Geo Chp 11
Thames River
Runs through England and its capital city London
Seine river
Runs through the capital of France (Paris)
Venice
Built on over 100 low islands
Rome
Capital city of Italy
Copenhagen
Capital of Denmark which is on Denmark's largest island
Helsinki
Capital of Finland
Berlin
Capital of Germany
Amsterdam
Capital of Netherlands
Oslo
Capital of Norway
Edinburgh
Capital of Scotland
Madrid
Capital of Spain, on a plateau over two thousand miles high
Stockholm
Capital of Sweden
Bern
Capital of Switzerland
Volvo and saab
Cars of Sweden
San Marino
Claims to be the oldest republic in the world
North Atlantic drift
Comes off the coast of Canada and warms northern Europe
Duchy
Country ruled by a Duke
Norway and Sweden
Cover the Scandinavian peninsula
Pyrenees Mts.
Create the border between France and Spain
Tagus
Spain's longest river
Apennine Mts
Stretch the length of the Italian peninsula "backbone of Italy"
Dikes
Strong walls of stone and earth was built by the dutch
Policy of neutrality
Switzerland has this to refuse to fight in wars
Lapp
Tend reindeer in northern Scandinavia
Greece
The capital of athens
Ben Nevis
The highest mountain in the British isles
Galdhopiggen
The highest peak in Scandinavia
Great Britain
The largest island in Europe
Cantons
Divides Switzerland
Roman Catholicism
Dominates south and western Europe
Most people
Don't live in the north of Norway
Barcelona
Famous city in Spain
Danish
Have one of the highest tax rates in the world
Apulia
Heel of the boot
Mt. Blanc
Highest Mt. In the Alps
Spain, Andorra, and Portugal
Iberian peninsula
The Kiel canal
In Germany connects the North sea and Baltic sea
United Kingdom
Includes Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Belfast
Is Northern Ireland's biggest city and capital
Luxembourg
Is a duchy Speak German Highest GDP per capita of any country in the world
Northern Ireland
Is known for its loughs
Lisbon
Is the capital of Portugal and is the largest city, has one of the finest natural harbors in the world
Sweden
Is the largest Scandinavian country
Moors
Wasteland on a high treeless plateau used for raising of cattle
Danube river
Winds through the foothills of the Alps
Iceland
Known as the land of fire and ice, also has lots of volcanoes
Scotland
Known for its glens and lochs
Belgium
Known for its largest city Brussels
Vienna
Largest city and capital city of Austria
France
Largest country in Europe
Vatnajokull
Largest glacier in Europe
Ruhr
Largest industrial region in Europe
Denmark
Located in the Jutland peninsula
Loire river
Longest river in France the fertile river valley produces grapes and vegetables
Po river
Longest river in Italy
Glasgow
Major city of Scotland
Massif central
Mountainous plateau with poor soil that makes the land only useful for grazing livestock
The Hague
National government in the Netherlands
Sogne Fjord
Norway's longest fjord
Independent
Not under the authority of someone else
Althing
Oldest parliamentary assembly that is still in existence today
Germany
Birthplace of the reformation
Mt. Hekla
Once thought to conceal the gates of hell
England
Out of the four divisions of the UK it is the largest
Scandinavia
Part is above the Artic circle and for 2 months every summer the sun never sets
Polder
Portion of land that is claimed from the sea
Milan
Second largest city and banking center
