lesson 16
When did Chernobyl explode?
1986
For every three faces you see in Cersosimo there are how many over 65?
2
What happened in 1951?
France and West Germany sign agreement to coordinate steel and coal production.
Why shouldn’t people live in Pripyat, Ukraine?
Radiation from the broken power plant could kill them
What was the country that detected dangerous levels of radiation in the air?
Sweden
What did the village of Cersosimo do to try to change how many babies were being born?
They made an offer to the mothers called a birth bonus for every baby that was born.
Who also signed the agreement?
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Which city is the EU Headquarters located in?
Brussels
Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment?
Because it can damage plants, fish, animals and even buildings
Was the offer successful?
No, not much change
What was the name of the treaty signed by the Common Market in 1992?
The Maastricht Treaty
What country is the EU Headquarters located in?
Belgium
What does the word transboundary mean?
Across country boundaries
What three factors does the study of population trends focus on?
Births, deaths, and migration
What was formed in 1957?
European Economic Community, or Common Market
Which nation annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014?
Russia
What was the black triangle?
an area of land where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, all put coal burning factories that created acid rain from the pollution and turned the air black from all the soot.
what are the effects of a declining population?
People who work with children lose their jobs, businesses shut down because there are no more customers and the economy goes down because there are not as many workers.
How many states signed the treaty that created the borderless Schengen Area?
5 of the 10 members
How many micro countries are there in Europe?
3