Chapter 17

Question 1

Spain is like a well guarded —————

Answer 1

Castle

Question 2

Steep cliffs along Spain’s

Answer 2

Coastline

Question 3

What mountains in the north east boarder Spain

Answer 3

Pyrenees mountains

Question 4

What physical characteristic forms most of Spain

Answer 4

Plateaus

Question 5

Meseta

Answer 5

Plateau of central Spain

Question 6

What is Spain’s only navigable river that divides plateau

Answer 6

Guadalquivir River

Question 7

What separates Spain from North Africa

Answer 7

The Strait of Gilbralter

Question 8

The Mediterranean is made up of three peninsulas

What are they?

Answer 8

Iberian
Italian
Balkan

Question 9

How wide is the Strait of Gilbralter

Answer 9

8 miles

Question 10

What kind of climate does Spain have

Answer 10

Mild

rainy winters and hot dry summers

Question 11

What is dry farming

Answer 11

Leave land unplanted for few years to let it gather moisture

Question 12

What does Siroccos

Answer 12

Hot dry winds from North Africa

Question 13

Spain’s economy has shifted from agriculture to

Answer 13

New industries

Question 14

Spain’s major export

Answer 14

Transportation equipment

Question 15

Spain’s largest port

Answer 15

Barcelona

Question 16

Barcelona is the center of

Answer 16

Textiles and fabrics

Question 17

Capital of Spain

Answer 17

Madrid

Question 18

Who made Madrid Spain’s Capitol

Answer 18

King Phillip II

Question 19

What does hub mean

Answer 19

Central point of concentrated activity and influence

Question 20

What group represents cultural divergence in Spain

Answer 20

Basque

Question 21

Describe the size of Portugal

Answer 21

The size of Indiana

Question 22

Capitol of Portugal

Answer 22

Lisbon

Question 23

Describe portugals landscape and weather

Answer 23

Abundant rainfall, mountainous good farming

Question 24

Major exports of Portugal

Answer 24

Olive oil and cork products

Question 25

When did Portugal become an independent nation

Answer 25

1143

Question 26

Describe where Spain and Portugal had colonies outside of their own country

Answer 26

South America

Question 27

When did the last Portuguese colony receive independence

Answer 27

1975

Question 28

When did Portugal join the European Union

Answer 28

1986

Question 29

Describe where the two mountain ranges in Italy are located

Answer 29

Appearing mountains run down the center | Alps on northern border

Question 30

Italy's Capitol

Answer 30

Rome

Question 31

Italy's seismic activity

Answer 31

Many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 32

How has Italy's population and the number who farmed changed from the 1960's

Answer 32

1/3- 1 in 3 people farmed before 1960 | 1/10- 1 in 10 people farmed after 1960

Question 33

Why are populated area very crowded in Italy

Answer 33

Hard to make a home in the mountains

Question 34

Why did poor southerners in Italy migrate to the northern region

Answer 34

For jobs in industry

Question 35

What products have been most successful that Italy produces

Answer 35

Automobiles Home appliances Metal goods

Question 36

When did Italy become a country

Answer 36

1861

Question 37

The three regions of Italy

Answer 37

Northern Southern Central

Question 38

What is northern Italy called

Answer 38

European Italy

Question 39

Where in Italy is the Po river valley

Answer 39

Alps | Apinines

Question 40

What two crops are produced in the Po river valley

Answer 40

Rice | Wheat

Question 41

Where is Italy's important commercial industry

Answer 41

Po river valley

Question 42

How much of Italy's factory made products are produced in the Po River valley

Answer 42

2/3

Question 43

What are the two things Venice suffers from

Answer 43

Pollution | Subsidence- sinking ground

Question 44

What is subsidence

Answer 44

Where the ground sinks

Question 45

What does central consist of

Answer 45

Rome and surrounding regions

Question 46

What are the two reasons why Rome was chosen as the Capitol when Italy became a country

Answer 46

Central location | Was always a Capitol

Question 47

What is ancient tomes largest stadium

Answer 47

Collosseum

Question 48

What name is a public meeting place

Answer 48

Forum

Question 49

What is the world headquarters of the Catholic Church

Answer 49

Vatican City

Question 50

What is the Cultural center that is Famous from the Rennisance

Answer 50

Florence

Question 51

What is the Rennisance

Answer 51

Period of art and learning | 1300's

Question 52

Southern Italy is known as

Answer 52

Mezzogiorno

Question 53

Why is central Italy not good for agriculture

Answer 53

Poor soil | Outdated farming techniques

Question 54

What is the largest city in southern Italy

Answer 54

Naples

Question 55

How many islands make up Greece

Answer 55

2000

Question 56

What is an are of land dropped between faults

Answer 56

Grabens

Question 57

Mountain range in Greece

Answer 57

Pindus mountains

Question 58

What is the Tallest peak of Greece

Answer 58

Mount Olympus

Question 59

Where does Greece farm

Answer 59

Narrow coastal

Question 60

Why is travel difficult in Greece

Answer 60

Many mountain ranges

Question 61

What has destroyed greeces natural forests

Answer 61

Sheep grazing

Question 62

What is greeces Capitol

Answer 62

Athens

Question 63

What is greeces largest port

Answer 63

Piraeus

Question 64

How does Greece trade

Answer 64

Over water

Question 65

What is an important industry in Greece

Answer 65

Ship building

Question 66

What is the largest island of Greece

Answer 66

Crete

Question 67

How many Greek islands are inhabitable

Answer 67

Fewer than 200

Question 68

What does inhabitable mean

Answer 68

Able to support permanent residence

Question 69

How do people in Greece make a living

Answer 69

Fishing

Question 70

What is a major economic activity in Greece

Answer 70

Tourism

Question 71

What are two of Homers poems

Answer 71

Iliad | Odyssey

Question 72

What do the Iliad and Odessey poems provide

Answer 72

Moral and behavioral education

Question 73

Which empire was Greece a part of

Answer 73

Roman