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Europe Flashcards

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Mediterranean Sea.

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In addition to this common location on the Mediterranean, the countries of Southern Europe share many common physical features.

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Pyrenees

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form a boundary between Spain and France to the north. Italy has two major ranges

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Apenniems

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run along the whole peninsula

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Alps

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Europe’s highest mountains—are in the north. The Pindus Mountains cover much of Greece.

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5
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Mediterranean climate

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the type of climate found across Southern Europe

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Orthodox Church

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a branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine Empire

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Athens

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Greece’s capital

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Pope

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the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Vatican City

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independent state located within the city of Rome.

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Sicily

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island at the peninsula’s tip

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Naples

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busy port and the largest city in southern Italy.

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Milan

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also a major industrial center as well as a worldwide center for fashion design

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Rome

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Italys capital

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14
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Iberia

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westernmost peninsula in Europe

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15
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parliamentary monarchy

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The king rules with the help of an elected parliament

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Madrid

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The capital of Portugal

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17
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Barcelona

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Industry tourism, industries, and culture

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Lisbon

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the economy is based largely on industries centered

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Northern European plain

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The outer edge of this imaginary fan is a broad coastal plain

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North Sea and English Channel

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Bodies of water

21
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Danube and Rhine

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Important rivers

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navigable rive

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A river that is deep and wide enough for ships to use

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Paris

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Capital of France

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Amsterdam

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Capital of the Netherlands

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Hague

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The seat of government

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Brussels

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Capital of Belgium

27
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Cosmopolitan

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characterized by many foreign influences.

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Berlin

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Germany’s large city

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Chancellor

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Prime minister

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Vienna

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Austrias capital

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Cantons

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Districts

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Switzerlands capital

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Bern

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group of islands located across the English Channel from the rest of Europe.

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British isles

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Scandinavia

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Region of peninsulas and islands in Northern Europe

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a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs.

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Fjord

36
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energy from the heat of Earth’s interior.

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Geothermal energy

37
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North Atlantic drift

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ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocea

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Constitutional monarchy

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A type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws

39
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Magna Carta

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hairsp hairsp; or Great Charter, limited the powers of kingsIt also required everyone to obey the law. Today, a prime minister leads the British government. Most members of Britain’s legislative body, known as Parliament, are elected.

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Disarm

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Give up all weapons

41
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London

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UK capital

42
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Dublin

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Ireland capital

43
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Viking

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S were Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages

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Stockholm

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Swedens capital

45
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Neutral

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that it has chosen not to take sides in an international conflict

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Uninhabitable

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Not able to support human settlement

47
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Olso

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Norways capitsl

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Helsinki

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Findlands capital

49
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Geysers

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Springs that shoot hot water and stem into the air

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