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Chapter Notes 6-1 (Northern Europe) I. The United Kingdom (island separated by the English Channel) A. The UK includes 4 regions: England, Wales, Scotland, and N. Ireland ________________. 90 live in cities. ________ London is the capital and a center of business. B. ___% Manufacturing and machinery are its leading exports. C. ____________ D. The UK has both a ____________ parliamentary democracy and a ____________ constitutional monarchy. E. Most are ____________ Christians and speak English. Protestant II. The Republic of Ireland (island that is Catholic country) Emerald Isle A. Its called the “_______________” because its lush and green from its regular rainfall. peat which is dug up from bogs. B. Much of the area is made up of ______ C. The “________ Potato ________” Famine caused many Irish to migrate to the U.S Celts settle the island hundreds of years ago. Most speak D. _______ Gaelic and ____________. English Catholics E. _____________ in N. Ireland want to unite w/its southern neighbor. conflict from the 1960’s to 1990’s. In 1998 F. This dispute led to __________ agreement was signed to end the violence. Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) III. _____________ highest A. Their standards of living are among the __________ in the world. fjords B. This region is made up of many landforms. Norway has _______, geysers Denmark has forests, and Iceland (island) have __________. geothermal C. Norway relies on oil and natural gas. Iceland uses _____________ energy, Finland uses hydroelectric power. welfare D. Most are constitutional monarchies and all are __________ states. Chapter Notes 12-2 (Europe’s Heartland) I. France (lies in W. Europe and has a mild climate) specialization such as wine A. Their farms are known for their ______________ and cheese. service B. Both traditional and ____________ industries has allowed economy to grow. Tourism C. ___________ is part of their economy and many tourists visit the Paris capital of __________. (10 million) Catholic Immigrants from D. Most speak French and are Roman _________. 2nd largest religion. Muslim countries has made Islam ______ republic headed by elected president and E. Their government is a _________ minister appointed prime ____________. II. Germany Alps A. It has plains, highlands, and ________ to the south. Danube, Elbe, rivers and Rhine ________ are used to transport goods and materials. B. In the early 1900’s, Germany’s attempt to control Europe led to ____ two world wars. Reunification came about in 1990, when the 2 parts united into C. _____________ one under a federal ___________. republic largest population in Europe and Berlin is its D. Germany has the _________ capital. Catholic F. Most speak German and are ___________ or Protestant. EU G. Germany is a global economic power and a leader if the ________ because of its industry. III. The Benelux Countries (have a low, flat landscape) high standard of living, and A. Most live in crowded cities, have _______ parliamentary democracies w/monarchs. _____________ Flanders B. Belgium has 3 distinct cultural regions: ____________ (Dutchspeaking), Wallonia (French-speaking), and Brussels (bilingual) 25 C. Netherlands means “lowlands” because _____% is below the sea. The Dutch create ____________ polders to drain land from the sea. Amsterdam is the capital and largest city. (90% urban) D. ____________ smallest E. Luxembourg is one of Europe’s _____________ countries. F. It’s the center of trade and commerce which is home to many multinational companies. Many are mixed German and French. _____________ IV. Switzerland and Austria (dominated by the Alps range) Landlocked Switzerland has practiced _________due neutrality A. ___________ to location. industrial nation w/a stable democracy. B. Switzerland is a thriving __________ 4 national languages: ___________, German C. Switzerland has ____ French, Italian ____________, and Romansch. Most speak more than one. Austria D. ___________ is a landlocked country east of Switzerland. The mountains cover and provide timber and iron ore. Catholic E. Most live in cities, speak German, and practice Roman _________. Danube F. The capital is Vienna, located on the ___________, and is the center of their culture Chapter Notes 12-3 (Southern Europe) I. Spain and Portugal Iberian A. Both are located on the ____________ Peninsula. Spain is made Pyrenees Mts. and the Meseta, a dry plateau. up of the ____________ Dry B. _______ farming is practiced since there is a lack of rain. Spanish C. Castilian ___________ is Spain’s official language though people of different regions speak different languages. D. Spain’s democratic government has given these regions a great autonomy (self-rule). deal of ___________ Madrid and most live in cities and are Catholic. E. Spain’s capital is _______ F. ___________ is a small democratic country located west of Spain. Portugal G. Most live in small villages near the capital of _________ Lisbon and fish for a living. Subsidies are used to support manufacturing. II. Italy – boot-shaped peninsula center located on the Mediterranean. Apennines run through the A. The Alps dominate the north and the ___________ center. Sicily is a main island. Po River Valley is rich in B. It has an industrial economy and the _____ farming (grapes and olives). Rome C. 90% live in cities and __________ is the capital and once the center of the Roman Empire. Vatican City, located inside of Rome, is the headquarters of D. The ________ the Catholic Church and is an independent country. Balkan III. Greece – extends from the ____________ Peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea making up of 2,000 islands. stony A. Farming is limited due to poor, _________ soil.(olives and wheat) shipping B. Greece has one of the largest ____________ fleets in the world. Tourism is also important. (Ancient Greece) Chapter Notes 6-4 (Eastern Europe) I. Poland, Belarus, and the Baltic Republics A. N. ________ Plain, Baltic Sea, and Carpathian Mts. make up Poland. B. After WWII, the communist set up a _________ economy, but today is a __________ economy. Warsaw is the capital. C. Belarus, former Soviet Republic has a rigid government and a command economy. Main resource is ___________. D. The ________ Republics - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were under the control of the Soviet Union until 1991. E. All are ____________ and have strong economies based on dairy farming, fishing, and shipbuilding. II. Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary A. All three are ___________ countries and democracies today. B. The Czech Republic and Slovakia were ________ country under communist rule. C. The ______ have rolling hills, lowlands, and plains bordered by mts. D. Czechs have the __________ standard of living in Eastern Europe. E. __________, the capital, is the center of service industries, tourism, and manufacturing. G. The ____________ Mts. cover Slovakia. Bratislava is the capital and located on the Danube R. H. ___________ landscape is a lowland area w. fertile farmland. I. Its capital is Budapest located on the Danube River. They are descendents of the ____________ III. Countries of Southeastern Europe A. There are ______ countries on southeastern Europe located along the Black Sea or Balkan Peninsula. B. Ukraine is the ______ country in Europe divided by the Dnieper R. C. Ukraine w/its rich soil for farming has the nickname “__________ of Europe”. D. Russians living in the Ukraine want _______ ties which have led to ethnic divisions. E. Romania was once ruled by the __________ and its language is based on Latin spoken in ancient Rome. Bucharest is the capital. F. Moldova is a landlocked country and is Europe’s __________. G. __________ is a mountainous country w/ fertile river valleys. H. Most countries on the Balkan Peninsula were once part of the Communist country called ____________. I. In the 1990’s, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia declared their _____________. J. Serbia wanted to keep Yugoslavia under __________ rule and as a result carried out ethnic cleansing. K. Albania is unique that it’s the only European country w/a ___________ majority population.