World Geography Week 21 Western Europe
The Pyrenees Mountains
A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain
The capital of the Netherlands is _______.
Amsterdam
The Low Countries are ______, _______ and ___________.
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
The capital of Belgium is ______.
Brussels
Monaco
Capital City that is an ancient fortified town and a popular tourist resort.
Paris
Capital of France
What country borders three sides of Monaco?
France
Huguenots
French Protestants
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)
Jacques Cartier
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
grapes
Fruit and France is famous for
John Calvin
Leader of the Huguenots before he fled to Switzerland
How big is the country of Monaco?
Less than 1 square mile
nether
Low
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
Which people took refuge in the Netherlands?
Pilgrims
Marie Curie
Polish born female scientist
Seine River
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
principality
a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire
theory
an assumption or guess based on limited information or knowledge
dikes
barriers made of stone and earth to hold water back
English Channel
body of water that separates France and England
landlocked
completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
Rhone River
flows through Switzerland and France to the Mediterranean Sea.
They are called Low Countries because much of their ______ lies below sea level.
land
Luxembourg is a _________ country.
landlocked
WIndmills are used as a _______ source to drain the water from behind the ______.
power, dikes
The Netherlands best fertile lands are lands ______ from the sea.
reclaimed
microbiology
scientific study of microorganisms
Why were the Huguenots killed or forced to leave France?
they wouldn't accept the Roman Catholic teachings
Dutch farmers grow ______, ______, and ________ bulbs to ship all over the world.
tulips, daffodils and hyacinth