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World Geography Chapter 10 Southern Europe

Match the words with those associated with it. Describe where southern Europe is, identify most important physical features and climate; cultures and populous area, as well as the economy.

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GreeceAthens capital
ItalyRome capital
PortugalLisbon capital
SpainMadrid capital
Italyborders Adriatic Sea
Most of southern Europebetween 45'N and 35'N latitudes
Southern Europeborders on the Mediterranean Sea
Straighta narrow passage of water between tow larger bodies of water
Microstatea very small country
Regionalismfeeling more loyal to one part of a country than to the whole country
Unemploymentthe condition of people not being able to find jobs
San Marinomicrostate
Italian peninsulashaped like a boot
Architectureart of designing and building places where humans live,work, worship and do business
Ionic Seaseparates Italy from Greece
Southern Europehas many mountain ranges
Pyrenees Mountainsseparate Spain from France and western Europe
Dolomites or Italian Alpsborders northern Italy, Switzerland and Austria
Two large island in the MediterraneanSicily and Sardinia
Rio Douro Riverin Portugal
The Ebro and the Guadalquivir Riversin Spain
The Po Riverin Italy
The Achelous Riverlongest in Greece, 137 miles
Souther Europe LakesLake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Garda
Most people in Spain, Portugal and Italyare catholic
Southern Spaininfluenced by Arab rule
Most Southern Europeansare Christians
Vatican Citylocated in Rome
Most urbanized and richest countryItaly
Basque peoplewant to separate from Spain
Spain's key economic industriesautomobiles and berages
Portugal's key economic industriestextiles, footwear and papaer
Italy's key economic industriestourism, iron and steel
Greece's key economic industriesfood and tobacco processing
The poorest country in EuropeGreece
Produces corkPortugal
Italy minesmarble
Venicehas water streets
SiestaSpanish tradition of taking a two to three hour lunch break each day
Galileogave us the law of freely falling bodies
First scientist to use a large telescope to see the planetsGalileo



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