World Geo-Mediterranean Europe

Name the 4 Main countries of Mediterranean Europe

Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy

What makes Northern Italy so fertile?

The Po River Valley

Name the major cities in Northern Italy and describe them.

1. Venice-surrounded by water, tourist center.
2. Genoa-port city
3.Turin- industrial center
4. Milian- industsrial center

Spain and Portugal are located on what peninsula?

Iberian Peninsula

Why is Spain and Portugal isolated from the rest of Europe?

1.The Pyrenees Mountians divide Spain from France and the rest of europe
1. Spain has steep coastal coasts, which does not allow for ports or easy shipping
3. It is surrounded by water on 3 sides: it is a peninsula

What is the Meseta in Spain?

The Meseta is in the interior of Spain. It is in the rain shadow of the Cantabrian Mountians so it is very dry. It is a plateau. farmers grow wheat and Barley in the Meseta

Name an ethnic group that wants independence from Spain?

Basques

The Roman Empire fell in __ AD.

476

What is the Renaissance?

A rebirth of the Roman and Greek cultures. Paintings and architecture were perfected.

What are the agricultural products produced in Spain and Portugal?

cork, olives, grapes

What is the official language of Spain?
Portugal?

Spanish
Portuguese

The 8 mile wide Straight of Gilbraltar separates?

Spain and Africa

The main religion of Spain and Italy is?

Roman Catholicism

What mountians stretch the length of the Italian Peninsula?

Appennine Mountians

Where in Italy did Michelangelo live and is also a popular tourist destination?

Florence, Italy

Areas in Greece that have dropped down between faults and often floods are known as?

Grabens

The Coliseam is in?
What did they do here?

Rome
Men fought each other and animals. Christians were also killed here.

What civilization was located in greece about 3500 years ago?

Minoan

Venice suffers from a geological phenomenom in which the ground in an area sink, called?

subsidence

What mountian range is in Greece? What is the tallest mountian in greece?

Dinaric Alps; mount Olympus

What major cities are in central Italy? Describe them

1. Rome- capital, center of ancient ruins; historic city
2. Bologna- agricultural center and has a variety of food
3. Florence- cultural center, michelangelo was here

Name some places paul journeyed to in Greece?

Thessaloniki

What major city is in southern Italy? Describe it.

Naples- it is poor and there are not enough jobs here for people.

What famous temple is located on this hill?

Parthenon

two islands of Italy?

Sicily and Sardinia

what is the name of the hill in athens where ancient temples and other ruins are located?

Acropolis

4 mini cities of italy?

Malta, Vatican City, San Marino, Monaco

who made missionary journeys through greece and Italy?

Paul

where does the pope live?
what cathedral is located there?

Vatican City, ST. Peter's Basilica

name the largest island of Greece?

Crete

If you were a farmer in Greece why would it be hard to grow crops there?

It is Mountainous and the soil is rocky

what city in Greece is the birthplace of Democracy?

Athens