7th Grade Social Studies Chapter 12
Heartland of Western Europe
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- What are some important resources that can be found in northeastern France?
- Coal, iron, steel, and chemicals.
- What is a pass?
- A low place in a mountain range.
- What are the four rivers that link the Benelux Countries?
- Rhine, Meuse, Schede, and Moselle.
- How did Hannibal get his army to Rome?
- Through the Alps toward Italy from Spain.
- What does NATO stand for?
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- What is Flax and what are its uses?
- A plant with thread-like materials used to make linen and linseed oil (found in paint).
- How has the Netherlands become prosperous?
- Through handling goods and raw materials.
- What are some kinds of products made in the industrial zone near Paris?
- Jewelry, clothing, and food.
- What happened in 1948 in the Benelux Countries?
- They decided to charge each other little or no tariffs.
- What is widely practiced in the Central Uplands?
- Farming.
- What are the two major rivers located in the heartland of Europe?
- THe Danube and the Rhine.
- What are the kinds of goods make in the industrial district near Lyon?
- Iron, coal, copper, lead, tin, and bauxite.
- How is Belgium's population divided?
- Dutch-Speaking Flemings and French-speaking Walloons
- What is a reason for the wealth of the Dutch people?
- Diamond cutting.
- What is a polder?
- A canal that empties into the sea.
- The mountains that separate Europe's heartland are:
- The Alps and The Pyrenies
- What is a summit?
- A mountain's highest point
- Why are the northern farming areas called the breadbasket of France?
- Because that is where wheat and potatoes are grown.
- Why was Paris an important city in the years after its founding in 200 BC?
- It was good for selling agriculture.
- Why is the Tunnel underneath the English Channel a good idea?
- It can allow people to travel quickly
- What do farmers on the small farms in southern and western France grow?
- Grapes, wheat, corn, peas, onions, and tomatoes.
- How does France produce electric power?
- By the rivers of the Alps.
- What is the Highest peak in the Alps?
- Mount Blanc
- How did Napolean Bonaparte help make Paris the center of Frenceh Life?
- He connected it with the rest of France.
- What are windmills used for?
- To grind wheat into flour.
- Why is November 9th, 1989 an important date in German History?
- It was the day the that the Berlin Wall was torn down.
- What is a tariff?
- A tax paid on an item when it is being imported or exported.
- Why are the Benelux Countries called the low countries?
- They are below sea level.
- Fertile soils and a mild climate make extensive farming possible in _______________________.
- The North European Plain