World Geo Europe Study Guide

What is a fjord?

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.

What does the newly-reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFO) seek to accomplish in the European Union?

A sustainable future for fish and fishermen.

What mountain range spearates Italy and France?

Alps

A genocide occured in what country in Europe in the 1990's?

Balkans

Consist

Be composed of or made up of

What area is being destroyed by acid rai in Europe?

Black Forest, Germany

What is chernozem?

Black top soil, worlds fertilest soil

What countyr in South America did Portugal colonize?

Brazil

What two countries does the Chunnel connect?

Britian ad France

What religion do most people follow in Europe?

Christianity

What is a euro?

Europe Currency

The Northern European Plain is a flat area that extends from what country to what country.

Fance to Russia

What is the most densely populated region of Europe?

Monaco

What is the highest peak in the Alps?

Mont Blanc

Where did many surfing European Jewish people resettle after World War ll?

Most who survived were unable or unwillling to return to easetern Europe.

What country in Europe has many windmills?

Nertherlands

Do all of the countries in Europe have a developed or developing economy?

No

Which one of the following types of vegetation is NOT found in Europe: rainforest, mixed forest, tundra, coniferous forest.

Rainforest

When were citizens first able to democratically elect members to European Parliament?

September 20 1976

What did European policy makers realize about pollution in the 1970s?

That the air was over polluted

What is another name for the prehistoric Drombeg stone circle in Ireland?

The Druid's Altar.

What is the name of the ocean current that makes Europe warmer?

The North Atlantic Drift

What body of water connects the Atlantic ocean to the Mediterranean sea?

Strait of Gibalator

List three countries that did NOT join the European Union.

Switerland, Albania, Serbia

Where is the Matterhorn located?

Switzerland

List three reasons Europe has high crop yeild?

Tractors, enhanced plants, and chemical fertlizer

What does the term British Isles refer to?

United Kingdom

What mountain range is the dividing line between Europe and Asia?

Ural Mountains

massif

a body of mountain ranges formed by fault-line activity

geothermal energy

a form of energy conversion that captures heat energy from within Earth

pollution hot spot

a location where pollution and other human activities have led to the degradation, or even death, of an ecosystem

fjord

a long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

invasive species

a non indigenous or non native species that threatens ecosystems, habitats, or other species

glaciation

a process by which glaciers form and spread

shatter belt

a region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity

geyser

a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam

hot spring

a spring whose water issues at a temperature higher than that of its surroundings

welfare state

a state that assumes primary responsibility for the social welfare of its citezens

What is a fjord?

a steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved out by a glacier.

resource

a usuable stock or supply

issue

a vital or unsettled matter

access

a way to approach or enter

Break-of-Bluck

act of unloading, transferring, or distributing part or all of a shipment

Kyoto protokol

amendment to the international treaty on climate change designed to reduce he amount of greenhouse gasses emitted by specific countries

tungsten

an extremely rare heavy-metal element essential in high-tech industry

city-state

an independently governed community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands, notably present in ancient Greece

economy

an ordered system for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

industrial revolution

beginning in the 1700's, rapid, major change in the economy with the introduction of power driven machinery

Which one of the following structures is most commonly found in Europe? Pagodas, Yurts, Castles, or Haciendas?

castles

entrepôt

commercial center where goods are received and reshipped

persistant

continuing, existing, or acting for a long time

comprehensive

covering completely or broadly; inclusive

Balkanization

division of a region into smaller regions

foehn

dry wind that blows from the leeward sides of mountains sometimes melting snow and causing avalanches; term used mainly in Europe

industrial capitilism

economic system in which business readers use profits to expand their companies

loess

fine,yellowish,brownish, topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, carried and deposited by the wind

guest worker

foreign laborer living and working temporally in another country

accurate

free from error

Devolution

granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities

What countries in Europe have a highland climate zone?

higher up in Europe. The Northern Countries

communism

idea that society should be based on public owner-ship and communal control of property

emphasis

importance

significnt

important

agribusiness

industry engaged in agriculture on a large scale, sometimes including the manufacturing and distribution of farm supplies

dikes

large bank of earth and stone that holds back water

avalanche

large mass of ice, snow or rock that slides down a mountain side

polder

low lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new land

ensure

make sure or certain

holocaust

mass murder of 6 million Jews by Germanys Nazi regime during World War 2

cap and trade

method for managing pollution in which a limit is placed on emissions and businesses or countries can buy and sell emission allowances

List three reasons Switzerland has a highly developed economy.

netural, tourism, they have a develped country

What is the site of Athens?

on a hilltop

What is the site of Pairs?

on a island

Why was there a conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1980's and 1990's?

population split between Protestant and Catholic

cold war

power struggle between the Soviet Union and the US after WW2

renaissance

rebirth; the period in European civilization characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values

continental

relating to or characteristic of a continent

Complementarity

relationship between two places in which one produces something the other needs, resulting in an exchange

What is the of a house with a steep roof in Switzerland?

shalet

factor

something that actively contributes to the production of a result

mistral

strong northerly wind from the alps that can bring cold air to southern france

List two countries that have a mixed economy in Europe.

sweden and Denmark

karst

terrain dominated by limestone bedrock and characterized by rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes

reforestation

the action of renewing forest cover (as by natural seeding or by the artificial planting of seeds or young trees)

ethnic cleansing

the expelling from country or genocide of an ethnic group

What country makes polders in order to have more farmland?

Denmark

Artifacts have been found at the Cave of Altamira going back 18,500 years. What can be found on the cave's walls?

Drawings of bision.

What country in Europe first developed democracy?

Greece

What landscape define the Alpine Mountains?

High elevations, rugged plateaus, steeply sloping, and define the region.

List one country that has tundra and permafrost in Europe.

Iceland

What did the Schengen Agreemnet in 1985 accomplish?

It accomplished abolishment of their national borders.

What has happened to Christianity in Europe since World War ll?

It has declined

List three countries in Europe that have a Mediterranean climate?

Italy, Greece, Spain

What country is landlocked in the Alps?

Northern Italy, Switerland, austria, France

What country has large deposits of oil in the North Sea?

Norway

List two countries that rely heavily on fishing.

Norway and Sweden

How many people died in World War ll?

Over 60 million people.

Industry in Italy is concentrated on what river valley?

Po

What two countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?

Portugal and Spain

What did many people feel should change in Europe after World War ll?

Protection and to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.

What four areas compose the United Kingdom?

Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Islands

What Are four major physical regions of Europe?

Western uplands, North European plain, Central uplands, Alpine mountains

ecotourism

the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment

Why do Eastern European countries hava a lower GDP per capita than Western European countries?

they are less develpoed

integrate

to blend into a functioning whole

achieve

to carry out successfully; accomplish

occur

to come into existence, happen

focus

to concentrate attention or effort

coprise

to contain; to consist of

undergo

to go through, experience

promote

to help something grow and develope

migrate

to move from one place or another

isolated

to place or keep by itself

emerge

to rise from an obscure position or condition; to become visible

meltwater

water formed by melting snow and ice

acid deposition

wet or dry airborne acids that fall to the ground

What is the site of London?

where a river narrows