Unit 4: Southern Europe

Question 0

Resources of Mediterranean lands

Answer 0

Agriculture: grapes, olives, and citrus fruit

Tourism

Question 1

Physical features in general

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Religion

Answer 2

Mostly Roman Catholic

Exception: Greece is Greek Orthodox

Question 3

Major island of Greece

Answer 3

Crete

Question 4

_____ mountains in northern Greece

Highest peak

Answer 4

Pindus

Mt. Olympus

Question 5

Seas that surround Greece

Answer 5

Ionian-west
Mediterranean-south
Aegean-east

Question 6

Greece

Answer 6

Athens

Question 7

Name of hill and building in Athens

Answer 7

Acropolis

Parthenon

Question 8

Port city for Athens

Answer 8

Piraeus

Question 9

Two cities found on the Peloponnesus

Answer 9

Corinth and Sparta

Question 10

Second largest city in Greece

Answer 10

Thessaloniki

Question 11

Five industries in Greece

Answer 11

Agriculture, food processing, shipbuilding, tourism, and fishing

Question 12

Size of Italy

Answer 12

760 miles long by 100 miles wide

Question 13

Two main islands of Italy

Answer 13

Sicily and Sardinia

Question 14

Mountains in Italy

Answer 14

Alps and Appennines

Question 15

Southern Italy

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Rome

Answer 16

Capital and second largest city

Located on the Tiber River

Question 17

Two cities on the Arno River

Answer 17

Florence: Renaissance center
Pisa: leaning tower

Question 18

Five things in northern Italy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Mountain on Sicily

Answer 19

Mt. Etna

Question 20

Vatican City

Answer 20

Smallest country in the world
Headquarters of Catholic Church
Pope Francis

Question 21

San Marino

Answer 21

Independent state in the Alennines

Oldest state in Europe

Question 22

Malta

Answer 22

Valletta

Question 23

Official languages of Malta

Answer 23

Maltese and English

Question 24

Three Malta facts

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Central plateau of the Iberian Pen.

Answer 25

The Meseta

Question 26

IP northeast mountains

Answer 26

Pyrenees

Question 27

IP northwest mountains

Answer 27

Cantabrians

Question 28

IP southern mountains

Answer 28

Sierra Nevada | Sierra Morena

Question 29

Separates Europe from Africa

Answer 29

Strait of Gibraltar

Question 30

Four rivers of Iberian Pen.

Answer 30

Ebro Douro Tagus Guadalquivir

Question 31

Spain two groups of islands

Answer 31

Balearic Islands | Canary Islands

Question 32

Industries of Spain

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Madrid

Answer 33

Capital and largest city of Spain

Question 34

Barcelona

Answer 34

Port city 2nd largest in Spain Home of 1992 Olympics

Question 35

Valencia

Answer 35

3rd largest city in Spain | Known for oranges

Question 36

Cordova and Granada

Answer 36

Moorish architecture (the Alhambra)

Question 37

Gibraltar

Answer 37

At entrance to Med., once British, gaining freedom

Question 38

Francisco Franco

Answer 38

Dictator for 36 years

Question 39

Present government and leader in Spain

Answer 39

Parliamentary monarchy, Juan Carlos

Question 40

The Moors

Answer 40

Muslims who used to lead Spain

Question 41

The Basques

Answer 41

Own language and culture, live in northern Spain

Question 42

Area of Portugal

Answer 42

1/5 of Spain

Question 43

Pop. of Portugal

Answer 43

10 million

Question 44

Second largest city in Portugal

Answer 44

Opato

Question 45

Portugal agriculture

Answer 45

Grapes for wine | Some fruits and wheat

Question 46

Exports of Portugal

Answer 46

Cork, glass, tin cans

Question 47

Portugal government

Answer 47

Dictator: Antonio Salazar | Working in a democracy

Question 48

Islands of Portugal

Answer 48

Azores and Madeira Islands-in Atlantic Ocean

Question 49

Andorra-four points

Answer 49

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