Europe and Russia - Exam 2 info Flashcards
largest island to the west of great britain
ireland
what parts of ireland belong to the UK? what does the remainder belong to?
northeast portion; republic of ireland
IRA
irish republican army
peace agreement in 1998 dismantled it
what is the main part of the irish economy? (service, agriculture, or industry?)
service
“celtic tiger”
rapid rate in which economy took off
Leprechaun economics
established low tax rate, allowed many companies to put head quarters in country for ireland’s profit (ex. apple, google, microsoft, etc.)
has since been mitigated
exclusive economic zones
extend 200 nautical miles off the coast
north sea
place of important fisheries and for oil production
territorial waters
extend 12 nautical miles off the coast
What countries are apart of scandinavia?
modern norway, sweden, denmark
GDP per capita rises _____ in norway, currently _____ highest in the world
rapidly, third
if prices increase, oil countries do (well/poor)
well
the resource curse -or- the paradox of plenty
countries that specialize in natural resource extraction often have lower economic growth than those with more diverse economies
counterintuitive - mining oil should lead to riches but cause spillover effect
what does the resource curse promote?
factionalism
petro-aggression
dutch disease
natural resource sector outcompetes other economic sectors making them less globally competitive
BeNeLux
belgium, netherlands, luxembourg
sometimes referred to as “the low countries”
specific french international holding
french guiana in south america
second colonial empire and where it maintained holdings
french; west africa and southeast asia
primate city and example
one that is the largest in its country (ex. paris)
countries that do have a primate city
UK
ireland
france
greece
Laicite
explicit ban on any religious apparel or displays by individuals in public schools
started with christianity, extended to muslims
what country is europe’s largest economy and second largest population?
germany
in terms of population, ____ is bigger than germany
russia
the iberian peninsula is separated from the rest of europe by the _____ mountains
Pyrenees
pyrenees is home to what european microstate (how does it’s life expectancy relate to world?)
Andorra; 4th highest life expectancy in world
small and independent ethnicities
endemic species
native/isolative
Cataluna/Catalonia
autonomous region of Spain
strong nationalist movement
what is the smallest sovereign state by both area and population in europe?
Vatican
meaning of mediterranean sea
middle of the land
what canal connects the red sea with the mediterranean sea?
suez canal
what separates the mediterranean from the atlantic?
strait of gibraltar
what sea contains 1/3 of the world’s total shipping?
mediterranean sea
What countries are in the Alps?
france
germany
italy
monaco
switzerland
liechtenstein
austria
slovenia
balkan peninsula
rugged topography
highly fractured culturally and linguistically
cartogram
distorts space to make another variable more even
ex. showing large population concentration in the west
oligarchism
ruled by few
putin increased…
authoritarianism
ukraine orients away from ____ and toward ________
russia; west/EU
2014 crimean crisis
changed hands from ukraine to russia
russia moves in to “protect russians” and then crimea votes to secede and is annexed by russia
which countries are most migrants coming from? going to?
North africa; germany/UK
europe’s population is _______
aging
goal of PISA
program for international student assessment
improving educational policies and outcomes
