Geography - Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Romania

Greece is on the southern end of the

Balkan Peninsula

What river divides Hungary almost in half?

Danube

What does Budapest have more of than any other capital in the world?

Thermal baths

What is the capital of Albania?

Tirana

Why was mostof Liechtenstein purchased?

To meet the political requirements to become a prncipality

Why do the Dutch have to use dikes?

To protect their land from flooding because of their low elevation.

What are the three refions of Romania?

Transylvania, Moldavia, Wallachia

True or False Half of the workforce lives outside Liechtenstein.

True

True or False Liechtenstein has no airports or seaports.

True

True or False. Most European capitals are within 620 miles of Belgium's capital.

True

True or False. Mother Teresa was born in the capital of Macedonia.

True

True or False. Tourism is a large business in the Czech Republic.

True

True or False. Ukraine is the largest country that lies entirely within Europe.

True

True or False. Whether Kosovo is an independent country is still disputed.

True

True or False. Young Albert Einstein worked in a patent office in Bern.

True

True or False: Austria's flag is one of the oldest in Europe.

True

True or False: Hungary has the largest grassland in Europe.

True

True or False: Hungary has the largest linguistically isolated people in Europe.

True

True or False: Hungary hosts Europe's largest music festival.

True

True or False: Hungary is a land-locked country.

True

True or False: One part of Austria is only accessible by climbing a mountain unless you are willing to drive through Germany.

True

Two or False. Count Dracula was based on a real person.

True; based on the ruler Vlad Tepes

What is the capital of Liechtenstein?

Vaduz

What is the longest river that flows completely within Slovakia?

Vah River

What is the longest and principle river in the Czech Republic>

Valtava River

Where do most people live in Austria?

Vienna

What is Croatia's capital?

Zagreb

Eighty percent of Greece consists of either low-lying _____ or __________.

hills, mountains

Most of Albania is covered by

mountains

What year were women allowed to vote in Liechtenstein?

1984

In what year did Kosovo declare independence?

2008

How did Austria influence the start of both World Wars?

Attacks on Serbia after the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, and Hitler was born in Austria.

What are the border nations of Hungary?

Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, & Ukraine

What are Liechtenstein's border countries?

Austria, Switzerland

What mountains cover central Bulgaria?

Balkan Mountains

The capital of Bulgaria is located on the edge of what two mountain ranges?

Balkan and Rhodope Mountains

What three things are important to Austrians?

Courtesy, titles, & educational accomplishments

What is the largest island in all of Greece?

Crete

The ______________ Mountains are found in the south of the Crimean Peninsula.

Crimean

What peninsula is found southwest of the Sea of Azov?

Crimean Peninsula

Bucharest rests on what river?

Dambovila River

The ____________ Plain is found to the north of Serbia?

Danube

What is the major river in Austria?

Danube

What river forms parts of Romania's border with Serbia?

Danube

What river forms the Bulgaria-Romania Border?

Danube

What river's tributaries are the main waters of Serbia?

Danube

What are the major rivers in Hungary?

Danube & Tiza

Southwest of Ukraine lies the _____________ ________________.

Danube Delta

What river runs along the grassy lowlands of Slovakia?

Danube River

Where are the Netherlands located?

Europe

Where is Belgium?

Europe

Ukraine has a strategic position between what two continents?

Europe and Asia

Austria is a member of what governmental body?

European Union

What river forms the border between Greece and Turkey?

Evros River

Holland is a term the Dutch use interchangeably with Netherlands.

False

True or False. Luxembourg is larger than Rhode Island.

False

True or False: Because of all the guns, Switzerland has a high crime rate.

False

True or False: Hungary is larger than what it was before World War I?

False

True or False: Liked to be referred to as Eastern Europeans.

False

In Switzerland, it is easy to shop at night or on Sunday.

False - Everything closes around seven during the week, and is closed all day Sunday.

True or False Bosnia-Herzegovina is a landlocked country.

False - they have 12 miles of coast

True or False Liechtenstein is the smallest country in the world.

False . It is the sixth smallest.

True or False Liechtenstein has one of the highest crime rates in the world?

False It is the lowest.

True or False Liechtenstein is a liberal country.

False. It is very conservative.

True or False: Liechetenstein accidentally attacked Switzerland.

False. Switzerland accidentally attacked Liechtenstein.

True or False. Within the Jura Mountains is Switzerland's highest point.

False. Within Pennine Alps

True or False. Moldova borders only one country.

False; borders two

True or False. The capital of Serbia is the largest city in southeastern Europe.

False; fourth largest

True or False. Austria has a sixty mile coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.

False; it is landlocked.

True or False. Macedonia is a coastal and mountainous country.

False; it is landlocked.

True or False. Chernobyl was the location of a large oil spill.

False; large nuclear explosion

Almost half of Austria is covered by?

Forest

What is the only real lake in Liechtenstein?

Gampriner Seele

What city is the second seat of the United Nations?

Geneva

What language do most Austrians speak?

German

What language do they speak in Liechtenstein?

German

What country occupied Belgium during both World Wars?

Germany

What is Austria's second largest city?

Graz

What famous family is Liechtenstein's royal family related to?

Hapsburg

What famous magician was from Hungary?

Harry Houdini

What sea is to the west of Greece?

Ionian Sea

What mountains cover most of western Slovenia?

Juliam Alps

What is Ukraine's capital?

Kiev

What is the largest lake in Central Europe?

Lake Balaton

What is the largest lake in Hungary?

Lake Balaton

On what lake is Geneva?

Lake Geneva

What is the largest thermal lake in the world?

Lake Heviz

What are the three large lakes in Albania?

Lake Prespa, lake Ohrid, Lake Skadar

What lake borders Montenegro and Albania?

Lake Skadar

What is Slovenia's capital?

Ljubljana

What is the capital of Luxembourg?

Luxembourg

What type of government does Liechtenstein have?

Monarchy

What river forms part of the Luxembourg-Germany border?

Moselle River

The largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina?

Mostar

In greek Mythology, what is the home of the gods?

Mount Olympus

Besides the Danube lowlands in the north, Bulgaria is covered by?

Mountains

What landform covers most of Slovakia?

Mountains

What landform covers most of central Serbia?

Mountains

What famous composer was from Austria?

Mozart

What two important government entities are seated in Belgium's capital?

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the EU (European Union)

Is Liechtenstein a member of the EU?

No

What tourist city is found by the Black Sea?

Odessa

What is the large peninsula in southern Greece called?

Pelopnnesus

List three industries in Liechtenstein.

Pharmaceuticals, power tools, textiles, largest provider of false teeth

What is the capital of Macedonia?

Skopje

What is Austria's favorite sport?

Soccer

What is the most popular sport in Hungary?

Soccer

What is the capital of Bulgaria?

Sofia

List three unique cultural customs that are important to Hungarians?

Splashing women with water on Easter Monday, St. Nicholas Day boots, throwing lentils on New Year;s Day, Buso Mask Festival, bride kidnapped

List four famous landmarks.

St. Stephens Bascillica, Buda Castle, Visegrad Royal Castle, Diosygor Castle, Eger Castle, Tomb or Gul Baba, Momento Park, Cave Church, Citadela, the Budapest Time Wheel, the Bokod floating houses, Gorsum Ruins, Hungarian Parliment

The _____________________ takes up fifty-two percent of Ukraine.

Steppe

Albania is strategically located along what strait?

Strait of Otranto

The South Tyrol region belonged to what famous "House" that we have discussed? (Half of Europe's royal families can be traced to it.)

The House of Hapsburg

Moldova is situated on what two rivers?

The Prut and Dniester Rivers

Snow melt off the Alps Mountains formed what four major rivers?

The Rhone, the Po, the Inn-Danube, the Rhine

What movie was filmed in parts of Austria?

The Sound of Music

What mountains cover much of central Romania?

The Transylvanian Alps

What river cuts Macedonia in half?

The Vardar River

True or False Liechtenstein's royal family is the wealthiest of the royal families.

True

True or False. Greece has over 1400 islands.

True

True or False. Liechtenstein has more registered businesses than citizens.

True

True or False. Moldova was once part of Romania.

True

The Netherlands produces billions of what annually?

Tulip bulbs

Hungary is situated between what two major regions of Europe?

Western Europe and the Balkan Peninsula

Vienna is known as ...

the City of Music

Seventy percent of Switzerland is covered by what type of landmass?

mountains

Where is the seat of government in the Netherlands?

The Hague

What is the capital city of Greece?

Athens

_____% of the land is arable.

51

Bern is located on what river?

Aare

Most of Albania's coastline is along the

Adriatic Sea

What sea is to the east of Greece?

Aegean Sea

Moldova's economy is based on ___________________.

Agriculture

What is the largest ethnic group in Kosovo?

Albanian

What major mountains can be found in Liechtenstein?

Alps

What is the capital of the Netherlands?

Amsterdam

Who is the most well-known contemporary Austrian?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Why do many tourists visit the city of Bastogne?

Battle of the Bulge sites important in WWII

What submurged river canyon is an important tourist attraction?

Bay of Kotor

What is the capital of Serbia?

Belgrade

Capital of Switzerland

Bern

Ukraine has its coast on the _________ Sea and the ________ of ________.

Black ; Sea Azov

Bulgaria receives many tourists because of its ______________.

Black Sea Beaches

What does Montenegro mean?

Black mountain

What is one of the most famous products of Prague?

Bohemian Crystal

What is the capital of Slovakia?

Bratislava

What is the capital of Belgium?

Brussels

What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

What is the capital of Hungary?

Budapest

What mountains are found in the west of Ukraine?

Carpathian Mountains

What three major mountain regions surround Hungary?

Carpathian Mountains, Dinaric Alps, Balkan Mountains

What mountains cover much of northern Romania?

Carpatian Mountains

What is the capital of Moldova?

Chisinau

The __________ ___________ cover most of western Serbia?

Dinaric Alps

What mountains are found in the west of Croatia?

Dinaric Alps

What mountains are in the north of Albania?

Dinaric Alps

What mountains in Bosnia-Herzegovina are found to the west?

Dinaric Alps

Bran Castle is popularly known as ____________ Castle.

Dracula's

In the Netherlands, windmills are mainly used to ...?

Drain the land

What river forms a part of the Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina border?

Drina River

What is the main port on the Adriatic Sea?

Durres

What is the language spoken in Hungary?

Hungarian

What important people are the Hungarians supposed to be descended from?

Huns, Maygor, Nimrod

What mountains cover western Greece?

Pindus

What mountains are in the south of Albania?

Pindus Mountains

What mountains cover the west of Macedonia?

Pindus Mountains

Ukraine consists mostly of fertile ______________ and ___________________.

Plains and plateaus

What is the capital of of Montenegro?

Podgorica

What is the capital of Czech Republic?

Prague

Liechtenstein is the last surviving territory of what?

The Holy Roman Empire

What is the capital of Kosovo?

Pristina

What major river is in Lichtenstein?

Rhine

What mountains in Greece have been preserved due to its diverse ecosystem?

Rhodope Mountains

Bosnia-Herzegovina's agriculture is found in the ?

Sava River Valley

What is the largest city in Liechtenstein?

Schaan

What sea is to the south of Greece?

Sea of Crete

Name three things that are different in Switzerland than America.

Swiss do not have take out. No homework on the weekend. Everything must be quite after 10. You must say hello before being checked out by the sales clerk or before asking for help. The drinking age is 16. Serving in the military is mandatory. They are a quite people.

Who handles Liechtenstein's military affairs?

Switzerland

What are the border nations of Austria?

Switzerland, Italy, Czek Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Litechenstein, Germany

The longest canyon in Europe is the ?

Tara River Canyon

What mountains cover Austria's southern and western regions?

The Alps

What part of Belgium is hilly and forested?

The Ardennes

Romania sits on what body of water?

The Black Sea

During its Soviet days, what was Ukraine called?

The Breadbasket of the Soviet Union

What islands attract the most visitors to GREECE?

The Dodecanese