Physical Geography
What is the name of the mountain range that dominates the Eastern United States?
The Appalachian Mountains
What was the name of the political movement in Ukraine in 2004 that led to a 2nd presidential election?
The Orange Revolution
GDP
Values all of the goods and services produced in a nation.
Cold War
An international conflict between the US and Soviet Union that was primarily based on the difference of their economic ideologies.
What type of government does the United States have?
Federal Republic
The imaginary lines that run East and West on the globe are lines of ______.
Latitude
What was the failed military invasion of Cuba that was backed by the CIA?
The Bay of Pigs
Chernobyl
A nuclear reactor disaster in the USSR that was caused by overworking the nuclear reactor.
Ethnic Cleansing
The intentional mass killing of a certain race, ethnicity, or people group
What large is the large governing body that rules over most European nations?
European Union
What is the climate phenomenon where areas far from large bodies of water experience more extreme weather patterns?
Continentality
Who gave us the common map projection that you often see in textbooks?
Geradus Mercator
Fishing (Canada)
Fishing was the main industry of Canada until it was overfished.
Culture
A people group's traditions, practices, government, beliefs, religion.
What does the acronym USSR stand for?
What is the mountain range that runs along the northern border of Italy and dominates the southern portions of Central and Western Europe?
The Alps
What does NATO stand for? Why was it created?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Alliance to protect each other from Russian aggression.
Diversity (US)
The United States is the most socially diverse nation in the world and has encouraged diversity throughout its history.
Collectivization
The collection of private property by the government.
What is the type of nation where the people fully rely on government systems to provide for them?
Welfare State
This ocean current starts near the Gulf of Mexico and flows all the way up to Northern Europe.
The North Atlantic Drift
Who was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Holodomor
A terror famine orchestrated by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in order to punish citizens for pushing back against collectivization. Killed 7-10 million people.
Federalism
The governmental balance of power between the national and state/provincial/local governments
What is the full title of the environmental agreement made between Canada and the United States was signed to clean up a body of water that both nations share?
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1972