ISS 315 studyguide
Third Test Study Guide
ISS 315 Spring 2014
1. Why is the environment diverse in Europe?
Europe goes from Artic to the Mediterranean, and therefore has a wide varity of climates, vegetation, and human activities.
2. Spine脊梁 of Italy mountain range.
Apennines Mountains. Location of Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etna.
3. Mountain range that forms the border between Spain and France?
Pyrenees mountain 庇里牛斯山，欧洲西南部最大山脉
4. Part of Europe that is the focus of intensive, large cities, and major industrial activities?
The North European Lowland
5. How large is Europe compared to the U.S.?
2/3 the area of United States
6. The Mediterranean climate characteristics dry summer and wet winter.
7. Approximate population of Europe?
531 million people
8. River divides the unglaciated不被冰冻的 part of the European lowland in the south from the glaciated被冰冻的 plains in the north?
Rhine莱茵湖
9. Acid rain in Europe? 50 % of Poland’s forests damaged by acid rain
10. Area of Europe where environmental conditions the worst?
Eastern Europe
11. Impacts of climate change on Europe?
● Impacts on Europe
○ Dwindling减少 sea ice
○ Melting glaciers冰川
○ Sparse稀少 snow cover in Scandinavia
● Drought in Mediterranean
○ Rising sea levels may impact low countries (Belgium, Netherlands)
○ Increased heat waves affecting agriculture and residents
12. Counties in the European Lowland?
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Belgium, France
13. Cause of the surge汹涌的 of immigration to European countries in the beginning of the 1990s?
The fall of the Soviet Union
14. Devolution.转移
The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, esp. by central government to local or regional administration
15. Romance languages in Europe.
200 million speakers
16. Meaning of NATO.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in W Europe (U.S.)
17. Secularization. 世俗化 move from traditional organized religion
18. Western extent of the
ISS 315 Spring 2014
1. Why is the environment diverse in Europe?
Europe goes from Artic to the Mediterranean, and therefore has a wide varity of climates, vegetation, and human activities.
2. Spine脊梁 of Italy mountain range.
Apennines Mountains. Location of Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etna.
3. Mountain range that forms the border between Spain and France?
Pyrenees mountain 庇里牛斯山，欧洲西南部最大山脉
4. Part of Europe that is the focus of intensive, large cities, and major industrial activities?
The North European Lowland
5. How large is Europe compared to the U.S.?
2/3 the area of United States
6. The Mediterranean climate characteristics dry summer and wet winter.
7. Approximate population of Europe?
531 million people
8. River divides the unglaciated不被冰冻的 part of the European lowland in the south from the glaciated被冰冻的 plains in the north?
Rhine莱茵湖
9. Acid rain in Europe? 50 % of Poland’s forests damaged by acid rain
10. Area of Europe where environmental conditions the worst?
Eastern Europe
11. Impacts of climate change on Europe?
● Impacts on Europe
○ Dwindling减少 sea ice
○ Melting glaciers冰川
○ Sparse稀少 snow cover in Scandinavia
● Drought in Mediterranean
○ Rising sea levels may impact low countries (Belgium, Netherlands)
○ Increased heat waves affecting agriculture and residents
12. Counties in the European Lowland?
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Belgium, France
13. Cause of the surge汹涌的 of immigration to European countries in the beginning of the 1990s?
The fall of the Soviet Union
14. Devolution.转移
The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, esp. by central government to local or regional administration
15. Romance languages in Europe.
200 million speakers
16. Meaning of NATO.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in W Europe (U.S.)
17. Secularization. 世俗化 move from traditional organized religion
18. Western extent of the