Cultural Geography Chapter 11 REVISED--Western Europe

revised edition

what two countries does the Giant’s Causeway connect

Ireland and Scotland

dikes

large, strong walls of earth and stone used to hold back seawater

polders

parcels of land reclaimed from the sea

where is the Danube River

northern Austria in the Alps

Strait of Gibraltar

the 8-mile-wide strait that separates Spain from Africa

Venice

a famous city build over 100 low islands in a swampy lagoon of the Adriatic Sea

the Pyrenees

the mountain range separating Spain and France

the Bavarian Alps

stretch across the entire southern border of Germany and Austria

the Alps

curves across Italy’s northern border

Roman Catholicism

the most dominant religion in most of Western Europe

River Thames

flows through the center of England

lochs

deep, narrow lakes carved by glaciers

loughs

crystal lakes dotting the interior of Northern Ireland

Seine River

runs through France and is home to Paris

Loire River

the longest river in France

Massif Central

a mountainous plateau in south-central France

the Pennines

a mountain system extending south from Scotland to the Midlands, forming “England’s backbone”

Rhine River

the busiest river on the continent, flows through or borders six countries

Berlin

the heart of Germany and one of western Europe’s largest cities

Kiel Canal

links the North and the Baltic Sea

cantons

formerly Catholic church districts that later became self-governing districts

Madrid

capital of Spain and highest capital in Europe

Lisbon

capital of Portugal

the Apennines

stretch across the length of the Italian Peninsula

Po River

longest river in Italy and stretches along the length of the Italian Peninsula

the Peloponnesus

a large, hand-shaped peninsula located in southern Greece

downs

large chalk hills that cannot support trees

moor

a wasteland on a high, treeless plateau

lochs

deep, narrow lakes carved by glaciers

glens

narrow valleys carved by glaciers

Ben Nevis

the highest mountain in the British Isles