These were built in the Netherlands to get more land for homes, farms, and forests
What are polders?
100
Name one of the political regions of the U.K.
What is England, Scotland, Wales, and N. Ireland
100
The phrase "The sun never sets on the British Empire means...
What is the British empire was spread all over the world?
100
One of the characteristics of the European Union was their common currency called the...
What is Euro?
100
Name one of the political regions of the U.K.
What is England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland
200
Germany and the U.K. became industrial giants because they had...
What is large deposits of coal and iron ore, and good transportation routes?
200
One of the effects of the rise of communism after WWII is...
What is Eastern Europe was forced into communism and a command economy; plunged the U.S. and the Soviet Union into the Cold War; loss of freedoms for many people in parts of Europe;
200
People in Russia mostly live where...
What is the west and south part of Russia near the rest of Europe?
200
One of the effects of the rise of communism after WWII is ...
What is Eastern Europe was forced into communism and a command economy; plunged the U.S. and the Soviet Union into the Cold War; loss of freedoms for many people in parts of Europe;
200
People in Russia live in the west and south side of Russia near Europe because...
What is warmer climate; easier access to Europe for trade purposes; flatter land (N. European plain)
300
True/False. The Aral Sea has grown significantly since the 1950's
What is false?
300
a system where the government, rather than the free market, determines what goods should be produced, how much should be produced and the price at which the goods are offered for sale.
What is a command economy?
300
to break up (as a region or group) into smaller and often hostile units
What is balkanization?
300
The warm ocean current that runs up the west side of Europe and has a moderating effect on Europe's climate
What is the North Atlantic Drift?
300
The Aral Sea has shrunk because...
What is water has been diverted for irrigation to water cotton crops in the area
400
One of the main purposes of the E.U. was to increase this between member countries
What is trade?
400
the concept that involves people that identify themselves as a political unit or a nation. It’s a belief that a particular nation has to be recognized and be given rights to statehood
What is nationalism?
400
The European Union was established to build trade between member nations and to
What is help prevent future conflicts between nations
400
Physical geography characteristics of Europe include things like...
What are mountain ranges, rivers, plains, bodies of water, climate, vegetation
400
Human geography characteristics of Europe include things like...
What is culture (i.e. language, ethnicity, religion, etc.)politics, history, where people live, economic systems, immigration issues and more
500
Primary economic sector activities include...
What is extracting things from the earth...mining, farming, fishing
500
Secondary economic sector activities involve...
What is taking raw materials and turning them into a finished product i.e lumber into a desk,
500
Tertiary economic sector activities include...
What is service type jobs like doctors, teachers, food servers, bankers, etc, etc, etc...any job that provides a service rather than a finished product
500
The four political regions of the U.K. include...
What is England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland
500
The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl happened close to what major city in the Ukraine? (Hint: it was on your map assignment)