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