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8th Grade World Geo - Chapter 17 Mediterranean Europe
8th Grade World Geo - Chapter 17 Mediterranean Europe
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1
Identify "G"
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Europe
2
Identify this country.
Greece
Italy
Spain
Portugal
3
What region in Spain has held on to their strong independent identitiy for over 500 years.
Basque
Andalusia
Catalonia
Sastile
4
Where did Portugal once have colonies?
North American and Antarctica
Africa and South America
North America and South America
Northern Asia
5
Where is Italy's best farmland?
in the southern islands of Sardinia and Sicily
in the north, in the Po River Valley
in the central part of the country
in the southern tip of Italy's boot
6
Which culture did NOT influence Spain?
Christian
Islamic
Greek
Jewish
7
Identify "H"
Portugan
Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
Spain
8
Identify "F"
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
9
Who/What is minos?
the largest of the Greek islands
the legendary god of Crete
none of thses answers are correct
the Greek word for policemen
10
What is the climate of Italy and Greece called?
Grecian
SW European
Mediterranean
Medi-Euro
11
Vesuvius is a __________________________.
mountain
volcano
town
Greek God
12
What is a geoplogical phenomenon in which the ground in an area sinks.
sinkhole
mudslide
quick sand
subsidence
13
What is the area, measuring less than 1 square mile, inside of the city of Rome called?
Decropolis
San Marino
Colosseum
Vatican City
14
What means able to support permanent residents?
navigable
subsidence
townspeople
inhabitable
15
What means deep and wide enough to allow ships to pass?
unnavigable
navigable
graben
irrigation
16
How are the Basques different from other people in Spain?
They want stronger times with the Spanish government
They speak a language not related to other European language
They have better farmland than other peopl in Spain
They speak only Spanish
17
Which of these Mediterranean countries is a peninsula?
Greece
All of these
Italy
Spain
18
What two countries are moving from agriculture toward industry in economy?
Italy and Greece
Spain and Italy
Portugal and Spain
Greece and Portugal
19
What is the capital of Italy?
Lisbon
Athens
Madrid
Rome
20
What is the capital of Greece?
Rome
Madrid
Lisbon
Athens
21
Which city was the cultural center during the Renaissance?
Florence
Athens
Rome
Milan
22
Bullfighting is most closely connected to which country.
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Italy
23
Spain and Portugal signed_______________ to divide newly colonized land.
agreement
pact
pledge
treaty
24
Where can most of the major cities be found in Italy?
north
south
central
25
What is a giant seawave?
tsunami
all of these answers are correct
earthquake
volcanic eruption
26
Venice is an example of subsidence.
False
True
27
Identify "D"
Aegean Sea
Meditteranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Adriatic Sea
28
Identify "B"
Aegean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Gibraltar
29
What is the name of the smaller island on this map?
Sicily
Crete
Cos
Sardinia
30
What are two kinds of architecture in Spain?
Islamic and Jewish
<p>Greek and Romanesque</p>
Goth and Romanesque
Goth and Greek
31
Which country contains the cities of Corinth, Philippi, and Thessalonica?
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Greece
32
Identify "A"
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Gibraltar
Aegean Sea
33
What is a great period of art and learning that started in Italy in the 1300s, meaning rebirth?
subsidence
renaissance
culture
bounarroti
34
What is the largest of the Greek Islands?
Kos
Samos
Rhodes
Crete
35
Identify "C"
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Aegean Sea
36
What is the capital of Spain?
Rome
Barcelona
Lisbon
Madrid
37
What mountains separte the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
the Alps
the Apennines
the Pyrenees
the Meseta
38
Identify this country.
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Greece
39
What means a central point of concentrated activity and influence?
hub
region
capital
renaissance
40
What means leave land unplanted every few years in order to gather moisture?
sirocco
susitance farming
grabens
dry farming
41
Which of these can be said of Genoa?
It is a cultural center.
It is a farming area
It is the place where the Pope lives.
It is a port city.
42
What is the name of the largest island on this map?
Rhodes
Sardinia
Cos
Sicily
43
What is areas of land that have dropped down between faults?
crete
subsidence
grabens
minos
44
What percentage of the country's population lives in the city of Athens?
one third
one sixth
one half
one fourth
45
Identify this country.
Greece
Portugal
Spain
Italy
46
Who is known for painting the Sistene Chapel?
Rafael
Picasso
Michelangelo
Goya
47
Seismic activity deals with _______________.
both answers are correct
none of these answers are correct
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
48
What means hot, dry winds from northern Africa?
tsunamis
sirocco
grabens
seismic activity
49
Crete (red island) was the cultural center of Greece in the Bronze Age.
False
True
50
Identify "E"
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
51
Identify this country.
Italy
Greece
Portugal
Spain
52
What is the capital of Portugal?
Athens
Rome
Lisbon
Madrid
53
Which has Greece always depended on for trade?
the European Union
the sea
highways
airports
54
Which city is known for its canals and is an Italian tourist center?
Rome
Venice
Genoa
Vesuvius
55
Which country started the idea of democracy?
Italy
Greek
Portugal
Spain
56
Where are most of Italy's factories located?
in the north of the country
in Sardinia and Sicily
in the south of the country
in the center of the country
