WORLD GEOGRAPHY UNIT 4 CHAPTERS VOCABULARY EUROPE

THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE : The Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift affect Europe's climate by carrying _____, _____, and _____. warm waters, westerly winds and moist air The kinds of climate regions that are found in Iceland and the Scandinavian Peninsula are: _____, _____, _____, and _____. tundra, subarctic, humid continental, and marine west coast Europe is a "peninsula of peninsulas" because: it is a large peninsula made up of smaller peninsulas The geographic area in Europe that has rich, fertile farmland and is a center of industry is _____. Northern European Plain

THEY'RE PRETTY COOL -- NETWORKS OF UNDERWATER FLOW THAT KEEP WATER IN THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD MOVING

MORE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE: Elevation above which trees cannot grow: timberline Dry wind that blows in the Alps: foehn Hot wind that blows from North Africa to Europe's Mediterranean coast: sirocco Drained area reclaimed from the sea: polder Deep, water-filled valley carved by glaciers: fjords Strong north wind from the Alps that rings cold air to southern France: mistral

THE UNBELIEVABLE BEAUTY OF A FJORD :

THE REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE: The world regions that many of Europe's more recent immigrants have arrived are: _____, _____, and _____. Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean Great Britain – also known as England or the United Kingdom Dutch – also known as Holland or The Netherlands Scandinavia – countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, or Finland Slavic – the type of ethnicity of Eastern European peoples such as Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, etc.

LIKE IN THIS PHOTO, LONG AGO 1000S OF EUROPEANS IMMIGRATED TO THE USA & ELSEWHERE. TODAY, 1000S OF ASIANS, AFRICANS, ETC. ARE POURING INTO EUROPE FOR BETTER LIVES & SEEKING SAFETY (ASYLUM)

THE HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE: The parts of Europe that are most densely populated are: _____. _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____. Germany, parts of the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Poland, Holland, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, and Yugoslavia European Peoples - romanticism, ethnic cleansing, urbanization, Cold War The language family includes most of European languages. Languages such as _____ and _____. Indo-European language - English and German and Romance languages - Spanish and French and others The religion that most Europeans practiced is _____. Christianity The three branches of Christianity are: _____, _____, and _____. Roman Catholic, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox

ETHNIC CLEANSING BY MUSLIM STATES SURROUNDING EUROPE HAS LED TO 1000S OF REFUGEES FLOODING INTO NATIONS LIKE GERMANY, FRANCE, HOLLAND, & THE U.K.

SOME HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF EUROPE : The Greek and the _____ civilizations shaped early Europe. Roman The important revolutions that changed Europe in the 1700s and 1800s were the _____ and _____. Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution Historical Development - romanticism, ethnic cleansing, city-states, Middle Ages, feudalism, renaissance, urbanization, reparations, welfare state, European Union, Reformation, Cold War

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGAN IN ENGLAND & WAS FUELED BY COAL; WHICH WAS “HURRIED” BY THESE CHILD MINERS

MISCELLANEOUS (RANDOM) EUROPE TERMS: Human actions have changed Europe's waterways over the centuries by _____, _____, and _____. completing canals, built dams and pollution in the water The Industrial Revolution has contributed to the rapid rise of _____ in Europe. urbanization The political changes that swept through Europe during the second half of the twentieth century were: _____ and _____. the end of Communist rule and revolts against Communist rule Arts and Ways of Life - Middle Ages, feudalism, renaissance, urbanization, welfare state, European Union, Reformation, refugees, realism, Cold War

REMNANTS OF THE BERLIN WALL – A STARK REMINDER OF THE FALL OF COMMUNISM