Mark the statement if it accurately describes european history and geography.
a.
the alps are mountains that made napoleon’s invasion of italy easy.
b.
the english channel protect the island nation of britain from invasion.
c.
corsica is a small island in the mediterranean sea.
d.
the congress of vienna redrew the map of europe to increase the size of the french empire.
e.
spain and portugal form the iberian peninsula.

-The correct statements are B, C and E.

B: The English Channel helped protect the island nation of Britain from invasion.

The English Channel has always been the best defense of Britain, it has allowed it to intervene on one side and on the other to avoid possible threats in European conflicts. It prevented Napoleon and Hitler from invading the country.

C: Corsica is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Corsica is an island and one of the thirteen regions that, together with the overseas territories, make up the French Republic. Its capital and most populated city is Ajaccio. It is bordered on the north by the Ligurian Sea, to the east by the Tyrrhenian Sea, to the south by the Strait of Bonifacio that separates it from the island of Sardinia and to the west by the Mediterranean Sea.

With 8680 km², 322 000 inhabitants in 2012 and 37 hab / km², it is the least extensive, least populated and least densely populated region of the country, respectively.

E: Spain and Portugal form the Iberian Peninsula.

The Iberian Peninsula is located in south-western Europe; It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and joined to the rest of the European continent by the Northeast.

Almost all the surface of the peninsula is occupied by two countries, Spain and Portugal, besides Andorra, the British territory of Gibraltar and partially the French departments that lie in the Pyrenees.

-The statements A and D are incorrect.

A: The Alps are mountains that made Napoleon's invasion of Italy easy.

The Alps did not have a tactical or strategic importance for Napoleon, rather, they were a natural element that could be overcome without major difficulties, but these did not give him any advantage.

D: The Congress of Vienna redrew the map of Europe to increase the size of the French Empire.

The Congress of Vienna was an international meeting held in the Austrian capital, convened with the aim of restoring the borders of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and reorganizing the political ideologies of the Old Regime.

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

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