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BIG TEST!!! Flashcards

0
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variation of a language

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dialect

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pictures created from tiny pieces of colored stone

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mosaic

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Greek polis, made up of a city and the land around it

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city-state

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term that means that a body of water is deep enough and wide enough for ships to sail

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navigable

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4
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term for the prime minister of Germany

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chancellor

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5
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small, fertile soil particles deposited by wind

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loess

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6
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a demand for self-rule) i.e Hitler

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nationalism

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a city with many foreign influences

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cosmopolitan

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mass killing of Jews and other people in WWll

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holocaust

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Scottish term for a valley

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glen

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10
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shortage of food

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famine

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area that cannot support human settlement

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uninhabitable

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narrow, deep inlets of sea set between high, rocky cliffs

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fjords

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13
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lakes in valleys carved by glaciers long ago

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lochs

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14
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fossilized tree sap

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amber

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Scandinavian countries?

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Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland

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Benelux countries?

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Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

17
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Largest island in Greece?

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Crete

18
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Dominant religion in Europe

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Catholic

19
Q

What country can you eat tapas while watching the nation’s sport, soccer?

A

Spain

20
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Where is the Vasco da Gama bridge

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Portugal

21
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Why is there so much violence in Northern Ireland?

A

over religion

22
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How many Greeks still worship the Olympian gods?

A

About 2,000

23
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Greenland’s population: bigger or smaller than Janesville?

A

Smaller!

24
Q

Which country has more masterpieces per square mile than anywhere else?

A

Italy

25
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What is the nickname of the UK’s flag?

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The Union Jack

26
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“The land of the midnight sun”

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Norway

27
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good healthcare

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Belgium

28
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bad health care

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Slovakia

29
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Which country hasn’t had a murder for over ten years?

A

Lichtenstein

30
Q

Population of Irish people with red hair?

A

9%

31
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Where was the Rubik’s Cube created?

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Hungary

32
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What did Sweden invent?

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zippers, refrigerator, computer mouse

33
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Baltic countries?

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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

34
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Mother Teresa was born here, Millennium Cross, sidewalk parking

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Macedonia

35
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How did WWl start?

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Serbian nationalist killed a heir to Austro-Hungarian throne

36
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Where does wine and beer cost less than water?

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Germany

37
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Where is Dracula’s castle?

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Romania

38
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Which country literally means black mountain?

A

MonteNEGRO

39
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low population, free cable, and no income taxes

A

Monaco

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