Ch 12 Section 1 Review

1) Why can Europe be called "a peninsula or peninsulas"?
Because it is one big peninsula made up of many smaller peninsulas. 

2) What European islands are located in North Atlantic?  In the Mediterranean Sea?
Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland. Mediterranean ones: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete.

3) How do mountains and uplands affect life in Europe? The mountains provide skiing, snowboarding, and sledding and other winter activities. They also affect the climate.

4) The Alps arc across what countries or places?
The Alps go across France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and north Balkan Peninsula

5) The Pyrenees are located where?
Located between France, Spain and Portugal. 

6) Where does the Danube flow?
The Danube Flows through Europe from West to East

7) How are rivers used in Europe?
Rivers are used for bringing goods and people to help with economic growth. 

8) What is the most important plain in Europe?
the Northern European Plain

9) Why is it important?
It's important because it has fertile soil and flat lands that produces vast quantities of food 

10) How are the landforms of Europe both an advantage and disadvantage?
The plains gave easy access for enemy to enter but they have fertile soil good for growing food. 
The rivers provide a route for trade, transportation, and idea movement. 
The mountains provide outdoor activities like hiking and skiing but they also used to isolate ethnic groups on the peninsula. 

11) How did natural resources help Europe to become industrialized?\
Europe has a large supply of coal and iron which are needed for industrialization. Since they have so many of these they are able to produce steel. But there is pollution. Due to this high amount of minerals and resources they had  good transportation so they could move the product, becoming industrialized.