5 themes of Geography
What is the acronym we use to remember the 5 themes of Geography?
MR HELP
Which continent is Germany a part of?
Europe
Who was the last monarch of Russia?
Czar Nicholas II
What two countries were the primary rivals of the Cold
War?
The USA and the Soviet Union
Who was forced to accept all blame for WWI?
Germany
What do we call the systematic imprisonment and murder of groups of people defined as "impure" by Hitler?
What do we call the currency used by the European union?
Euro
Trade barriers
Which of the five themes of geography tells us where a place is?
Location
Iberian Peninsula
What was the name of the last royal family of Russia? They ruled for over 300 years.
What type of government/economic system did the Soviet Union have?
Communism
What event was seen as the SPARK that ignited World War 1?
The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
What was the name of the political party led by Adolf Hitler?
The Nazis
Which economic system could be found in East Germany and involves total government control?
Communism
What are the three monotheistic religions from Europe that we studied?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Which of the 5 themes of geography deals with migration and transportation?
Movement
Which waterway is located between England and France?
The English Channel
What do we call the event where Russian guards shot protesting citizens outside of the Winter Palace in 1905?
Bloody Sunday
What do we call the symbolic line dividing the communist side of Europe from the capitalist/democratic side?
The Iron Curtain
What document was signed to end World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What was the first country INVADED by the Nazis?
Poland
Which type of economic system is based off of competition, free market, and a hope of earning a profit?
Capitalism
What do we call the amount of money/resources per citizen living in a given country?
GDP per Capita
Using coordinates to describe where a place is a common example of what?
Absolute/Exact Location
Which mountain range can be found in Switzerland: just north of Italy, south of Germany, and east of France?
The Alps
Who led the Bolshevik Reds and ultimately started the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What year did World War I start and end?
1914-1918
What year did WW2 begin and end?
1939-1945
What are the four factors of production?
What type of government involves the executive leader working AS PART of the legislature?
Parliamentary Democracy
Give us 4 examples of Human-Environment Interaction
Answers may vary
Norway and Sweden
What year did Joseph Stalin become the leader of the Soviet Union?
1924
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union directly after Stalin died?
Nikita Khrushchev
What date did WWI end, and what do we call that day in the USA?
November 11th, 1918. Veterans Day
What word means racial bias or prejudice against Jewish people?
Antisemitism
What do we call the chart that determines the percentage of Pure Market vs Pure Command?
What do we call the executive leader in Germany?
Chancellor