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| SW- Europe has a mild climate because of what? |
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The North Atlantic Current
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North Atlantic Drift |
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| AJ- What is the name of the island that contains England, Wales, and Scotland? |
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| CK- Where does the United Kingdom get most of its oil? |
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| TK- A Scottish word for narrow bays that cut into the highland coasts |
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| AL-What are treeless landscapes often swept by strong winds? |
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| TG-What two types of government does the United Kingdom have? |
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| parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy |
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| JT-What country includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland? |
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| JT-Most English people are what religon? |
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| JH-What two groups of people are ancestors to the British? |
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| the Ancient Celts and Anglo-Saxons |
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| AH-What revolution began in the United Kingdom 200 years ago? |
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| DD-What is the name of the famous clocktower in London? |
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| OR- Who was the famous English author who wrote Oliver Twist? |
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| CG-In which British landmark do the guards feed ravens to keep them around? |
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| JF-Who was the king in English literature who gathered his knights around the round table? |
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| A.J-What is the name of the plaid that is used to make kilts? |
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| MD-What is the name of the tunnel that connects England and France? |
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| CM-In what year did Ireland win its independence from the United Kingdom? |
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| EF-More than 90 percent of Irish people are what religion? |
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| AL-What are low swampy lands in Ireland called? |
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| EH- What two religious groups fought each other in Northern Ireland? |
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| Catholics and Protestants |
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| RD-How do the Kjolen Mountains effect Norway and Sweden? |
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| JM- What is the major port on the southwest side of Sweden? |
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| RY-What is Ireland's nickname? |
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| ZL- Who was the famous English playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet? |
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| TC- What is the word that means the government uses tax money to provide education, medical services, health insurance, and other services? |
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| BC-In Norway, what are steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the sea? |
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| JD-What two languages do Irish people speak? |
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| JW- Greenland is ruled by what country? |
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| RT: Why does Iceland have so many volcanoes? |
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| AS- What current warms the Republic of Ireland? |
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the North Atlantic Current
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the North Atlantic Drift |
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| FM-What region is made up of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland? |
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| TP-What made people move from Ireland to America? |
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| JY-Finland was ruled first by Sweden then by what country? |
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| AL- What are the major industry in Finland? |
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the forest industry
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paper and wood production |
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| CB- What is the main ethnic group in Finland? |
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| RB- Who are the people in northern Scandinavia who herd reindeer? |
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| AJ-What is power from fast-flowing rivers? |
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