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  • a city and its surrounding territory that functions as an individual state
    city-state
  • What country of Southern Europe became united in 1469, fought in a civil war, was ruled by a dictatorship, and now ruled by a constitutional monarchy?
    Spain
  • In most countries of Southern Europe, how would you describe the majority population?
    mostly native to that country
  • What kind of economy does both Greece and Andorra have?
    free-market
  • What countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
    Spain, Portugal, and Andorra
  • What economic field has a high percentage all of Southern Europe?
    service sector
  • Important rivers in Spain and Portugal
    Tagus, Douro, Guadiana
  • What resource is abundant in Portugal?
    cork
  • The type of government in Portugal
    republic
  • Which country of Southern Europe has the highest population?
    Italy
  • What countries provide limited universal healthcare for their citizens?
    Spain, Italy, Andorra, and Greece
  • What do all Southern European countries depend on to strengthen their economies?
    tourism
  • What are some common resources found in Southern Europe?
    iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, and coal
  • What country of Southern Europe has been able to maintain neutrality?
    Andorra
  • Which country of Southern Europe is rapidly becoming a multireligious society in a secular state?
    Spain
  • Important rivers in Greece
    Maritsa, Struma, Vardar, and Haliacmon
  • What are some environmental issues with the land in Southern Europe?
    trash needs removing, deforestation, erosion, and depleted plant life
  • What kind of education do all Southern European countries offer their citizens?
    taxpayer-funded
  • What are two environmental issues with air in Southern Europe?
    air pollution from industrial centers and automobile exhaust
  • Name some of the popular sports in Southern Europe.
    soccer, cycling, basketball, volleyball, tennis, golf, hockey, futsal (indoor soccer), hiking, and skiing
  • What country makes up the majority of the Southern Balkan Peninsula?
    Greece
  • What are the two prominent mountain ranges in Southern Europe?
    Pyrenees and Alps
  • What country of Southern Europe only has an overall population of 76,000?
    Andorra
  • Name the major bodies of water surrounding Southern Europe.
    Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, and Aegean Sea
  • What two factors determine the many different climates of Southern Europe?
    proximity to water and elevation
  • What three earth-shaping processes helped to form the various landforms in Southern Europe?
    plate tectonics, volcanoes, and glaciation
  • What are the five periods of Greek history?
    Ancient Greece- 1100 BC to 146 BC, city-states, Roman control- 146 BC to AD 324, Byzantine control- 324 to 1435, and Ottoman control-1453 to 1821
  • Which country of Southern Europe's native population ranks less than 50% of its overall population?
    Andorra
  • What country of Southern Europe is the only one whose native population is not considered the majority?
    Andorra
  • the various climates of Southern Europe
    mediterranean, semiarid, continental, and tundra
  • What are some rarer resources found in Southern Europe?
    diamonds, gold, and uranium
  • What is the dominant religion in Greece?
    Greek Orthodoxy
  • What are some proposed solutions to the various environmental issues in Southern Europe?
    increase use of hydropower, develop nuclear and wind energy, rebuild forests, and maintain economic prosperity
  • The type of government in Greece
    democracy
  • the rebirth of the arts that began in the fourteenth century
    Renaissance
  • What kind of economy does Spain, Portugal, and Italy have?
    mixed
  • Important rivers in Italy
    Po, Adige, Tiber, and Piave
  • In what two countries of Southern Europe allow freedom of religion?
    Andorra and Malta
  • What countries make up the Italian Peninsula?
    Italy, Sicily, Malta, and Gozo
  • Name the two city-states of Greece during ancient times.
    Athens and Sparta
  • The type of government in Italy
    parliamentary republic
  • a mountain formed by fault-line movement (ex: Pyrenees)
    massif
  • What are the three periods of Italy's history?
    Romans ruled from 753 BC to AD 476, Germanic tribes caused chaos during the Medieval period, and the Renaissance
  • The type of government in Malta
    republic
  • What country has been a buffer zone separating hostile forces or nations?
    Andorra
  • The type of government in Spain
    parliamentary constitutional monarch
  • The type of government in Andorra
    parliamentary democracy
  • What are some of the environmental issues with water in Southern Europe?
    chemical runoff, waste processing, proper care of water sources, access to clean water, and maintaining effective water treatment facilities
  • Name the three regions of Southern Europe.
    Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Southern Balkan Peninsula
  • Besides the countries, what are the two other subregions of the Iberian Peninsula?
    Meseta and Pyrenees Mountains
  • The predominant religion of Southern Europe
    Roman Catholicism
  • What country of Southern Europe went from being independent to being ruled by a dictatorship?
    Portugal
  • Three aspects of the various cultures of Southern Europe
    music and dance, food, and sports
  • Important river in Andorra
    Gran Valira
  • Besides the countries, what are the other two subregions of the Italian Peninsula?
    Alps and Apennine Mountains
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