1) Why can Europe be called a peninsula of peninsulas?
Its a bunch of small peninsulas that are not far apart from each other
2) Where does the Danube flow?
Cuts through heart of Europe from west to east, starts from black sea, and touches few countries like Belgrade to Vienna.
3) What is the most important plain in Europe?
The northern European plain 
4) What resources does Europe have in abundance?
Coal and iron deposits
5) Why do the Irish burn peat?
They burn is and use for fuel.
6) How are the landforms of Europe both an advantage and disadvantage?
it protects from cold tot warm the land, but makes it harder for transportation
7) What is the North Atlantic Drift?
A current of warm water from the tropics that flows near Europes west coast.
8) What parts of Europe benefit from the Mediterranean climate?
france, greece, spain,
9) Why do trees not grow in upper Scandinavia?
the lands usually permafrost
10) What percentage of the Netherlands was once under the sea?
40%
11) Why did Venice grow?
refugees used the inhospitable lands to make towns.
12) What problems face Venice today?
Polution in the water has caused erosion to affect venice's foundation to
13) What actions have led to deforestation in Europe?
trees being cut down for fuel and acid rain.
14) Why was Ancient Greece important?
had that first democracy 
15) What are some of Rome's cultural legacies?
left many religions and languages 
16) What were the crusades?
A bunch of wars that involved taking the holy lands
17) How has Mediterranean Europe's economy changed since WWII?
the economy swapped from agriculture to industry
18) Why are France and Germany the dominant countries of Western Europe?
 They are the largest and have best access to trade and resources .
19) How did language differences develop in Western Europe?
roman and german languages evolved from normal languages in history.
20) Why was the Berlin Wall built?  When did it come down?
It was used to separate east and west germany and separate capitalism and communism. it came down in 1989.
21) List the four sub-region of Europe.  Be able to list the countries in each sub-region?
mediteranean, western, northern, also eastern.
22) What is the history of Northern Europe?
started with vikings doing hit and run attics on villages that scattered them throughout the land.
23)  What country in Northern Europe chose not to join the EU?
Norway
24) Where did the industrial revolution start?
Britain 
25) Why has there been turmoil in Eastern Europe?
  cultural tension
26) What problems existed in the Eastern European economy under Communist rule?
outdated technology, racism, 
27) How did the Reformation create new cultural divisions?
led to christens branching off and making protestant churches.