Western Europe

Front 1

____ is the birthplace of Columbus.

Back 1

Genoa

Front 2

____ is known as the "Detroit of Italy" because it specializes in manufacturing cars and scooters.

Back 2

Turin

Front 3

____ is built on 118 small islands connected by 400 bridges and a system of water canals.

Back 3

Venice

Front 4

_____ are a type of boat used in the water canals of Venice.

Back 4

gondolas

Front 5

______is the home of the earliest European civilizations.

Back 5

Greece

Front 6

____ is the largest island in Greece.

Back 6

Crete

Front 7

___% of Greece is mountains.

Back 7

70%

Front 8

____ is the capital of Greece.

Back 8

Athens

Front 9

Europe's most important inland river is the ___ ___.

Back 9

Rhine River

Front 10

____ is the largest country in Europe.

Back 10

France

Front 11

The highest peak in France is __ ___.

Back 11

Mont Blanc

Front 12

The ___ is a favorite place of daring mountain climbers from all over the world.

Back 12

Matterhorn

Front 13

A famous French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River was ___ ____.

Back 13

Jacques Cartier

Front 14

___ ____, a French scientist who discovered pencillan.

Back 14

Pasteur

Front 15

___ ____, a French scientist who discovered radium.

Back 15

Marie Curie

Front 16

__ ___ ___ helped the French defeat the English.

Back 16

Joan of Arc

Front 17

The famous Frenchmen who became a Protestant leader was ___ ____.

Back 17

John Calvin

Front 18

Protestants in France were known as ____.

Back 18

Huguenots

Front 19

A famous American patriot who was a Huguenot was __ __.

Back 19

Paul Revere

Front 20

___ and _____ were French thinkers who attacked the Bible and Christainity.

Back 20

Voltaire and Rousseau

Front 21

One of France's most ruthless dictators was __ ___.

Back 21

Napoleon Bonaparte

Front 22

After WWII, a French war hero, __ ___, set up a democratic government for France.

Back 22

General Charles de Gaulle

Front 23

A ___ believes that a country's businesses and industries should be taken away from individual owners and put under the government.

Back 23

socialist

Front 24

The __ and ___ Rivers are found in France.

Back 24

Rhone and Seine Rivers

Front 25

____% of France's land is good for farming.

Back 25

90%

Front 26

___ is the capital of France.

Back 26

Paris

Front 27

The __ __, __ ___ __, and the ____ are special attractions in France.

Back 27

Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre.

Front 28

___ is the largest museum in the world.

Back 28

The Louvre

Front 29

____ is the most mountainous country in Europe.

Back 29

Switzerland

Front 30

____ is the capital of Switzerland.

Back 30

Bern

Front 31

A ____ nation has a policy against fighting in wars.

Back 31

neutral nation

Front 32

Switzerland has three languages: 1__ 2__ 3_

Back 32

1) German, 2)French and 3) Italian

Front 33

___ ____ was the great hero of Swiss liberty.

Back 33

William Tell

Front 34

______ introduced the Reformatin truths to Switzerland.

Back 34

Zwingli

Front 35

_____ is the largest city in Switzerland.

Back 35

Zurich

Front 36

The first ___ ___ is found through the Alps.

Back 36

automobile tunnel

Front 37

Two famous books about Switzerland are ___ and __ ___ ___.

Back 37

Heidi and Swiss Family Robinson

Front 38

______ founded the International Red Cross.

Back 38

Dunant

Front 39

A country that is _____ has no seacoast.

Back 39

landlocked

Front 40

The __ and ___ Rivers are Switerland's most important natural resources because they are used for transportation and energy.

Back 40

Rhine and Rhone

Front 41

___ is the capital of Switzerland.

Back 41

Vienna

Front 42

Vienna is located on the __ __.

Back 42

Blue Danube

Front 43

Switzerland's land is mostly _____.

Back 43

mountains

Front 44

Switzerland is the chief source of ___ for the world.

Back 44

graphite(lead)