Question | Answer |
What is the most common climate found in Europe? | Marine West Coast |
What mountain range runs north and south through Russia and separates Europe from Asia? | Ural Mountains |
What three countries in Europe have the lowest overall population density? | Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia |
What is the most common land use in Europe? | Commercial Farming |
What European country has the largest amount of coal? | United Kingdom, Russia |
Sometimes countries give up some control of their own affairs to work together on goals they all share. This is a form of what? | Supranational cooperation |
What is the definition of centripetal forces? | Forces that unite or push together countries and people |
The European Union began with the development of what? | A common market (for steel and coal) |
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government? | They must carry out the decision anyway |
How has the EU promoted economic cooperation across Europe? | It has reduced trade barriers such as tariffs and created a common currency |
How is culture a centrifugal force within the EU? | Strong nationalism, many languages |
List three things that were created to promote a European cultural identity. | Europe day, EU flag, EU anthem |
What term refers to an independent country whose people mostly share a common identity? | Nation-State |
What is a feeling of pride and loyalty toward one's country called? | Nationalism |
What former European country is an example of a failed state? | Soviet Union |
What type of government does the EU use? | Representative Democracy, parliamentary |
How does the leader gain power in a dictatorship? | Seizes power by force |
Which of the following types of government are based on representation of the people?
absolute monarchy, republic, constitutional monarchy, dictatorship | Republic and constitutional monarchy |
What type of government is linked with a command economy? | Communism |
What makes an absolute monarchy different from a constitutional monarchy? | An absolute monarchy is an autocracy with one ruler who makes all decisions, while a constitutional monarchy is a representative democracy in which the king or queen has mainly ceremonial power (no real power) |
What makes a direct democracy different from a representative democracy? | In a direct democracy, the people vote on all decisions, while in a representative democracy, the people elect (vote for) people to make the decisions for them |