Social Studies Study Guide #2 - Questions

What two peninsulas make up most of Northern Europe?

The Jutland Peninsula and the Scandinavian Peninsula

What three peninsulas are in Southern Europe

Italy, Iberian Peninsula, and Balkan Peninsula

What large body of water is connected to the Mediterranean Sea and how?

It connects to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar

What resource is the North Sea known for?

Petroleum

What are the energy sources in Europe?

Mineral ores, metals, energy from wind turbines, hydroelectric power, geothermal power, and fishing

What problem does Southern Europe have with its fishing industry

overfishing & pollution

Wat was the city-state Athens known for?

Philosophers, arts, and the first democracy

Where did the Roman Empire spread and where was its capital moved?

Egypt to the British Isles, it moved to Byzantium (Turkey) and was renamed Constantinople

where were the Vikings from and where did they first travel?

Vikings were from Scandinavia, Western Europe

What areas did the Vikings reach in their travels?

They reached England, Ireland, France, Iceland, Canada, and Greenland

What lead to the Renaissance and what developed during this time?

The invention of the printing press, and books being more readily available

How did Spain become the most powerful country in the 1400's?

Its connections to the Americas, they built empires in Mexico, Central America, and South America

What items were traded in the Colombian Exchange?

Wheat, olives, bananas, coffee, sugar, horses, sheep, pigs, cattle from Europe, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, squash, cacao, hot peppers from the Americas

What happen to Christianity in the Roman Empire when the empire spilt into east and west?

Christianity split, West was Roman Catholic, East was Orthodox

Whose ideas helped spread Protestantism across Northern Europe?

Martin Luther

Which two territories of Italy never united?

Vatican City and San Marino

Why has the population slowed in Northern Europe?

A decline in birth rate

How did the languages of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway develop?

Through a German base

What are the languages spoken in Spain?

Italian, Catalan, Galician

What is the major religion of Northern Europe?

Lutheran

What form of music is Italy known for?

Opera

What country has been known for promoting guitar?

Spain

What toy is Denmark known for?

Lego

What Northern Europe countries have almost a 100% literacy rate?

Norway, Sweden, Denmark

What have been the two major issues with unifying the EU countries of Northern and Southern Europe?

Financial and immigration

What continents does Russia straddle and how do we refer to this landmass?

Asia and Europe, Eurasian

What physical features act as a divider between the two sections of Russia?

The Ural Mountains

What is the longest river in Europe and why is it important?

The Volga River, freight and transportation in Russia

Which climate is found in most of Eastern Europe and Western Russia?

Humid Continental

What polar archipelago is located in far north and what inhabitants live there?

Novaya Zemlya, Nenets