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European Final Test
Social Studies, Cuzzi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What covers benefits such as health care, education, unemployment, and retirement benefits for all citizens? | The Scandinavian Cradle-to-Grave |
| The total value of all goods and services produced and sold in a country in a year. | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Western Europe’s physical geography includes: | Mountains, uplands, rivers and flat plains |
| The system of government in England. | Constitutional Monarchy |
| The rich soil made up of sediments deposited by glaciers. | Loess |
| The name for the thick forest of coniferous trees in Northern Europe. | Taiga |
| The United Kingdom has a queen, but whom/what actually makes all the laws? | Parliament |
| Many Western European countries have experienced increasing numbers of immigrants, which leads to what? | Cultural Borrowing |
| An area with limited vegetation, such as moss and shrubs. | Tundra |
| When harmful substances are released into the environment, they cause what? | Pollution |
| The total value of all goods and services produced and sold in a country in a year. | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita |
| When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, East Germany and West Germany began the process of what? | Reunification |
| The term for converting government-owned industries to private ownership. | Privatization |
| Energy that can’t be replaced is called what? | Non-renewable |
| The European Union has promoted the use of energy resources that can be replaced. This is called what? | Renewable |
| Wood, crops such as corn, and even weeds, are examples of what? | Biofuels |
| Energy harnessed from flowing water and then converted into electricity. | Hydropower |
| Large blades that collect the wind’s energy. | Wind turbine |
| Carbon-based organic material that took millions of years to form. | Fossil Fuels |
| Estonia’s economy has been successful because its industries have | Capital |
| Definition of Capital | Money to invest |
| Definition of Cuisine | Style of food |
| Many republics in Yugoslavia were unhappy with the Serbian government, so they began to do what? | Secede from Yugoslavia |
| Definition of Secede | To break away from |
| In the former Yugoslavia, some governments tried to create areas of only one ethnic group by removing or attacking the other ethnic groups. This is known as what? | Ethnic cleansing |
| Since the 1940s there has been a revival of Jewish communities in some areas, while, in other areas, Jewish people continue to do what? | Emigrate |
| Definition of Emigrate | To leave one area to move to another |
| The physical features of this region were shaped by a long period of lower temperatures, when much of the land was covered in snow and ice. This period is known as what? | Ice Age |
| Burning coal and other fossil fuels send chemicals into the air, and this plays a part in the production of what? | Acid rain |
| The Southern European nations of Spain, Andorra, and Portugal are located where? | Iberian Peninsula |
| Granada, Spain, which blends Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions, is an example of what? | Cultural Diffusion |
| Definition of Cultural Diffusion | The spread of culture |
| Portugal’s economic growth since it joined the EU is largely the result of Portugal’s efforts to | Diversify its economy |
| The process of sending an immigrant back to his or her home country. | Deportation |
| How can you measure success of a country? | |
| What should governments do? | |
| What makes a nation? |
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