1. Bellringer for 10/19/12 Tell me what you know about Britain. 3-5 sentences

2. CHAPTER 6 Western Europe Today

3. SECTION 1 The British Isles

4. The United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Moores  treeless, windy highland areas with damp ground Northern Ireland

5. The United Kingdom Economy Government  Parliamentary democracy  Voters elect representatives to Parliament  Constitutional monarchy  King or queen is the official head of state The People and Culture

7. Canterbury Cathedral

13. The Republic of Ireland Peat  plants partly decayed in water which can be dried and used for fuel Bogs  low swampy lands The Economy The Northern Ireland Conflict The People

16. SECTION 2 France and the Benelux Countries

20. France Rivers  Seine  Loire  Navigable Economy  Agriculture  Food production  Manufacturing  Service industries  Tourism

21. France National loyalty Roman Catholic Government  Republic

28. Benelux Countries The name Benelux comes from…. Densely populated Parliamentary democracies with constitutional monarchies

30. Belgium Trade and manufacturing center Culture groups  Flemings  North  Speak Flemish, based on Dutch  Walloons  South  Speak French

35. The Netherlands Netherlands means “Lowlands” Use a system of dikes and pumps to create polders Delta Project Amsterdam

40. Luxembourg One of Europe’s smallest countries Multinational companies Multilingual

43. SECTION 3 Germany and the Alpine Countries

44. Germany Northern Plain  Heart of Europe  Many cities Ruhr Autobahns Black Forest Federal Republic Reunification

52. The Alpine Countries Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein Geography greatly affected by the Alps

53. Switzerland Neutrality Geneva Continental divide  Rhine  Rhone Ethnic groups

59. Austria Alps cover ¾’s of Austria’s landscape Landlocked Strong and varied economy Vienna

66. SECTION 4 The Nordic Nations

67. Norway Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland make up the Scandinavian or Nordic countries. Fjords Norway’s wealth Parliamentary democracy 1994 EU vote

72. Sweden Welfare state Constitutional monarchy

77. Finland Heavy industry Finnish language saunas

82. Denmark and Iceland Location Exports Geysers Geothermal energy

89. SECTION 5 Southern Europe

90. Iberian Peninsula Spain and Portugal Climate Dry farming Exports

97. Italy Alps Siroccos Political tensions Coalition governments

102. Greece Balkan Peninsula 2,000 islands Exports