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34 Cards in this Set
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Capital of Britian
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London
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the French have a reputation for this
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fashion
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drained lands with rich farming soil
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Netherlands
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what France's government is known as
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Fifth Republic
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voters elect representatives to a law making body
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Parliament
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won independence from Britian in 1921
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southern countries of Ireland
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80% of France's electricity comes from this
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nuclear power plants
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one of the world's richest countries and one of Europe's smallest
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Luxembourg
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river that flows through London
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Thimes
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religion of most of west Europe
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Christianity
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an important industrial center in Germany
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Ruhr
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the capital of the Netherlands
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Amsterdam
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country surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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Ireland
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one of the two official languages of Ireland
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Gaelic and English
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Emerald Isle
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Republic of Ireland
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banks of soil built to control the sea and keep the country from flooding
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dike
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windy highland areas with damp ground
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moors
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capital of Ireland
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Dublin
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The Irish trace their anscestors to ______.
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Celts
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City of Light
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Paris
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capital of Belgium
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Brussels
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_____ produces more food than any nation in Western Europe
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France
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The U.K. and the ______ of ______ are the 2 countries located on the British Isles
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Republic of Ireland
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the people of the Netherlands are sometimes called _______
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Dutch
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the Netherlands are sometimes called ______
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Holland
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capital and largest city in France
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Paris
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the British parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of ______
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Commons
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The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower can be found in _____
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Paris
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Lace, chocolate, and diamond cutting all have a reputation for excellence in _________
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Belgium
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about 1/2 of _______ is below sea level. It's name means lowlands
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Netherlands
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list the 4 regions of Gret Britain
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England, Scotland, wales, and Northern Ireland
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List the 3 Benelux countries
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Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
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Name the largest country in Western Europe
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France
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Name the 2 main rivers in France
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Seine and Loire
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