What is the name of the mountain range between France and Spain?
The Pyrenees
100
Before 1920, most of Europe was ruled by:
- Republics
- Communists
- Empires
Empires
100
Name one of the FOUR language groups of Europe.
Germanic
Romance
Finno-Ugric
Slavic
100
What is one of the THREE things EU countries have in common?
Currency
Foreign Policy/Justice System
Open Borders
200
What is the name of the large sea to the south of Europe?
The Mediterranean
200
What is the name of the event (from 1914 to 1918), that destroyed the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires, creating republics all over Europe?
World War I
200
What is the majority religion in Europe?
Christianity
200
Are Russia or the Middle East part of the EU?
No
300
This country occupies the majority of the eastern part of Europe. What is it?
Russia
300
What is the primary reason borders have changed so much in Europe in the last 200 years?
War
300
The majority of Europe is:
- highly-developed
- newly industrialized
- low development
Highly developed.
300
What is the name of the common currency in the EU?
The Euro
400
What is the name of the peninsula in the SOUTHEAST of Europe? (Hint: contains the country of Greece)
The Balkans/Balkan Peninsula
400
What is the name of the division between East and West Europe after World War II? (Hint: it has to do with the types of government on each side)
Iron Curtain
400
What is a big crisis facing Europe in the next 25 to 50 years?
Population decline in Europe/Less babies being born.
400
NAFTA is a economic union. The EU is a ___________ and ___________ union.
Political and economic
500
What is the name of the peninsula in the north of Europe?
Scandinavia/Scandinavian Peninsula
500
What type of government did the majority of countries behind the Iron Curtain have?
Communist
500
What was the name of the nuclear accident in the Ukraine?
Chernobyl
500
What is the name of the legal system at the very top of the EU?