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52 Cards in this Set
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What is a moor?
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Wide plains wtthout trees
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What is decentralizing government?
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When the government transfers power to smaller regions
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What is annexing?
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Formally adding land to a territory
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What industries make Luxembourg rich?
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Steel, high-tech, and service industries
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What mountain range runs along the top of Italy?
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The Alps
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What is a Mediterranean climate?
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Hot & dry in the summer, and mild & wet in teh winter
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What mountain range runs through Italy?
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Apennines
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What is peat?
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Spongy moss - used by power plants to make electricity
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What ocean currents keep Denmark, 1/2 of Iceland, and Western Norway in a mild climate zone?
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The North Atlantic Drift
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What does the E.U. stand for?
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European Union - trading pact with Western European nations
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What is Impressionism?
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Type of art, where teh subject is a fleeting visual impression
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What is a confederation?
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Loose organization of states - united for the common good
Ex: Switzerland |
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What is a canton?
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The name for Swiss States
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Name 2 mountain ranges in France
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Massif Central
The Alps |
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How many official languages does Switzerland have?
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4 - French, German, Italian, Romansch
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What is a recession?
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An extended decline in general business activity
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What is Iceland's nickname?
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Land of Fire and Ice
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What 2 ethnic groups make up the Netherlands?
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The Walloons - speak French
The Flemish - speak Dutch |
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What is a mixed economy?
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An Economy that has different degrees of government regulation
Ex. The U.S. |
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What is a polder?
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Reclaming land by building dikes, then pumping out the water with windmill power to that farm land can be formed
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What is the capital of Greece?
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Athens
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What is a dike?
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Wall of dirt and rock, made to hold back water
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What is blight?
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Plant disease that wipes out crops
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In what peninsula is Portugal and Spain located?
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Iberian Peninsula
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When was Germany reunited?
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October, 1990
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What is a loch?
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Scottish lake carved by glaciers
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What products is Portugal known for?
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Olive oil, wine, cork
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What is nationalize?
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Businesses brought under state control
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What industries are found in Austria?
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Machine tools, chemicals, textiles and dairy farming
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What is lignite?
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Soft brown coal - used in Germany - big air polluter
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What is a fjord?
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Narrow valley or inlet near the sea - was carved by glaciers - Netherlands
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What does "seismically active" mean?
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Area with many earthquakes and volcanoes
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What is inflation?
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Sharply rising prices
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What does multilingual mean?
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Many different languages are spoken
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What is dialect?
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Variations of a language that are unique to a region
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What 2 products are the Swiss known for?
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Chocolate and Cheese
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What is geothermal engergy?
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Energy that comes from the Earth's interior - used for electricity in Iceland
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What is an estuary?
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The wide mouth of a river where a fresh water river meets saltwater
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What is a bog?
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Area of wet, spongy ground
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Is Switzerland rich or poor?
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Rich
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What places make up the United Kingdom?
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England - Soctland - Wales - Northern Ireland
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How is Ireland divided?
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Northern Ireland is part of the U.K. - Independent Republic of Ireland in the south
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In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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Britain
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What are reparations?
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Money for war damages
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What is a firth?
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Scottish coastal inlet
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What is a summit?
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Highest point of a mountain
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Is Germany more industrial or agricultural?
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Industrial
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What are the Prevailing Westerlies?
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Winds that blow across the warm ocean currents of the North Atlantic Drift
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What is the name of teh plain that makes up most of northern Europe?
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The North European Plain
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What is a glen?
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A narrow valley - Scotland
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What mountain range divides France and Spain?
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The Pyrennes
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Define "politically neutral".
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A country that doesn't take sides in international disputes
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