Map Skills, Geography, and Economics
What are the 4 main directions called on a compass rose?
Cardinal directions
__________ _________ is rain that is polluted by acids.
Acid Rain
The largest country in Europe.
Russia
Over half of all Europeans speak _________ as a second language.
English
Legend
Most countries are somewhere on the economic continuum. This means they have a __________ economy.
Mixed
______ is combination of smoke and thick fog that hung over London in 1952.
Smog
The UK is known for being very ________.
Rainy
Name the 3 language families we learned about.
Slavic, Romance, Germanic
City area or "city life"
Urban
A group of countries that formally agree to work together.
Confederation
The worst nuclear accident in History
Chernobyl, Ukraine
The ______ river is a river in Germany, and plays a major role in transporting goods and people across the country.
Rhine
The word meaning "a belief in one god"
Monotheism
Land that is good for farming
Arable
Name the two types of democracies.
Presidential and Parliamentary
Another name for radioactive material, (also the name of a famous video game and TV show) that was spread widely after the Chernobyl disaster.
Fallout
Permafrost is:
permanently frozen ground.
All three religions we talked about have a book of teachings. What is the name of the book for Judaism?
The Torah
What year did the nuclear reactor overheat and explode in Ukraine?
a. 1952
b. 2007
c. 1986
d. 2000
C. 1986
The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year is called:
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Which country suffered the most from acid rain?
Germany
True or false: Russia has the best trading seaports in all of Europe.
False, their seaports are closed half the year due to the cold weather.
Muslims believe they must fulfill 5 obligations in their lifetime. What are these 5 obligations called?
The Five Pillars of Faith
What is the natural boarder between Spain and France? (Think of the physical features on the map that we have labeled.)
Pyrenees Mountains