
Fire & Ice
North of the Arctic Circle in the Frigid Zone are the ____ regions.
tundra
No trees grow in this region because it is above the __-
timber line
In the winter, the Inuits sometimes live in temporary snow-blocked shelters called
igloos
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
Alps
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
tulips, windmills, low lands
The Netherlands
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
William Tell and independence of country
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
International Red Cross
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
Pilgrims who later came to America
The Netherlands
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
the book Heidi
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
cheese, chocolates, watches, music boxes
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
a neutral republic, landlocked
Switzerland
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
wooden shoes and dikes
The Netherlands
Switzerland or the Netherlands:
the capital city, Amsterdam
The Netherlands
