European Location, Climate, Natural Resources and Trade
Where are the Ural Mountains located? What country and what part of Europe (North, East, South or West)?
Russia, Northeast
Name the holy city and holy site for Christianity and Judaism.
Jerusalem
What happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine? How has it effected the environment?
A nuclear reactor exploded, causing radiation to harm the environment.
What was the cause of WWI?
The assassination of the heir of Austria Hungary.
What makes the U.K.'s Location perfect for trade?
Surrounded by water, surrounded by ports and harbors.
Where are the Pyrenees Mountains located?
In between Spain and France
What is Mecca?
The holy site for Islam.
What is smog? What country in Europe does it primarily affect? What is it caused by?
Smoke and Fog. United Kingdom (U.K.). Automobile Exhaust.
What caused the rise of Communism in Russia and why?
Capital Goods vs. Human Capital
Capital Goods: Goods used to produce other goods rather than being bought by a consumer (example: the goods used to create buildings and machines)
Human Capital: The value of people in their country (example: a country invests in its citizens by providing free job training)
What two countries are on the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
What religion prays 5 times a day?
Islam
What is Acid Rain? What is it caused by?
Chemical rain caused by Air Pollution.
Who was blamed for WWI?
Germany
Command Economy vs. Traditional Economy
Government Control vs. Relying heavily on bartering
Name the country shaped like a boot (more like a woman's high heeled boot)?
Italy
What is a GDP?
The market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period
What country does Acid Rain primarily affect and why?
Germany because of factories.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Entrepreneurship in Pure Market Economy vs. Pure Command Economy
Entrepreneurs are free to control their goods and make a profit vs. Entrepreneurship is hard because the government is in control of everything.
The Mediterranean Sea
What is Embargo?
An official ban on trade.
What does Acid Rain ruin?
Buildings, Trees, Crops, and Water Supply
What did France, the U.K. and Italy want out of the Treaty of Versailles
France and U.K. to go hard on Germany (take away military, pay debt from war).
Italy wanted land.
What is a tariff? What is a tax?
A tariff is a tax on imported goods. A tax is a fee.