1. Northern and Western Europe

2. What two countries make up the British Isles?
Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3. What is the United Kingdom often referred to as?
Great Britain

4. What body of water did US forces cross over from Britain to France on D Day
The English Channel

5. Why are the names Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold and Sword significant?
It was the name of the beaches in Normandy when the US attacked on D Day. June 6, 1944

6. Why is Normandy, France important?
The name of the beach when the US started an invasion that turned the tide in WWII

7. Who were ancestors of the Scots, Welsh, and Irish?
Celts

8. During the 1800’s the British empire ruled more than what fraction of the world’s land area

9. When did Ireland win Independence from the British
1921

10. About 1 million Irish died in the mid 1800’s when Ireland experienced what?
Potato famine

11. Both Ireland and Britain have what type of government?
democracies

12. What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in and what was it?
The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe, North America, Japan, and eventually the rest of the world.

13. The vast majority of people in Ireland are what denomination
Roman Catholic

14. About 90 percent of France is what Religion?
Roman Catholic

15. How long is the average work week for the people of France?
35 hours

16. How long do the people of France have for vacation?
1 month

17. France is the leading producer of what in the world?
Wine

18. How has France reacted to the influence of American Culture
They aren't happy with the Americanization with such things as

19. What do Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg make up?
BENELUX

20. The early economic association of the Benelux countries planted the seeds that eventually led to the creation of what?
European Union

21. What denomination did the EU introduce in 1999
Euro

22. Where is the headquarters for the EU
Brussels, Belgium

23. What two culture regions is Belgium divided into?
Walloons and Flemings

24. What countries make up Scandinavia?
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Iceland

25. About85 percent of this country’s population live in urban areas
Sweden

26. What nation lives in coastal plains areas along narrow fjords?
Norway

27. Offshore oil and gas from the North Sea has made this country rich?
Finland

28. What are three similarities found among the countries of Scandinavia?
All are Protestant Lutheran
the languages are closely related
they have democratic governments

29. What countries make up the United Kingdom?
England
Scotland
Wales