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Quiz Five Study Guide: World Regional Geography
Directions: Answer the following questions. I will check that is completed the day of our Quiz.
This is an assignment that will be going into the gradebook as a graded assignment.
Remember: To answer the questions completely. The more you put into this study guide the
more you will get out of it. This will help you immensely in your study preparations for our
Quiz. Take your time and good luck!
Format of Quiz:

Map
Multiple Choice
True and False
Fill-in the Blank
Short Answer

Countries:
Poland
Greece
Norway
Sweden
Spain

Portugal
Italy
Germany
France
United Kingdom

Topics:
1.) What are Fjords?
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3.) Steep U-shaped valleys that connect to the seas and fill with seawater
after the glaciers melt. Great harbors for fishing boats.
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5.) What is the impact of the Alps?
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7.) These landforms affect climate. For example, chilly north winds rarely
blow over the Alps into Italy which has a mild climate as a result. They
prevent cold winds from blowing into Italy. This gives Italy a mild climate.
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What is the Northern European Plain? What is important?
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One of the most fertile agricultural regions in the world. It had been
used as the main highway to invade Russia. It stretches across parts of
France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Poland.

Because of how flat it is, it has been a main avenue of human movement
and has been a main contributor to different cultures and economic
systems developing in Europe. It was also used by Napoleon (1812) and
Hitler (1941) as the main highway to invade Russia, and Russia also used
it to invade Europe. The only thing that stopped Napoleon and Hitler from
invading Russia was the Russian Winter.
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What is important about the North Sea?
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Oil and natural gas were found beneath the seafloor of the North
Sea in 1959. Energy companies tapped gas fields here using offshore oil
rigs.

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Explain farmland availability in Europe
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About 33% of Europe's land is suitable for agriculture. 11% is the
world's average farmland. Because of this, Europe produces a variety of
crops such as grains, grapes, olives, and cork.
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How have resources shaped life in Europe?
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Directly affect the foods people eat the jobs they hold, the house in
which they live in and even their culture. The available resources directly
affect the foods people eat, the jobs they hold, the houses they live in,
and their culture. For example, traditional European folktales often take
place in dark forests that were a major part of the European landscape
centuries ago. Another example is that the Irish have to cut peat from
bogs because they have no other resources to burn as fuel.
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What is significant about the Olympics?
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Because of Greece's mild climate, the ancient Greeks spent much
time outdoors. The contest was called the Olympic Games. In time these
games came to include other games such as wrestling. If ancient Greece
had a cold climate we might not have the Olympic Games today. The

Olympics were basically started because of the mild climate of Greece.

The most important of these sports was a footrace held every four years
in the town of Olympia. This race was known as the Olympic Games. Over
time, the games started to include other sports such as wrestling. If the
climate of ancient Greece had been colder, the Olympic Games might not
exist today.
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45.) What is the Marine West Coast?
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Exist in much of Europe. With warm summers and cold winters the
climate enjoys a milder clime at such northern latitude. This climate exists
in much of Europe because of the nearby ocean and dominant winds.

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51.) What is the North Atlantic Drift?
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The North Atlantic Drift is a current of warm water from the tropics,
flows near Europe's west coast... No large mountain rages block wind.
Carry moisture giving region adequate rainfall. Flows Marine West coast.
The prevailing winds that blow west to east pick up warmth from this
current and carry it over Europe. No large mountain ranges block these
winds. The winds also carry moisture, giving Europe adequate rainfall.
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56.) What is the Mediterranean Climate?
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This climate extends from southern Spain and France through Italy
to Greece and other parts of the Balkan Peninsula. Summers are hot and
dry with clear, sunny skies, while winters are moderate and wet. One
reason for the climate is that mountain ranges block cold north winds
from reaching Liberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas.
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61.) What is the Sirocco?
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Most Mediterranean countries experience a wind called sirocco. It is
a hot, steady south wind that blows from North Africa across the
Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe.

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68.) What is the Land of the Midnight Sun?
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In far northern Scandinavia, along the Arctic Circle, lies a band of
tundra climate. Such a climate is often in a state of permafrost, in which
subsoil remains frozen year round. No trees grow there. This region has
winter days when the sun never rises and summer days when the sun
never sets.
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73.) In regards to Venice, what is significant about islands and canals?
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About 120 islands and part of the mainland make up the city of
Venice. Moving people or goods in Venice depends upon using the more
than 150 canals that snake around and through the islands. These canals
are used for moving people and goods. To get from one place to another
you generally have two choices walk or boat.
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79.) What are wood pilings used for?
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Wooden pilings were sunk into the ground by builders to support the
structures above. So many pilings were required that oak forests in Spain
and Slovenia were completely leveled to supply wood. Building Venice
required construction techniques that took into account swampy land on
the islands.
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85.) Why is Venice sinking?
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Venice is gradually sinking because the weight of the buildings is so
great it has compressed the underlying ground. Raising sea levels and the
removal of too much groundwater by pumping.
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92.) Why do we use this saying All Roads Lead to Rome?

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It is true that in ancient Europe most roads did lead to Rome. The
romans built a large network of well-paved roads. To aid in communication
and make it possible for the army to march quickly to distant locations.
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97.) What are city states?
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A city-state is political unit made up of a city and its surrounding
lands. City-states developed because villages were isolated from one
another by mountains.
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What is Macedonia and Alexander the Great?
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107.) Macedonia was a northern kingdom that conquered Greece. In 400
b.c a series of costly wars with Persia weakened the city-states of Greece.
The Athenians fought a ruinous was with Sparta a rival Greek city-state.
Finally in 338 b.c Macedonia (a kingdom to the north) conquered.
Beginning in 336 b.c the Macedonia general alexander the great
conquered Persia and part of India. His empire spread Greek culture broke
up after his death. Its general, Alexander the Great, conquered Persia and
part of India as well. His empire helped to spread Greek culture, but the
empire broke up after his death.
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What is a Republic?
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116.) Rome was struggling with unrest caused by decades of inequalities.
This led romans to seek strong leadership. As a result Rome began to be
ruled by emperor ending the republic. A republic allows the people to elect
representatives to the government to rule in their name.
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In regards to Rome, what is significant about Christianity?
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One of Rome's overseas territories was Palestine. The place Jesus
was born. By the late 300s Christianity was Rome's official religion. At

first, Christianity was hated by the Roman Empire and seen as a threat,
but it quickly spread across the entire empire. It eventually became the
official religion of Rome.

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What is Western and Eastern Rome?
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By 395 ad the empire was too big for a single government so it split
into a western and eastern half. The Western Roman Empire grew week
because German invaders from the north. As a result western Rome fell
476 ad. The eastern roman lasted nearly 1000 years longer. After this
split, the Western Roman Empire became weak and fell very quickly. This
was because of German invaders from the north.
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What are the Crusades?
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The Crusades were a series of wars for European Christians to take
back the Holy Land from the Muslims. Italy earned huge profits from this
by supplying ships carrying Crusaders with ships to sail them to the
Middle East.
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What is the Bubonic Plague?
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142.) In October 1347, trading ships into the port of Messina, Sicily,
carrying the disease the bubonic plague. Over the next four years. The
plague spread along trade routes throughout Europe. An estimated 20
million Europeans died or above or 1/3 of the population.
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How is the Plague transmitted?
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The bacterium that causes the plague lives in the guts of fleas. The
fleas bite rates and infects them. Rates come in contact with humans and
the fleas jump off the dying rat to the humans lead off them. Humans

become infected with flea bites. The disease is spread my sneezing,

spitting up infected blood and saliva.

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What were the bailouts of Greece?
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157.) Terms of bailouts including commitments by the country to
implement austerity measures and economic reforms, which Greek
lawmakers recently approved. Goes towards paying off Greece's
international lone. First and second bailouts of Greece cost 240 bills
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What is the worry involving Greece?
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Many people, even experts, worried Greece's problems would spill
over to the rest of the world. They are afraid that if Greece exited the
Eurozone, it could create global financial shocks.
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Were the bailouts successful? Explain.

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The bailouts have not been successful in solving Greece's problems.
They have been a little helpful, but the economic issues have not gone
away. They only worked internationally not economically.
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