World Geography - Chapter 14

Offshore oil and gas from the North Sea that makes___________ a rich country.

Who forms the largest immigrant group in the country of France?

France is 2nd only to what country in agricultural exports?

Those that are owned and operated by the government

What country is the smallest member of the European Union?

What language is spoken in the Netherlands and in northern Belgium?

Most Icelanders live in or near the capital of ____________________

About what% of France's population is Roman Catholic?

During the 1800s, more than what fraction of the world's land was ruled by the British empire?

The vast majority of people in Ireland are what?

What is Sweden's capital and largest city?

One that cannot support human life and settlements 

A hot spring that shoots water into the air

About how many million Irish died when the potato crop failed for several years in a row?

King or Queen is the head of state, but a parliament is the lawmaking branch

A widespread shortage of food that may lead to severe hunger and starvation

An organization of countries interested in increasing economic and political cooperation

What country has one of Europe's most rapidly developing economies?

By the late 1990s, about what % of Swedes relied on the government for work or welfare payments

One that ranks first and dominates a country in terms of population

What country has the highest per capita GDP in the world?

About what % of Greenland is covered by a thick ice cap?

Today what city is France's center for banking, business, communications and education?

One that is characterized by many foreign influences

Process of settlement by successive groups of people

The headquarters of the EU is what European city?

More than what fraction of Danes and Norwegians live in or around their capitals?

What % of Belgians speak Dutch?

Scandinavians are what religion?

All residents of what country are covered by national health insurance?

An economic system in which the government owns and controls the means of producing goods