UNIT 4 STUDY GUIDE
Name _____________________________
Sequence _____
Study Chapter 12 Notes:
Know names of peninsulas and nickname of Europe.
Know about the landforms and rivers - Most famous mountains? 1. ____________
What mountains separate Europe from Asia?
2.
____________
274
259 and Ch. 12 Notes
To gain more farmland and create more land for people the dutch built 3. ______________ . To reduce the
seas destructive impact the Dutch built 4. ________________ (dikes and terpens) . 282-283
Western France is warmer and a major agricultural producer because of the Westerly Winds and the
5.
____________________________________
278
Northern European Plain - Know its impact on Europe. One of the most fertile agricultural regions of the world
stretches from France to 6. ______________ and produces a variety of crops. 275
The mountains have contributed to the development of ethnic differences in Europe.
Resources in Europe - What percent of Europe’s land is good for growing crops?
7. _______%
277
Land of the Midnight Sun - North of Arctic Circle, tundra climate, mainly mosses and lichens winter days when
the sun never rises and summer days when the sun never sets
Deforestation occurred on the Scandinavia Peninsula because winds blew emissions there from industrial
areas and those emissions caused 8. __________________ .
285
Ways Europe has applied HEI and changed their environment - Dutch Zuider Zee - polders, Seaworks of
Netherlands / Canals of Venice / Clearing forest / effects of acid rain
Notes, 283-285
Italy did not industrialize as early as France because it had fewer resources.
Europe’s oldest country? 9. ____________________ Europe’s smallest country? 10. _________________
Study Chapter 13 Notes and Quiz:
Ancient Rome and Reformation created linguistic and religious differences in Western Europe.
11.
_________________________ subregion - all members of European Union (ancient civilizations, countries
and geographic advantages) mild climate. 289
Democracy was first developed by what CITY?
12.
______________
289
Because of the availability of classical art, what movement began in the Italian city -states?
13.
291
_________________________
What did Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolin and Francisco Franco have in common? 14. ______________
292-293, 298
15.
___________________ - Christians broke away from Catholic church, started Protestant churches. 297
Ancient Rome Era - (started after the Greek Empire) ruled most of the Italian Peninsula by 336 B.C. / Rome was
Republic then later ruled by an emperor / Palestine was an overseas territory and 16. ___________________
spread to become Rome’s official religion
Western Europe (Know countries, religious issues, key events and resources of countries)
Who seized power after French Revolution - became emperor? 17. _______________________ 298 (full name)
Know causes of W W l - Nationalism and Colonies (notes)
Axis / Allied Powers, Adolph Hitler, Holocaust, Atomic Bombs go with - 18. ___________
Notes / 298
_____________ has TGV (fast trains) and space program / Germany produces electronics and scientific
instruments - had Berlin Wall / Germany was divided after WW ll as well as its capital.
299
19.
What country specializes in banking and doesn’t engage in war (neutral)?
20.
_____________________
Because of the rivalry between France and Germany there were several wars.
European Union (EU) - (describe, number of members and problems) The newer 8 members that were former
Communist nations might impact the organization because they were less prosperous when they first joined
Because of British Empire 21. _________________ is spoken in more countries than any other language.
(Long- lasting result of the British Empire) 303
Movement of Irish emigrants to other countries was a result of what? 22. ________________________ Notes
What country rejected the EU and has not joined? 23. _______________
24.
305
_______________ subregion (Industrial Revolution, progressive society, and British Empire) / Britain - Magna
Carta, rugby, cricket, Industrial Revolution.
302-305
Iceland’s parliament is the oldest in the world. Area has high standard of living and high taxes, nation health
insurance, and women equally participate in politics.
_______________ subregion (cultural crossroads, Balkanization, satellite nations and conflicts). Where various
cultures cross paths / Balkanization in 1913 as the region broke up into small, mutually hostile units. 310-312
25.
Eastern Europe was dominated by the 26. __________________ as they became satellite nations until
Communism fell and their control ended. 312
The 27. __________________ is called Black Death - originated in Mongolia, Asia / spread to China and
Europe by trade and war / was the worst disaster Europe ever experienced (25 million died). It was spread by
fleas to humans. 294-295
Area’s or countries of violence (political or religious) in Europe: Spain, Austria, Yugoslavia, Croatia,
Balkans, Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Germany, and Slovenia
Review Chapter 14 Worksheets:
Serbian policy toward Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Muslims/Croats was 28. _________________________
International cooperation is needed to solve the problem of pollution because pollution spreads across
national boundaries.
320
What operation in the EU (European Union) provides information about the environment?
29.
_____________________________________________
324
The formation of the European Economic Community(EEC) or 30. ________________________ affected the
economies of its members because trade among its members quadrupled.
326
Know:
Painters - Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt
Writers - William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth and Charlotte Bronte
Musicians - Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwin van Beethoven and Wolfgang Mozart
Know Sequences:
Group 1
Group 2
Ancient Greece
Roman Empire
Crusades
Renaissance
Age of Exploration
Reformation
Bubonic Plague in Europe
Napoleon controls Europe
World War l
World War ll
Cold War
Study Readings:
European Union, NATO, Berlin, United Kingdom / London, Europe’s Microstate
Know these terms:
Label these pictures:
Crusades, TGV, Sirocco, Anti-Semitism, Mistral, Silicon Glen, Fjords