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Europe Flashcards

1
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A protective wall that controls or holds back water.

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Dike

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A process by which glaciers form and spread.

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Glaciation

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A deep narrow inlet of the sea between high steep banks.

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Fjord

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4
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An arm of the north Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia.

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The North Sea

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5
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Spain and Portugal.

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The Iberian peninsula

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6
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Triangular arm of land that juts from south eastern Europe into the Mediterranean.

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Balkan Peninsula

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7
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Europe’s largest mountain system.

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Alps

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8
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Europe’s most important inland waterway.

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Rhine River

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9
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River in Northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic Sea.

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Po River

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10
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A large fertile land that extends from the Atlantic into their Url Mountains.

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North European Plain

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11
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Capital: Stockholm.

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Sweden

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12
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Capital: Brussels

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Belgium

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13
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A Serbian province in Southern Yugoslavia populated predominantly by Albanians.

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Kosovo

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14
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Capital: Berlin

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Germany

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15
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What city is owned by the Roman Catholic Church in is ruled by the Pope?

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Vatican City

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16
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The capital of Eastern Roman Empire and later of the Byzantine Empire- the Crossroads of the East

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Constantinople / Byzantine / Istanbul

17
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A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

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Spain

18
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The first European nation to send explorers around the West Coast of Africa.

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Portugal

19
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Capital: Bern

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Switzerland

20
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A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland.

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Northern Ireland

21
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A constitutional monarchy in Western Europe on the North Sea.

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Netherlands

22
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Republic in Southeastern Europe.

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Ukraine

23
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Includes England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.

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United Kingdom

24
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Paris is the capital.

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France

24
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Prague is the capital.

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Czech Republic

25
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Capital: Warsaw

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Poland

26
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A family of democratic countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity in Europe.

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European Union

27
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Republic in Southeastern Europe on the Southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

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Greece

28
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The capital city of the Roman civilization founded about 700 B.C.E.-capital of Italy

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Rome

29
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Capital: Copenhagen

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Denmark

30
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A large almost landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching your Europe Asia and Africa.

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Mediterranean

31
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Mountain range and Eastern Europe running from Slovakia to Romania.

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Carpathian Mountains

32
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Bucharest is the capital.

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Romania

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