Chapter 17 Mediterranean Europe

A central point of concentrated activity and influence.

• Sirocco

• Hub

• Graben

• Plume

The nations of Mediterranean Europe all share the following physical characteristics?

• a cold climate with long winters

• a hot tropical climate

• a flat terrain

• location on a peninsula

What mountains separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?

• the Pyrenees

• the Alps

• the Apennines

• the Meseta

What is a sirocco?

• a form of money used in Spain

• the kind of climate found in Iberia

• a warm current of water

• a hot wind from northern Africa

Which of the following is NOT a country we studied in Chapter 17?

• Italy

• Germany

• Portugal

• Greece

Which group in Spain voted on their independence illegally?

• Basque

• Catalonia

• Aragon

• Galicia

How are the Basques different from other people in Spain?

• they speak a language that is not related to other languages

• they speak only Spanish

• they want stronger ties to the Spanish government

• they have better farmland than others in Spain

Where did Portugal once have colonies?

• in North America and Antarctica

• in North American and South America

• in Africa and Latin America

• in Northern Asia

Where are the most of Italy's factories located?

• south

• center by Rome

• north

• Sardinia and Sicily

Where is Italy's best farmland?

• in the north (Po River Valley)

• in southern islands of Sardinia and Sicily

• in the southern tip of Italy's boot

• in the central part