Chapter 11, 12, and 13 World Geo

A massif is a type of river sistem common to the Alps and Pyrenees Mountains

An economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies

These are low lying areas from which seawater has been drained by windmills to create new land

The Central Uplands are characterized by

Although relatively short, this river allows oceangoing ships to reach the port of London

Terrain dominated by limestone bedrock, characterized by rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers

Southern Europe is composed of three major peninsulas: the Iberian, the Balkan, and the Scandinavian

When the United Kingdom was deciding to leave the EU, there was a major issue concerning the-

Which river is considered the most important river in Northwestern Europe?

Who is the author of the Communist Manifesto? A critic of the Industrial Revolution Capitalists

Much of the larger islands in the Mediterranean are known for having rugged mountains

The Dinaric Alps run parallel to the coast of the

Balkanization is ...

Poland is most famous for its-

The Balkan Peninsula's main geographic feature is-

The Alps run through which countries?

Starts in the Black Forest in Germany and empties into the Black Sea passing through 9 countries

Many eastern European countries have bauxite-what is it used for?

The 1993 goal of establishing a more unified and economically and politically stable Europe

A large plateau that makes up most of the interior of Spain is called

Characterized by an independently governed communities and the surrounding lands found in Ancient Greece

Which best described the Northern European Plain?

A power struggle between the communist world(USSR) and the capitalist world(USA)

Ethnic cleaning resulted in Bosniam Muslims being killed or expelled from Kosovo in 1991

The granting of self-rule to local and regional authorities

The Dutch built _______, large banks of earth and stone to hold back water.

The source of Northwestern Europe's most important river systems, including some in Southern Europe is

1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change made the Kyoto Protocol that helps reduce-

What natural resources do the Carpathian mountains have?

Plains cover 1/3 of the Italian Peninsula, the largest is called The Plain of ______ along the Po river

This mountain range is found in Bulgaria, the Danube river is the north and the Maritsa river is south of this range

Which region has terrain dominated by limestone bedrock, rocky ground, caves and sinkholes?

The independent principality of __________ is high in the Pyrenees between moder-day Spain and France

Which geographic feature played the greatest role in the human settlement of Eastern Europe?

The major mountain chains of the Southern Europe include the

On the border of Italy, it has a height of 15, 771 feet making it the highest peak in the Alps

WHy is the Danube region important to Europe?

Europe's tallest and most active volcano is-

The Central Uplands are rich in natural resources.

What characteristics of the Northern European Plain originally attracted farmers to settle?

This was an era of resurgence of the arts, classical learning and values in Europe

Which country is NOT a Southern European country

Which mountain ranges runs along the spine of the Italian Penisula?

_-a fine, rich, yellowing/brownish wind-borne sediment left by glaciers.

The Pyrenees mountains stretch from the Bay of ______ on the Atlantic side to the Mediterranean on the other side.

The coastline of the British Isles can be described as-

A prominent lowland that extends from SE Hungary into E. Croatia, N. Serbia, and W. Romania, here farmers grow grain

Bounded by the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Aegean Sea to the south, and Black Sea to the east

From Greel, this word translates as "power" to "the people"

A disadvantage of being a shatter belt region is that