Study Guide 1

Question 1

What happened with europe after WW1?

Answer 1

Empires disappeared and new countries were born.

Question 2

What did Hannibal famously accomplish in terms of geographic barriers?

Answer 2

He crossed the Alps with troops and elefants

Question 3

What countries make the scandinavian peninsula?

Answer 3

Norway and Sweden

Question 4

What are the fjords?

Answer 4

Fjords are steep U-shaped valleys that connect to sea and are filled with sea water after glaciers melt. (Barrancos o acantilados)

Question 5

By what countries is the Jutland peninsula formed?

Answer 5

The Jutland Peninsula is formed by Denmark and Germany

Question 6

The 3 major peninsula of southern part of europe

Answer 6

Iberian, balkan, italian peninsulas

Question 7

Particular characteristic of the balkan peninsula

Answer 7

Transportation is difficult for its rugged terrain and mountainous

Question 8

The larger islands of europe..

Answer 8

1. Great Britain 2. Ireland 3. Greenland 4. Iceland

Question 9

Who settled in Iceland and Greenland

Answer 9

The scandinavians

Question 10

Which bodies of water border the scandinavian peninsula

Answer 10

The norwegian sea, the north sea and the baltic sea

Question 11

Which seas border the Balkan peninsula?

Answer 11

The Adriatic, Mediterranean, and the Aegean seas

Question 12

Which is the most famous mountain range in europe?

Answer 12

The alps

Question 13

Which mountain range divides the italian peninsula?

Answer 13

The apennines

Question 14

Which mountain range cuts italy off from the rest of europe?

Answer 14

The alps

Question 15

The alps stretches across…

Answer 15

France, switzerland, italy, austria, and germany

Question 16

Are major rivers that served as water for centuries..

Answer 16

The danube and the rhine rivers

Question 17

These countries pump oil from rigs into the ocean..

Answer 17

United Kingdom and Norway

Question 18

Ireland is known for..

Answer 18

Harvesting peat

Question 19

In western europe we can fnd what climate?

Answer 19

Marine west coast climate

Question 20

In marine west coast climate region they grow..

Answer 20

Wheat, corn, oats, and fruits like apples

Question 21

The mediterranean climate extends from..

Answer 21

Southern Spain and France through Italy to Greece and parts of the Balkan peninsula

Question 22

The mediterranean climate has..

Answer 22

Hot and dry summers and winters are mild and rainy

Question 23

What is a bora wind?

Answer 23

A bora wind is cold and dry wind from the north.

Question 24

Which is acommon natural resource in europe?

Answer 24

Coal

Question 25

Is one of the most agricultural regions in the world

Answer 25

Northern european plain

Question 26

What type of climate is founded in much europe?

Answer 26

Marine west coast

Question 27

What is the mistral wind

Answer 27

Is a cold, dry wind from the north tht impacts the mediterranean coast of france

Question 28

What is sirocco?

Answer 28

A hot, steady south wind from North Africa

Question 29

This type of forest covered much of the marine west coast climate regions...

Answer 29

Mixed forests

Question 30

The subsoil in the tundra climate remains

Answer 30

Frozen year-round.

Question 31

Other name for the netherlands is

Answer 31

Holland

Question 32

Problems that venice faces..

Answer 32

Flooding, pollution, sea levels, and subsidence

Question 33

The ethnic minority in spain that lives along the bay of biscay and the pyrenees..

Answer 33

The Basques

Question 34

The language spoken by the basques

Answer 34

Euskara

Question 35

The northern most river is

Answer 35

Po river

Question 36

Famous opera house in milan, Italy

Answer 36

La Scala

Question 37

Another name for southern italy

Answer 37

Mezzogiorno

Question 38

Cause of damage to the black forest in Germany

Answer 38

Acid rain