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Physical Geography of Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explain how the push for cleaner forms of energy affect the UK's decline in manufacturing? | Many people had to retrain for service industry jobs. |
| Why is UK ideal for international banking? | It's position |
| What is the Gulf Stream? How does it affect the climate of the UK and Germany? | It warms the two places |
| What area/city of Russia is major center for trade? | St.Petersburg and Murmansk |
| What is it about Russia that keeps a lot of their natural resources from being used? | In Siberia and Asian Russia |
| Be able the explain the difference between the ports in the UK and in Russia | UK had 10 major seaports (London's Heathrow Airport) and Russia has St.Petersburg |
| The size of Germany matches which 3 states combined? | Alabama, Georgia, Switzerland |
| Describe the climate most for Germany. How does the moisture from the ocean affect the soil? | Helps crops grow |
| What geographic feature makes it difficult for the Italian merchants to trade with countries North of Italy? | The Alps block them |
| How does being located on the Mediterranean Sea help Italian merchants to be more successful? | They can easily trade with other countries |
| Name 3 capital cities that are directly affected by their location to the Danube River? | Vienna(Austria), Budapest(Hungary), Belgrade(Serbia) |
| What are the main causes of acid rain? | Air pollution |
| How were/are the forests of Germany affected by the acid rain? | Air pollution mixed in with clouds, natural resources |
| What is the major cause of air pollution in the UK TODAY? | Cars and buses |
| What was created after the Great Smog of 1952? | Smokeless Zones |
| List the effects of the Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl | Everyone evacuated, and many died |
| How did this Nuclear Disaster affect other countries? | People had to leave forever and it has a 18 mile radius that's blocked |
| Lines of latitude are measured in _____ and _____ of equator | East and West |
| Lines of longitude are measured in _____ and _____ of Prime Meridian | North and South |
| Isthmus | Connects 2 lager bodies of water |
| Strait | Connects 2 larger pieces of land |
| Peninsula | Water on 3 sides of a piece of land |
| Tributary | Channel of water flowing into a larger river/stream |