Europe Test Flashcards
(49 cards)
Rotterdam
located within a 3 river delta “Gateway to the World”
Primate City
A city that ranks first and dominates a country in terms of population and economy
Sequence Occupance
A process of settlement by successive groups of people in which each group creates a distinctive cultural landscape
Complementary Region
A region formed by the combination of 2 or more areas with different activities or strengths, each of which benefits the other
Confederation
A group of states joined together for a common purpose
cantons
largely self- governing states within a country such as Switzerland
Imperialism
when on country takes over another economically and politically
The Troubles
common name foe the ethno- nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland
Fjords
Narrow deep inlets of the sea set between high rocky clifs
polders
land reclaimed from a body of water by dikes and dams
what are polders used for
industry, agriculture, and housing
dikes
a barrier, usually a natural or artificial wall used to regulate water levels
devolution
breakdown of countries
countries in Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland
countries in British Isles
Ireland, United Kingdom
Facts B.I
sequence occupance, nationalized industries
Facts Scandinavia
many Fjords, high tech industry, vikings
Benelux countries
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Facts Benelux
Ponders, Dikes, rotterdam
countries in Peninsulas
Italy, Spain, Portugal
Facts Peninsulas
Moors, Renaissance, Italy- micro states
Alpine countries
Switzerland, Austria
Alpine Facts
Alps, Switz. is neutral, confederation, cantons, diverse, habsurgs
Central Europe countries
Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
