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Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 main religions? | Christianity, Judaism, Islam |
Which religion is the oldest? | Judaism |
How are the three main religions alike? | Each has Abraham as a prophet for all three...all worship ONE god...have interest in Holy Land (Israel) |
Who is Abraham? | founder of Judaism and a prophet in all three religions |
What are the 3 main language groups of Europe? | Germanic, Romance, Slavic |
English comes from which language group? | Germanic |
In what way are French and Italian alike? | Both are in the Romance language group. |
What is the problem caused by so many languages spoken in the same country? | Reading official documents may be difficult for some people. |
What makes trade difficult for Russia? | Most ports are frozen year round; therefore, only one port is available for trade. |
Why is the climate of the United Kingdom warm when the country is so far north? | The Gulf Stream pushed warm air currents from the equator to north to the U.K. |
Which geographical feature makes it more difficult for Italian merchants to trade with countries north of Italy? | Alps Mountains |
Which Country is the United Kingdom’s number one trading partner? | United States |
What is an effect of the declining (factors shut down) industry in the UK? | people lose jobs |
Which actions did the United Nations take as a result of the Holocaust? | They made genocide illegal and create the state of Israel for the Jews |
What event brought an end to the Great Depression? | the beginning of World War 2 |
Which was an area of disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War? | economic system - communism vs capitalism |
The Treaty of Versailles forced which country to accept responsibility and pay reparations for the damages of World War 1? | Germany |
When did democratic ideas spread into communist areas? | when the Berlin fell and the Iron curtain “fell” |
Explain why citizens in most of Europe would not want to live and work in a pure market economy? | the government can not make laws to protect consumers and producers |
What type of economic system does the United Kingdom have? | mixed economy but closest to market |
How can Russia improve its GDP? | by investing in schools and universities AND investing in capital goods |
Describe and define quota? | the limit on imported goods which will protect the domestic products |
How do entrepreneurs help a country’s GDP? | they provide people with jobs and decreases unemployment rate |
pizza or pizzazazazazaz | pizza |
good morning | go away i am sleeping |
which is the best table | my table |