Europe Review
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| Capital of the United Kingdom | London
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| Capital of Denmark | Copenhagen
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| Capital of Germany | Berlin
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| Capital of the Netherlands | Amsterdam
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| Capital of Italy | Rome
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| Capital of Spain | Madrid
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| Capital of Russia | Moscow
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| Capital of Greece | Athens
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| Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland | Scandinavia
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| Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland | United Kingdom
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| What country is the leading export of oil in Europe? | Norway
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| The ethnic group that lives above the Arctic Circle | Sami
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| Most people live in this region of Scandinavia | southern
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| Big Ben, London Eye, Red Telephone booths and double-decker buses,and Stonehenge are located in which country? | United Kingdom
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| Northwestern Europe has milder climate than expected due to the _____________ | Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Drift
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| Above the Arctic Circle is called the Land of the _________________ | Midnight Sun
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| Norways western coast have many of these water inlets with steep slopes like New Zealand | fjords
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| wooden churches found in Scandanavia, particularly Norway | Stave
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| type of energy found in Iceland | geothermal
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| name for England, Scotland, and Wales | Great Britain
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| describes how the UK took over countries and territories around the world | "the Sun never sets on the British Empire"
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| Catholics vs. Protestants | Northern Ireland
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| another name for Ireland | Republic of Ireland
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| reason for many Irish to immigrant to the US in the mid-1800s | Irish Potato Famine
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| Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg | Benelux countries
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| another name for the Netherlands | Holland
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| people from the Netherlands are called __________ | Dutch
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| walls built to prevent flooding | levees
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| land reclaimed from the sea | polder
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| Netherlands is known for these | windmills, cheese, and tulips
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| Belgium is known for these | chocolate, waffles, and fries
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| capital of Belgium | Brussels
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| West Germany had this type of government | democracy
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| East Germany had this type of government | communists
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| alliance with western European countries after World War II | NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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| pact between USSR and eastern Europe | Warsaw Pact
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| built in 1961 to stop people from fleeing to West Germany for freedom | Berlin Wall
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| peninsula containing Spain and Portugal | Iberian
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| famous sport of Spain | bullfighting
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| circular structure where the gladiators fought in Rome, about 2,000 years old | Colosseum
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| Famous city in Italy known for its canals and gondalas | Venice
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| smallest country in the world located within Rome | Vatican City
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| famous building in Greece; copied throughout Western Europe and the US, particularly Washington DC. 2,500 years old | Parthenon
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| peninsula that contains Greece, Montenegro, Bosnia, FYROM (Macedonia) | Balkan
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| river that flows through Europe and empties into the Black Sea | Danube
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| mountain range located in Central Europe, particularly Switzerland and Austria | Alps
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| Deadly mountain peak in the Alps | Matterhorn
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| manor houses or residences of the lord of the manor; usually associated with France | Chateauxs
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| famous building in Russia where the president lives | Kremlin
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| Famous cathedral in France | Notre Dame
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| Famous cathedral in Russia | St. Basil's Cathedral
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| largest country in the world | Russia
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| mountains that divide European Russia and Asian Russia | Ural
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| known for its cold weather; eastern part of Russia | Siberia
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| deepest lake in the world; located in Russia | Baikal
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| name for a Russian king | czar
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| period from 1945-1990 when the US and USSR were almost at war | Cold War
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| what Russia was called when it was communist | Soviet Union/USSR
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