| true | dry farming is a method in which land is left unplanted every few years |
| false | portugal and spain were not sea powers in the 1500s |
| false | both spain and portugal have a constitutional monarchy |
| true | vatican city is the world's smallest nation |
| true | italy has become one of the world's leading industrial economies |
| false | in a coalition government, one party runs the country |
| false | in greece high elevation areas are often hotter and wetter than the lowlands |
| true | cyprus is an independent country |
| false | most of the population of greece lives on farms |
| true | the spanish people do not all speak the same language or follow a single culture |
| true | italy has few natural resources |
| true | the strait of gibraltar seperates europe from africa |
| crete | the largest of the greek islands is..... |
| manufacturing and service industries | the main economic activity in portugal is... |
| two-thirds of the land | a plateau on the iberian peninsula covers.... |
| tourists | southern italy is often visited byy...... |
| about 2600 years ago | the first olympic games took place in Greece..... |
| different cultural regions | castile. catalonia galicia and andalusia are spains..... |
| mainland greece | the plain of attica and peloponnesus are areas of...... |
| dictators | from the 1930s-1970s, both spain and portugal were ruled by.... |
| sunny summers and mild winters | italys mediterrean climate means that most of italy has..... |
| mediterranean | madrid is located in the ...... region |
| one of the worlds largest shipping fleets | greece has always depended on the sea and today has |
| eastern orthodox religion | spains people DONT practice the ........................ |
| mild winters and hot summers | most of spain and portugal have a mediterrean climate that has..... |
| the po river valley | fertile soil, and year-round rain are found which part of italy?? |
| it is the home of an ancient civilzation | one reason greece is the center for tourism is that....... |
| most spainards | the castillian dilalect is today the language spoken by......... |
| italys major manufacturing area | the po river valley in italy is...... |
| plain of attica | about one-third of the greek population lives on the...... |
| the alps | italy produces hydroelectric power in..... |
| one-sixth | portugal occupies about..... of the iberian peninsula |
| barcelona | spains leading seaport |
| andorra | small country in the pyreness next to france |
| balkan peninsula | mainland greece is located on this landmass |
| basques | ethnic group that has lived in spain for the longest time |
| catalonia | the mediterranean coastal region in spain |
| lisbon | the capital city of portugal |
| madrid | the capital city of spain |
| the pyrenees | forms the border between spain and france |
| tagus river | iberian peninsulas longest river |
| vatican city | world center for the roman catholic church |
| athens | the capital city of greece |
| benito mussolini | former dictator of italy |
| castile | region in central spain |
| orthodox christianity | religion practiced by most greeks |
| fransico franco | former dictator of spain |
| muslims | people who migrated from north africa to spain and portugal 5000 years ago |
| mount etna | volcano in sicily |
| san marino | small country in italy near the northeast coast |
| sardinia | large italian island wast of the italian peninsula |
| sicily | italian island at the southern tip of the italian peninsula |