Geography-Europe Test-Notes

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How many overseas territories did the UK control?

14

When did it become the Republic of Iceland?

1944

In the 1920's how much of the world did the UK encompass?

25%

How many countries make up Europe?

50

What is the population of Italy?

60 million

What is the population of the UK?

66 million

How long has Queen Elizabeth II ruled?

69 years(she's the longest serving monarch in Britain's history)

What's the population of Europe?

750,000,000(11% of world population)

What is the population of Germany?

82 million

When was Iceland colonized? Who colonized it?

870 AD; Norwegian settlers

Who was the leader of Germany in World War II?

Adolf Hitler

What states are in the Balkan Peninsula?

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia

What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

Belfast

What kinda architecture is found in Eastern Europe?

Byzantine

What is the capital of Wales?

Cardiff

What mountains run thru Central Eastern Europe?

Carpathian Mountains

What are the primary religions of Europe?

Catholic and Protestant

What is the national religion of Italy?

Catholic(Vatican City)

What is the government in the UK?

Constitutional monarchy

What's the longest river in Europe?

Danube River(it starts in Germany and ends in the Black Sea)

Where are the Slavic countries located?

Eastern Europe

What is the capital of Scotland?

Edinburgh

What is the official language in the UK?

English

What are the Baltic States?

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

What is Germany's government?

Federal Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic

What country has the strongest economy in Europe?

Germany (4.5 trillion GDP)

What is the language of Iceland?

Icelandic(a Germanic language)

What is the nation language of Italy?

Italian

Who was the leader of Germany in World War II?

Kaiser Wilhelm II(the last German Monarch)

What is the capital of the UK?

London

What is the official religion of Iceland?

Lutheran

Who are some famous German musicians?

Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Handel

Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?

Northern Germany in 1517

What is the main religion of Eastern Europe?

Orthodox Christian

What is the primary religion in the UK?

Protestant

What are the religions in Germany?

Protestant-30% Catholic-30% Muslim-5% very secular society

Who is the current monarch in the UK?

Queen Elizabeth II of the House of Windsor

What is the capital of Iceland?

Reykjavik

What are the three language groups in Europe?

Romantic, Germanic, and Slavic

What is the modern and ancient capital of Italy?

Rome

What are some tourist places in Italy?

Rome, Venice, Florence, Amalfi coast and Dolomites, and Tuscany Valley

Iceland is considered part of what?

Scandinavia

What sport do people play in Iceland?

Soccer

What kind of economy does Germany have?

Social Market Economy

What is another name for Rome?

The City of Seven Hills

Today Germany is a member of what?

The United Nations and NATO

What kind of government does Italy have?

Unitary Parliamentary Republic

What causes geothermal activity in Iceland?

Volcanoes

What is the population of Iceland?

about 350,000(least populated country in Europe)

How much of the Earth's land surface does Europe take up?

about 7%

Italian food includes

pastas, tomato sauce, olives, grapes, coffee, gelato

What were the formerly Communist countries on Eastern Europe called?

the USSR

What is the Italian Renaissance?

the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th-16th centuries.


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