9th Grade World Geography Honors: Chapter 14 Study Guide
What three countries make up Benelux?
Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
What is the capital of Belgium and the headquarters for the EU?
Brussels
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
What do the people of Lapland call themselves?
Sami
What are the French famous for?
their fashion design
How many independent countries make up the British Isles?
two
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
Where is the location of the Dutch parliament and the International Court of Justice?
The Hague
What is the major source of Norway's wealth?
oil
What are the standards of living and the economies of Scandinavian countries like?
people describe their economies as "the middle way" because they mix a free market with socialism, and about 85% of the industries are privately owned
Who are the people who have shaped French culture?
the Vikings, Gauls, Franks, and Romans
What were the Celts?
the ancestors of the Scots, Welsh, and Irish
How have cultural differences led to the division of Ireland?
the colonization produced political, religious and cultural differences between the north and the south part so that British government had the idea to separate the administration of the Ulster
How many countries does the European Union have today?
15 countries
What do workers in France have a workweek of?
35 hours
Roman Catholic is what percentage of France's population?
90%
Where do the people known as the Walloons live in?
Belgium
What is the primary language spoken in the Netherlands?
Dutch
What is the main language of Ireland and Great Britain?
English
What was the original name of the European Union?
European Economic Community
What is the name for the northern coastal region of Belgium?
Flanders
What is the United Kingdom often referred to?
Great Britain or Britain
What country suffered a potato famine in the mid-1800s?
Ireland
What is the highland Britain made up of?
Northern England, Wales, and Scotland
What is the capital of France?
Paris
Who are the vast majority of people in Ireland?
Roman Catholic
How much of the world's land was ruled by the British Empire during the 1800s?
more than one fourth
How has London's location affected its growth?
people made London a port city
What features make Paris the primate city of France?
population and economy
What are three popular sports in both Ireland and Great Britain?
soccer, rugby, and cricket
What country in Europe uses the dike and polder system?
the Netherlands
What is France's-world's leading producer?
wheat
How is France's culture important to its economy?
a 366-year-old government agency guards the French language from foreign influences
What is Greenland?
a self-governing territory of Denmark
What is the European Union?
an association influenced by the political and economic union of the Benelux countries
