Geography Bimestral Flashcards
(83 cards)
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Austria:
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Viena
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Germany:
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Frankfurt
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Switzerland
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Bern
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Netherlands
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Amsterdam
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France
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Paris
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Belgium
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Brussels
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Luxembourg:
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Luxembourg
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Natural resource of France:
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Coal, iron .
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Natural resource of Germany:
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Natural gas
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France was part of a region called:
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Gaul
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Romans conquered Gaul and …:
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and ruled for hundreds of years
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Franks conquered :
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Gaul
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Which countries fight The Hundred Years War?
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France and England
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What happen in 1500s to 1700s?
France begins to…..?
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To build a colonial empire
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United Kingdom:
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London
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Iceland:
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Reikiavik
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Ireland:
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Dublin
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Sweden:
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Stockholm
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Denmark
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Copenhagen
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Norway
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Oslo
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Finland:
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Helsinki
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Poland:
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Wersaw
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Estonia:
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Tallinn
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Latvia:
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Riga
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Lithuania:
Villnius
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Bellarius
Minsk
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Ukraine:
Kiev
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Czech republic:
Prague
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Slovakia
Bratislava
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Moldova:
Chisinau
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Hungary:
Budapest
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Romania:
Bucharest
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Slovenia
Ljubljana:
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Croatia:
Zagreb
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Serbia:
Belgrade
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Bulgaria:
Sofia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina :
Sarajero
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Montenegro:
Podgorica
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Kosovo
Pristina
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Macedonia :
Skopje
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Albania:
Tirana
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2 Physical features of Northern Europe :
- British Isles
| - Scandinavian
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What is British Isles :
Agroup of islands located across the english channel
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Scandinavian is :
Region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe
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3 natural resources of northern Europe :
Energy , forest , ocean
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Climate of Northern Europe :
North Atlantic Drift
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What are the 2 independent countries that make up British Isles:
U.K and The Republic of Ireland
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It is a center for world trade and industry :
London
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What government is British Isles have?
Constitutional monarchy
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What is constitutional monarchy ?
Type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as a head of state but a legislature makes the laws.
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What happen in 1558-1603?
England becomes a world power during the region of Queen
| Elizabeth 1.
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What happen in 1730-1860?
The industrial brings great wealth to England
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What happen in 1940?
London is bombed during the battle of Britain in World War2
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The major mountains range of Eastern Europe:
Carpathians
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Climate of Balkan Peninsula :
Mediterranean
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What religion did many people embrace during Byzantine rule ? ( balkan countries )
Orthodox Christians
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Religion that many people embrace during Ottoman rule ?
Christianity
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Country that are most people muslim?
Albania
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Form which 3 language do most Balkan languages come?
Slavic , Russian , latin
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What is ethic clearing?
Kind of effort to remove all members of a group from a country or region.
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Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic :
Prague
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What is infrastructure?
Set of resources , like roads and factories that a country needs to support economic activities.
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Two major bodies of water that border E.E?
Adriatic Sea and Black Sea
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3 Baltic Republics:
Estonia , Lithuania , Latvia
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6 countries that make up Inland Easter Europe:
* Ukraine
* Belarus
* Moldova
* Hungary
* Slovakia
* Czech Republic
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In 1789 the people...:
Rise up in the French Revolution
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Napoleon takes control in what year?
In 1799
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France is a ....?
Republic
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France have what type of government ?
Democratic
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1066 the Normans conquered with what country?
England
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the 1300s England’s king tried to claim what ?
The French throne to gain control of the rest of France.
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What happen in the 1950s and 1960s ?
many of of the French colonies gained their independence.
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What religion is in france?
Catholic
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What language did they speak ?
French
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Most famous cathedral in France ?
Notre Dame
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Benelux countries :
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
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In 1648 Netherlands gain his ..?
Independence
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Belgium in what year gain his indepence?
1830 and Luxembourg in 1867
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What is cosmopolitan?
Characterized by many foreign influences.
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In Belgium people is called:
Walloons
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Where is located Germany?
In the heart of Europe
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How the romans called the region ?
Germania
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In 1939 Germany attacked what country?
Opoland
