Geography-Europe Test-Notes
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.