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Europe

"Peninsula of Peninsulas"

1. What river runs through the heart of Southern England?

2. What is the, "backbone" of England?

3. What is Gaelic?

Northern Europe

United Kingdom

Great Britain

Largest island in Europe

Lies at the heart of the United Kingdom

Comprised of Great Britain and Ireland

England

England

Largest division of the United Kingdom

River Thames runs through it

London is the biggest city on the River Thames

Downs

Chalk hills cannot support trees but have tons of grass for cattle

Wales

Wales

Once a great kingdom

Not anymore

Some people speak Welsh

English with a strong Celtic dialect

Most people speak English

Scotland

Scotland

Glenns

Narrow valleys carved by glaciers

Lochs

Deep, narrow lakes carved by glaciers

Ben Nevis

Highest mountain in the British Isles

Northern Ireland

Loughs

Crystal lakes

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Ireland

Warmer than England because of the North Atlantic Drift

River Shannon

Longer than the River Thames

Called the Emerald Isle

Giant's Causeway

Path from Ireland to Scotland

Made of lava

Scandinavia

The BEST

Scandinavia

Includes about 50 islands

Has 5 of the world's 15 highest waterfalls

Galdhopiggen

Highest peak in Scandinavia

Norway

Sweden

Largest Scandinavian country

Has one of the highest life expectancies in the world

Sweden

Finland

Lapps

Call themselves, Sami

Tend reindeer

Finland

Denmark

Denmark

Iceland

Iceland

Land of fire and ice

Large glaciers surround active volcanoes

Continental Europe

Main landmass not including islands and peninsulas

Continental

Europe

The Louvre

Eiffel Tower

Persecution

France

Largest country in Europe by landmass

Paris

Capital of France

Located on the Seine River

Loire River

Longest river in France

Alps divide France from Italy

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps

Pyrenees sperate France and Spain

**French Revolution

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Les Miseerables by Victor Hugo

BENELUX

Densly populated

Between France and Germany

Low

Countries

Holland

Netherlands

Two of the 12 provinces form Holland where forty percent of the population is

Amsterdam is the capital

Rhine River

One of the most important rivers in Europe

Flows through/Borders 6 countries

Tulips

Bicycles

Brussels

3 Official Languages

Dutch, French, German

Belgium

Belgium

Luxembourg

International financial and banking center

Luxembourg

Germany

Germany

Birthplace of the Reformation

Heart of Germany (ancient and modern)

Berlin

Berlin Wall

Bavarian Alps

Border between Germany and Austria

Alpine Region

Switzerland

Swiss Alps

Matterhorn

Cantons

United as a Republic

People can vote if they issue a petition

Swiss neutrality

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Ruled by von Liechtenstein family since 1699

Represented by Sweden in International affairs

No army since 1868

Austria

Austria

Vienna

Capital

Home of the Lipizzaner Horses

Largest city in Austria

Danube River

Europe's second longest river

Mediterranean Europe

Iberian Peninsula

Spain

Andorra

Iberian Peninsula

Portugal

Spain Land bridge between Africa and Europe

Spain

Madrid

Capital

Most populous among Europe's Mediterranean nations

Meseta

Tableland

Heartland of Spain

Tagus

Cuts Meseta in half

Spain's longest river

Strait of Gibraltar

Separates Spain and North Africa

Barcelona

Spain's most important manufacturing and trading center

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal's capital

Largest city

Portugal

Italian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula

Italy

Italy

Italy=Grazing land

Apennine Mountains

Backbone of Italy

Po River

Longest River in Italy

Romulus and Remus

San Marino

Mount Titano

Lies at the heart of the country

San Marino

Vatican City

Pope's house

Surrounded by Rome

Smallest country in the world

Vatican City

Greece

Greece

Peloponnesus

Large peninsula in the South of Greece

Athens

Commercial center of Greece

Macedonia

Where Alexander the Great rose to power

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