| A | B |
| navigable rivers | deep and wide enough for ships to use |
| joie de vivre | means enjoyment of life |
| chancellor | another name for prime minister |
| impressionism | style of art using rippling light to create an impression of a scene |
| Moors | Muslims from North Africa |
| cantons | political and administrative districts of Switzerland |
| cosmopolitan | characterized by many foreign influences |
| Pyrenees | mts. separating France and Spain |
| Alps | run across northern Italy, southern France, Austria, and Switzerland |
| Vatican City | world's smallest independent nation |
| Berlin Wall | built to divide Germany's capital |
| Euro | currency of the European Union |