stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Chapter 12 - Southern Europe Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Chapter 12 - Southern Europe
Chapter 12 - Southern Europe
34 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
804 plays
Southern Europe Geography
Flashcards
34 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
34
Answers
1
Which type of landform is found that are prone to earthquakes caused by plate tectonic forces?
peninsula
massif
Meseta
plateau
2
Quality of life in Southern Europe is______.
High
Moderate
Not important
Low
3
Why does most of the agriculture of Southern Europe occur along the coastal plain region?
higher amounts of rainfall and rich, sedimentary soil
irrigation opportunities from river systems in nearby mountains
lower amounts of rainfall and warmer temperatures
beneficial soil conditions and does not flood
4
Europe's tallest active volcano is ______________.
Mr. Vesuvius
Mt. Etna
Mt. Blanc
Mt. Malta
5
What is Italy's longest river?
Marista River
Po River
Tiber River
Tagus River
6
Which is not a major problem for Greece?
high-tech engineering
High-unemployment
High cost of spending on social programs
tax evasion
7
Vatican City is home to the _____________________.
Orthodox Patriarch
Lutheran church
Roman Catholic Church and the Pope
Archbishop of Canterbury
8
Which political-historical process led Southern Europe into a period of "Rebirth"
Colonialism
Complementarity
Renaissance
Nationalism
9
The largest plain in Italy is called _______________.
Lombardy
Po
Apennine
Adriatic
10
In recent decades, political and economic instability are in what nations of Southern Europe?
Spain, Andorra, and Liechtenstein
France, Croatia, and Slovenia
Spain, Italy, and Greece
Portugal, Vatican City, and Greece
11
Southern Europe's literacy rate is less than?
80%
100%
90%
70%
12
What process led Southern Europe to transition from City-State into modern countries?
complementarity
Colonialism
Nationalism
Renaissance
13
The major climate in Southern Europe.
Mediterranean
Sub tropical
West Coast
Oceantic
14
Why doesn't Southern Europe have many lakes?
glacial movement did not reach Soutern Europe.
too many seas
abundance of forest
too many rivers and dry climate
15
Which river is dammed to provide hydroelectricity for Spain?
Marista River
Ebro River
Tiber River
Tagus River
16
Which of the following is NOT a part of the history of Greece?
Pollution
Military
Mythology
Democracy
17
Which peninsula borders to the Aegean Sea to the East?
Italian
Turkish
Iberian
Balkin
18
This Spanish Artist the lead the surrealist movement.
daVinci
Michelangelo
Dali
Donatello
19
Which is Italy's 2nd longest river and primary water source of Rome?
Rhine
Tiber
Po
Tangus
20
Some of the largest cities in Europe are found
on ancient trade routes
on archeological sites
in deserts
in forests
21
This river is along the Greek border with Turkey.
Tiber
Po
Tagus
Marista
22
One of the major problems with the population in Southern Europe is _______________.
aging
high birthrate
low migration
poor economic conditions
23
The major mountain chains of Southern Europe include the _____________.
Alps, Pyrenees, and Apennines
Tiber, Po, and Mediterranean
Black, Pyrenees, and Alpines
Apennines, Adriatic, and Ionian
24
Which is a Renaissance artist?
Picasso
Dali
Socrates
Michelangelo
25
Which city is located at the mouth of the Po River?
Athens
Rome
Madrid
Venice
26
Which of the following is
NOT
true about society and culture today in Italy?
Spanish and Italian are Romance languages
Women are losing influence
Influenced by the Renaissance
Healthcare is provided by the government
27
Pablo Picasso was a great artist from ____________.
Italy
France
Spain
Greece
28
Which mountain range runs along the spine of the Italian Peninsula?
Alps
Appennies
Pyrenees
Tangus
29
A river that flows through Portugal.
Tagus
Tiber
Po
Marista
30
Which country still has strong regional identities based on shared language or ancestry?
the Netherlands
Portugal
Malta
Spain
31
Which Greek city-state was known for strategic military strategies?
Sparta
Corinth
Thebes
Athens
32
Southern Europe is considered a crossroads for
trade
economics
politics
culture
33
The languages of Italy, Spain, and Portugal are caterized as Romance languages an are based on?
Turkish
Greek
Latin
Roman
34
Which period saw a resurgence of the arts and culture in Europe during a long period of decline
Roman Empire
Classical Era
Renaissance
Middle Ages
