Europe Review Test: 12/10/13 Flashcards
This type of population pyramids has a STABLE POPULATION GROWTH throughout.
More developed.
The EU BEGAN with the concept of developing a ____ market.
Common.
THE EU has allowed member countries to keep their native languages - this has allowed for ___ among its members.
Unification.
This ocean currents provides a mild climate for most of Europe.
North Atlantic Drift.
Kosovo tried to established a more cohesive nation because of the past discrimination against Albanian ___.
Muslims.
In December, we experience the WINTER solstice. what do they experience in Australia at this exact same time?
Summer Solstice.
a majority of the population in the US is moving from the NORTHEAST to the ___.
South.
The breakdown of a society along ethnic and/or religious lines hint : Yugoslavia.
Balkanization.
Europe is made up of many of this geographic features EX: Italy and Spain.
Peninsulas.
This Solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere and is the shortest day of the year.
Winter.
Roads, bridges and sewer lines make up a cities ___.
Infrastructure.
Due to the diversity in ethnic groups in Eastern Europe many of the countries have broken ___.
Apart.
This economic type is best described by a person working in a FACTORY.
Secondary.
This type of population pyramid has both a RAPID growth rate and RAPID death rate.
Less Developed.
This is the primary reason that we experience four seasons on earth.
Tilt.
This organization along with NAFTA help stimulate economic growth for participating nation.
European Union.
This trade route brought new foods and products to Europe and the Americans.
Columbian Exchange.
a term used to describe a region where several large cities have developed together.
megalopolis.
The lingering effect of this has caused the Eastern part of Europe to lag behind the Western part of Europe.
Communism.
Several countries in Europe have offered cash for having children and raising the retirement age in a response to the declining ___.
Birth Rate.
This continent decided to UNIFY in order to create an economic and environmental alliance.
Europe.
This TREATY ended the violence in N. Ireland between the Catholics and the protestants.
Good Friday Peace Treaty.
This is usually a root cause to “balkanization”
Diverse Groups.
the EU allows European members to compete economically with this country.
US.
This region in Europe contains a majority of the LDC’s.
East.
The goals of this organization is to maintain peace, provide food and protect human rights .
UN.
All of the following make up this country - England, Wales, Scotland and NORTHERN Ireland.
UK.
This population pyramid is fat at the bottom and narrows towards the top.
Newly Industrialized.
This countries geographic features allowed for a canal to be built through it.
Panama.
Europe had benefited from this because it has several 100 navigable rivers.
Trade.
This type of population growth has been occurring in Europe since 2000.
Negative.
This part of Europe had a Mediterranean climate.
Southern.
Getting rid of ethnic groups by killing them or forcing them to leave an area.
Ethnic Cleansing.
This weather event occurs when it rains on the windward side of a mountain and it is dry on the leeward side of a mountain.
Orographic.
This is the common currency used by the EU.
Euro.
This organization, in the Americas, has allowed free trade in both imports and exports between its members.
NAFTA.
Does the UK use Euros? Give Right Answer.
No. The UK uses POUNDS.
