Europe pages 22-37

9. helped the U.K. become an international banking and insurance center
11. connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic
13. includes the countries of Spain and Portugal and is second largest of its kind in Europe
15. air that contains gases, dust, fumes, or odors in harmful amounts
16. a country that contains 33% arable land that is fertile for farming

1. consists of islands off the coast of mainland Europe
2. natural boundary between Europe and Asia
3. second longest river in Germany and begins in Switzerland
4. 75 percent of population lives in _____.
5. nuclear disaster happened here in Ukraine in 1986 and was caused by mistakes made by workers who lacked training
6. Germany is one of the most ________ populated countries in the world.
7. rainfall made acidic by pollution
8. small body of water that separates the U.K. and the European mainland.
10. largest country in the world; borders 15 countries; spans two continents
12. a drawing made for the purpose of conveying editorial commentary on politics or current events.
14. European Russia is mostly ______.