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| What are Europe's 4 major landforms? | Northwest Highlands, Northern european Plain, Central Uplands and the Alps. |
| The Kjolen Mountains in Norway and Sweden and Scotland's highlands are features of what major landform? | The Northwest Highlands |
| The flat coastal inland that extends from France's atlantic coast north to Russia's west coast is what major landform? | Northern European plain |
| The hills, plateaus, and low mountains that occupy central Europe are part of what maor landform? | The Central Uplands |
| Europe's high mountains, in Switzerland and neighboring counries is part of what major landform? | The Alps |
| What are the 3 major climate types of Europe? | Marine west coast, humid continental, and Mediterranean |
| Southern european countries like Portugal, Italy and Greece share what type of climate? | Mediterranean |
| Northern and west central Europe share what kind of climate? | Marine west coast |
| Eastern and central Europe share what kind of climate? | Humid-continental |
| What are the 3 major bodies of water, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounding Europe? | Mediterranean Sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea |
| Where are Europe's remaining large forests? | In Finland and Sweden |
| Most of Europe has long been cleared of trees for what kind of work? | Farming |
| What mineral resources does Europe have? | Iron, coal, oil and natural gas, hydroelectricity and ocean tidal and solar energy. |
| What do Europeans drill for oil and natural gas? | The North Sea |
| Which countries have deposits of iron AND coal to fuel industries? | United Kingdom, germany, benelux, and the Czech Republic. |
| Does Europe produce enough oil and gas to meet its needs? | No, it has to import 80% of oil and gas from the Middle East. |
| During its earliest history what kind of societies lived in Europe? | Warring tribes |
| What was the first large kindgom after the fall of the Roman Empire? | The Franks (now France) |
| By the year 150 which countries had developed nation states? | France, England, Portugal and Spain |
| Which nations were the first to set up long distance trade empires? | Spain and Portugal |
| What word means setting up colonial empires around the world? | Imperialism |
| Which country was the largest imperial power? | United Kingdom |
| When did Germany become a unified country? | 1871 |
| Why did Germany become such a strong power between 1871 and 1914? | It increased its military and industries. |
| What made World War I a "world" war? | The countries fighting were joined in military alliances with each other and so the fighting spread to colonies throughout the world. |
| Which European allies (called the Axis) in World War Two were defeated by Britain, the United States, and the USSR? | Germany and Italy |
| What was the outcome for Russia of being on the wining side in World War Two? | It took control of much of eastern Europe. |
| What organization formed as a military alliance during the cold War to stand against further Soviet expansion? | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
| What comunist military organization linked Soviet conrolled eastern europe to stand against NATO during the Cold War? | The Warsaw Pact |
| What 5 major changes ocured in Europe in the 1990s? | The Soviet Uion began to break up, Germany was reunified, Czechoslovakia became 2 counries, ugoslavia had a civil war, the Warsaw pact dissolved. |
