Europe

Question 1

Destructive mass which slides down a mountainside:

Answer 1

Avalanche.

Question 2

Elevation above which trees cannot grow:

Answer 2

Timberline.

Question 3

Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface.

Answer 3

Permafrost.

Question 4

Refers to manufacture of machinery.

Answer 4

Heavy industry.

Question 5

The manufacture of textiles is an example of _____ _____.

Answer 5

Light industry.

Question 6

A farm in which farmers share in growing and selling products is called _____ _____.

Answer 6

Farm cooperative.

Question 7

The _____ _____ unites much of Europe into one trading community.

Answer 7

European Union.

Question 8

An increase in the earth’s temperature is called _____ _____.

Answer 8

Global warming.

Question 9

A farmer who practices _____ _____ does not use chemicals or fertilizers.

Answer 9

Organic farming.

Question 10

_____ _____, common in parts of Europe, involves the raising of both crops and livestock.

Answer 10

Mixed farming.

Question 11

Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground is called _____ _____.

Answer 11

Acid deposition.

Question 12

_____ carries acid into lakes and rivers.

Answer 12

Meltwater.

Question 13

_____ are concerned with the quality of the environment.

Answer 13

Environmentalists.

Question 14

A policy that allows one group to expel a rival group from a certain area is called _____ _____.

Answer 14

Ethnic cleansing.

Question 15

The period between ancient and modern times is known as the _____ _____.

Answer 15

Middle ages.

Question 16

The _____ was a 300-year period of discovery and learning.

Answer 16

Renaissance.

Question 17

Artists called _____ sought to capture immediate experiences of the natural world.

Answer 17

Impressionists.

Question 18

Under the system of _____, monarchs gave nobles land in exchange for loyalty.

Answer 18

Feudalism.

Question 19

The _____ emphasized the importance of reason and encouraged the questioning of longstanding traditions.

Answer 19

Enlightenment.

Question 20

The mass killing of more than 6 million European Jews by Germany’s Nazi Party is known as the _____.

Answer 20

Holocaust.

Question 21

The _____ _____ is an organization whose goal is to promote economic and political unity among member countries.

Answer 21

European Union.

Question 22

Earthen or stone banks that are created to hold back water:

Answer 22

Dikes.