1. Become an expert on Southern Europe

2. Tagus River kSpain’s longest River

3. Basques kEthnic group that lives in Northern Spain

4. Spain’s cultural regions kCastile kCataloni a kGalicia kAndalusi a kCastile kCataloni a kGalicia kAndalusi a

5. Sierra Nevada kMountain chain that runs through Spain

6. Meseta kHuge plateau in Spain that covers 2/3 rds of the land

7. Catalonia kMediterrane an coastal region of Spain

8. Barcelona kSpain’s leading seaport and industrial center

9. Madrid kCapital of Spain

10. Govt of Spain and Portugal kFrom 1930s- 1970s both were ruled by dictators

11. Lisbon kCapital of Portugal

12. Portugal kMain economic activity is subsistence farming

13. Andorra kThis small country is in the Pyrenees next to France

14. Balkan Peninsula kMainland Greece is located on this landmass

15. Mainland Greece kPlain of Attica kPeloponnesu s kPlain of Attica kPeloponnesu s

16. The Aegean Sea and Ionian Sea kIn addition to Crete, Greece’s two main groups of Islands lie in these seas

17. First Olympics kIn Greece over 2,600 years ago

18. Greek Islands kMake up 20 % of Greece

19. Italy kSouthern Italy is often visited by tourists

20. Italy’s Mediterranean Climate kSunny summers and rainy winters

21. Isle de Procida kIs a REAL Island in Italy where my husband’s family came from !