Southern Europe vocab

Mediterranean Sea

• sea that borders Southern Europe
• the capital of Italy
• the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
• Europe’s highest mountains, some of which are located in northern Italy

Pyrenees mountain

• range separating Spain and France
• westernmost peninsula in Europe
• an independent state within the city of Rome
• type of climate found across Southern Europe, with warm, sunny days and mild nights for most of the year

Apennines mountain

• range running along the whole Italian Peninsula
• form of government in which a king rules with the help of an elected parliament
• an island at Italy’s southern tip
• a branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine Empire

Alps

• Europe’s highest mountains, some of which are located in northern Italy
• capital of Spain
• largest city in southern Italy and an important port
• Greece’s capital and largest city

Mediterranean climate

• type of climate found across Southern Europe, with warm, sunny days and mild nights for most of the year
• center of industry, culture, and tourism in Spain
• major industrial city in northern Italy and a fashion center
• the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church

Orthodox Church

• a branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine Empire
• large city in Portugal and important industrial center
• the capital of Italy
• an independent state within the city of Rome

Athens

• Greece’s capital and largest city
• sea that borders Southern Europe
• westernmost peninsula in Europe
• an island at Italy’s southern tip

pope

• the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
• range separating Spain and France
• form of government in which a king rules with the help of an elected parliament
• largest city in southern Italy and an important port

Vatican City

• an independent state within the city of Rome
• range running along the whole Italian Peninsula
• capital of Spain
• major industrial city in northern Italy and a fashion center

Sicily

• an island at Italy’s southern tip
• Europe’s highest mountains, some of which are located in northern Italy
• center of industry, culture, and tourism in Spain
• the capital of Italy