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Europe and Russia - Exam 2 info Flashcards

1
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largest island to the west of great britain

A

ireland

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2
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what parts of ireland belong to the UK? what does the remainder belong to?

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northeast portion; republic of ireland

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3
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IRA

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irish republican army

peace agreement in 1998 dismantled it

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4
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what is the main part of the irish economy? (service, agriculture, or industry?)

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service

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5
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“celtic tiger”

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rapid rate in which economy took off

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6
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Leprechaun economics

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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

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7
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exclusive economic zones

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extend 200 nautical miles off the coast

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7
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north sea

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place of important fisheries and for oil production

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territorial waters

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extend 12 nautical miles off the coast

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9
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What countries are apart of scandinavia?

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modern norway, sweden, denmark

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GDP per capita rises _____ in norway, currently _____ highest in the world

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rapidly, third

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11
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if prices increase, oil countries do (well/poor)

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well

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12
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the resource curse -or- the paradox of plenty

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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

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what does the resource curse promote?

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factionalism
petro-aggression

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14
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dutch disease

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natural resource sector outcompetes other economic sectors making them less globally competitive

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15
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BeNeLux

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belgium, netherlands, luxembourg

sometimes referred to as “the low countries”

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16
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specific french international holding

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french guiana in south america

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17
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second colonial empire and where it maintained holdings

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french; west africa and southeast asia

18
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primate city and example

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one that is the largest in its country (ex. paris)

19
Q

countries that do have a primate city

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UK
ireland
france
greece

20
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Laicite

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explicit ban on any religious apparel or displays by individuals in public schools

started with christianity, extended to muslims

21
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what country is europe’s largest economy and second largest population?

A

germany

22
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in terms of population, ____ is bigger than germany

A

russia

23
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the iberian peninsula is separated from the rest of europe by the _____ mountains

A

Pyrenees

24
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pyrenees is home to what european microstate (how does it’s life expectancy relate to world?)

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Andorra; 4th highest life expectancy in world

small and independent ethnicities

25
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endemic species

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native/isolative

26
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Cataluna/Catalonia

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autonomous region of Spain

strong nationalist movement

27
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what is the smallest sovereign state by both area and population in europe?

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Vatican

28
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meaning of mediterranean sea

A

middle of the land

29
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what canal connects the red sea with the mediterranean sea?

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suez canal

30
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what separates the mediterranean from the atlantic?

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strait of gibraltar

31
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what sea contains 1/3 of the world’s total shipping?

A

mediterranean sea

32
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What countries are in the Alps?

A

france
germany
italy
monaco
switzerland
liechtenstein
austria
slovenia

33
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balkan peninsula

A

rugged topography

highly fractured culturally and linguistically

34
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cartogram

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distorts space to make another variable more even

ex. showing large population concentration in the west

35
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oligarchism

A

ruled by few

36
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putin increased…

A

authoritarianism

37
Q

ukraine orients away from ____ and toward ________

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russia; west/EU

38
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2014 crimean crisis

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changed hands from ukraine to russia

russia moves in to “protect russians” and then crimea votes to secede and is annexed by russia

39
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which countries are most migrants coming from? going to?

A

North africa; germany/UK

40
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europe’s population is _______

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aging

41
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goal of PISA

A

program for international student assessment

improving educational policies and outcomes

42
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A

Geography 151 (14 decks)

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