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Unit 4: Southern Europe Flashcards

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Resources of Mediterranean lands

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Agriculture: grapes, olives, and citrus fruit

Tourism

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Physical features in general

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Mostly rugged mountains
Many peninsulas and islands
Climate: warm and sunny

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Religion

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Mostly Roman Catholic

Exception: Greece is Greek Orthodox

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Major island of Greece

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Crete

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_____ mountains in northern Greece

Highest peak

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Pindus

Mt. Olympus

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Seas that surround Greece

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Ionian-west
Mediterranean-south
Aegean-east

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Greece

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Athens

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Name of hill and building in Athens

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Acropolis

Parthenon

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Port city for Athens

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Piraeus

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Two cities found on the Peloponnesus

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Corinth and Sparta

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Second largest city in Greece

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Thessaloniki

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Five industries in Greece

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Agriculture, food processing, shipbuilding, tourism, and fishing

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Size of Italy

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760 miles long by 100 miles wide

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Two main islands of Italy

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Sicily and Sardinia

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Mountains in Italy

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Alps and Appennines

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Southern Italy

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Poor land, poor people
No major rivers, rocky soil, shortage of water
Naples: port by Mt. Vesuvius (volcano)

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Rome

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Capital and second largest city

Located on the Tiber River

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Two cities on the Arno River

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Florence: Renaissance center
Pisa: leaning tower

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Five things in northern Italy

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Po River: excellent farming
Milan: largest city, fashion center
Turin: Winter Olympics in 2006
Genoa: port city
Venice: famous for its canals
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Mountain on Sicily

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Mt. Etna

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Vatican City

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Smallest country in the world
Headquarters of Catholic Church
Pope Francis

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San Marino

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Independent state in the Alennines

Oldest state in Europe

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Malta

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Valletta

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Official languages of Malta

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Maltese and English

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Three Malta facts

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South of Italy-strategic location as naval base and for ship repair
British-owned until 1964
More ties and trade with Europe than Africa

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Central plateau of the Iberian Pen.

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The Meseta

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IP northeast mountains

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Pyrenees

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IP northwest mountains

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Cantabrians

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IP southern mountains

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Sierra Nevada

Sierra Morena

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Separates Europe from Africa

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Strait of Gibraltar

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Four rivers of Iberian Pen.

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Ebro
Douro
Tagus
Guadalquivir

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Spain two groups of islands

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Balearic Islands

Canary Islands

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Industries of Spain

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Iron ore is exported
Import coal and oil
Factories are old-fashioned

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Madrid

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Capital and largest city of Spain

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Barcelona

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Port city
2nd largest in Spain
Home of 1992 Olympics

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Valencia

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3rd largest city in Spain

Known for oranges

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Cordova and Granada

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Moorish architecture (the Alhambra)

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Gibraltar

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At entrance to Med., once British, gaining freedom

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Francisco Franco

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Dictator for 36 years

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Present government and leader in Spain

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Parliamentary monarchy, Juan Carlos

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The Moors

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Muslims who used to lead Spain

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The Basques

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Own language and culture, live in northern Spain

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Area of Portugal

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1/5 of Spain

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Pop. of Portugal

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10 million

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Second largest city in Portugal

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Opato

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Portugal agriculture

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Grapes for wine

Some fruits and wheat

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Exports of Portugal

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Cork, glass, tin cans

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Portugal government

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Dictator: Antonio Salazar

Working in a democracy

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Islands of Portugal

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Azores and Madeira Islands-in Atlantic Ocean

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Andorra-four points

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Location: between France and Spain in the Pyrenees
Size: 70,000 people in 180 square miles
Two imported resources: wool, ski slopes for tourism
Government: ruled by Spanish Bishop and French president

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