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Name the four regions of Western Europe.

Western Uplands, Central Uplands, Great European Plain, and the Alpine Mountain System

What country makes up the Western Upland region of Western Europe?

France

What are the four subregions of the Central Uplands in Western Europe?

Massif Central, Jura Mountains, Ardennes, and the Black Forest

What region of Western Europe is the largest?

Great European Plain

What is the subregion of the Great European Plain?

Aquitaine Basin

What are the four subregions of the Alpine Mountain System?

Western Alps, Central Alps, Eastern Alps, and the Pyrenees

parcels of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea through the use of dikes

polder

strong walls of stone and earth built to restrict or restrain the flow of water

dike

What landform is located on the French/Swiss border that are common in this area?

Grotto Cave

What subregion is a series of mountains and plateaus formed through volcanic activity?

Massif Central

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

Mont Blanc

What landform is located in southern France that happens to be one of the longest canyons in the world?

Verdon Gorge

What range was formed by the collision of the African and European tectonic plates?

Alps Mountains

Name five major bodies of water bordering Western Continental Europe.

Baltic Sea, North Sea, English Channel, Bay of Biscay, and Mediterranean Sea

What is the second-longest river in Europe?

Danube

What river in Europe flows the opposite direction of the Danube into the heart of eastern Germany and into the North Sea?

Elbe

What river forms part of its border with Germany and flows through several important regions of Germany?

Rhine

What river flows into the Rhine and is the location of the largest industrial region in Europe?

Ruhr

What is the longest river in France?

Loire

What is France's second-longest river that flows through the city of Paris and directly into the English Channel?

Seine

What river in Europe flows south into the Mediterranean Sea?

Rhone

What lakes are the most important bodies of water in Switzerland and Austria?

Alpine Lakes

Name five major lakes of Western Continental Europe.

Lake Constance, Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchatel, Lake Lucerne, and Lake Zurich

What are the two largest lakes at each end of the Swiss plateau?

Lake Constance and Lake Geneva

What is the primary climate of Western Continental Europe?

marine-west-coast

What dry winter wind can many people in the Alps experience?

a foehn

What can a foehn (dry, winter wind) cause which is a large amount of snow that detaches and moves down a mountain?

avalanche

What is the most important resource in Western Continental Europe?

fertile soil or arable land

What causes much of Western Europe to have more fertile soil?

deposits of loess, a fine-grained soil carried by the wind

Name some natural resources that France provides.

wheat, sugar beets, grapes, vegetables, and barley

Name some natural resources that Germany provides.

barley, rye, wheat, potatoes, and sugar beets

Name some natural resources the Netherlands provides.

flowers (tulips) and vegetables

What other natural resources is Western Europe famous for?

dairy products, timber, coal, and hydroelectric power

What organization are the nations of Western Europe have become united under?

the EU, the European Union

What organization are most EU countries also members of?

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What country in Western Europe remains neutral?

Switzerland

Which country in Western Europe is the economic powerhouse?

Germany

What industries does Germany lead in?

agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors

Which country in Western Europe has the third-largest economy, but it is the weakest in the EU?

France

what countries are called that have the world's top economies

G20

What are France's two largest industries?

chemical engineering and tourism

Which country has the strongest economy in Western Europe?

Switzerland

What are Switzerland's two largest industries?

banking and tourism

What demographic do all countries in Western Europe, excluding France, have a decline in?

birthrate

Which country in Western Europe is the most ethnically diverse?

France

What country in Western Europe has the highest life expectancy?

Switzerland

The people of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are classified as having what kind of culture?

low-context

What are the reasons Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have a low-context culture?

Punctuality, being task-oriented, and crisis planning are important.

Which country is known for its cuisine, especially in baking?

France

Two examples of legendary French cuisine

baguettes and croissants

Three examples of German cuisine

Black Forest cake, pumpernickel bread, and pretzels

What food is Luxembourg is famous for?

raisin bread

What food in Western Europe is famous worldwide?

Belgian waffles

What is a food that the Netherlands is famous for?

Dutch apple pie

What two foods is Switzerland known for?

Swiss roll cake and Zopf (a braised bread)

What kind of music is Western Europe known more for?

classical

What city in Western Europe is known as the capital of classical music?

Vienna, Austria

What is still the predominant religion in Western Europe?

Roman Catholicism

Many people in Western Europe are practical __, who are certain that God does not exist.

atheists

What do agnostics claim about God?

humans are unable to know for sure God does not exist

Hitler's attempt to systematically murder every Jewish person within his sphere of influence

Holocaust

Western Europe is the most __ conscious region of the world.

environmentally

What causes 50% of the air pollution in Western Europe?

vehicle emissions

What two things used in agriculture are seeping into the rivers causing the water to be polluted?

fertilizers and pesticides

What has Germany done to the rivers to allow larger container ships to travel down?

straightened the rivers

What are some proposed solutions to the environmental problems of Western Europe?

banning private vehicles on certain days, offering free public transportation, and transitioning to low carbon energy sources

What comes from Africa that has caused the air to be polluted in Western Europe?

sandy winds

What growing population has caused tension in Western Europe?

Muslim

What has become the norm in the Netherlands that has contributed to a better environment?

people ride bikes everywhere

Which country in Western Europe has the most water issues?

Germany

What does both atheists and agnostics deny the existence of?

any supernatural deity