| A | B |
|---|
| What is the capital of Portugal? | LISBON |
| What is the capital of Iceland? | REYKJAVIC |
| Vilnius is the capital of what country? | LITHUANIA |
| What body of water separates the United Kingdom and France? | ENGLISH CHANNEL |
| What mountain range separates France and Spain? | PYRENEES |
| What kind of climate dominates Southern Europe? | MEDITERRANEAN |
| What major river is found in Eastern Europe? | DANUBE |
| Name two countries of Northern Europe. | ICELAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND, IRELAND, UK, DENMARK |
| Name two countries of Southern Europe. | GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL |
| Name two countries of Eastern Europe. | ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA, CROATIA, BOSNIA, YUGOSLAVIA, ALBANIA, BULGARIA, ROMANIA, MOLDOVA |
| Name two countries of West Central Europe. | FRANCE, SWITZ, AUS, GER, LUX, NETH, BEL |
| What nation of Southern Europe is 98% Orthodox Christian? | GREECE |
| 98% of Italy’s people are what religion? | ROMAN CATHOLIC |
| Fado music is found in which country? | PORTUGAL |
| What are the highest mountains in Europe? | ALPS |
| What is the North Atlantic Drift? | A WARM ATLANTIC CURRENT |
| What does the North Atlantic Drift do? | MODERATES TEMPERATURES, BRINGS RAINFALL |
| What countries make up the BENELUX nations? | BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG |
| What drove many Irish from Ireland in the 1840’s? | FAMINE |
| What are the two official languages of Ireland? | GAELIC, ENGLISH |
| Greenland is a territory of what country? | DENMARK |
| Who are the people sometimes called Gypsies? | ROMA |
| What kind of government did Poland have before 1989? | COMMUNIST |
| Which major climate of Europe is strongly influenced by the North Atlantic Drift? | MARINE WEST COAST |
| Which major climate of Europe has four distinct seasons, including cold snowy winters? | HUMID CONTINENTAL |
| Which major climate of Europe has long, sunny, dry summers and short, mild winters? | MEDITERRANEAN |
| Sirocco- | A HOT DRY WIND FROM NORTH AFRICA THAT BLOWS TO EUROPE |
| Fjord- | NARROW DEEP INLETS OF A SEA BETWEEN HIGH CLIFFS |
| Loch- | SCOTTISH LAKE |
| Navigable- | RIVERS THAT ARE DEEP ENOUGH AND WIDE ENOUGH FOR SHIPS |
| ALPS | highest mountains in Europe. Highest peak = Mt Blans in France. Glaciers. Frequent avalanches due to heavy snow in winter. Ranges of the Alpine region include Carpathian Mts, Apennines, Pyrenees |
| CENTRAL UPLANDS | ancient hilly area that includes Jura mts, Black Forest, Bavarian Plateau, and Bohemian Highlands. |
| NORTHERN EUROPEAN PLAIN | largest landform in Europe. It is a coastal plain that stretches from the Atlantic coast of France all the way to Russia. It is bordered by the North Atlantic, North Sea, and Baltic Sea. Most of it is <500 feet above sea |
| NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS | ancient eroded region of rugged hills and low mountains. Includes the hills of Ireland and England, the Scottish Highlands, Kjolen mountains, and most of the Iberian peninsula. The last ice age left behind thousands of lakes, thin soil, and poor drainage. |
