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Social Studies Final
Fall Semester Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is it called when a group of countries have a single market without trade barriers? | a common market |
| countries give ups some control of their affairs as they work together | supranational cooperation. (supra means over) |
| Taxes on good that cross country borders | Tariffs |
| By joining their economics, EU members have also created a powerful __________ ___________. | Trade bloc. Millions of consumers live in EU trade bloc therefore people want to do business with the EU. |
| How many members are there in the EU? | There are 27 member countries. |
| What form of monarchy does Saudia Arabia have? | Absolute Monarchy- this means that they king/queen have ALL the power in government. |
| How has the EU helped economic growth? | Since there aren't any taxes or tariffs between the countries, it has has lead to a greater distribution of goods |
| study of human population | demography |
| working to non-working of a population. | dependency ratio |
| the average age that person in a given population can expect to live until | life expectancy |
| total fertility rate needed for a population to replace itself | replacement rate |
| average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime | total fertility rae |
| the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population | birth rate |
| the number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people in a population | death rate |
| sudden increase in the birth rate | baby boom |
| money paid to a retired person by a government or a former employer | pension |
| a model of how the size of a population changes as a country develops its economy | demographic transition model |
| What does it mean if a country has a high TFR (total fertility rate)? | There is a younger population in that country. |
| What is a disadvantage of an aging population? | They country will have |
| What process made the Chernobyl accident spread? | diffusion |
| Which river is important to the European industrial activity? | Danube River |
| Which Soviet Union reform allowed the citizens more freedom? | Glasnot "openness" |
| What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula? | Portugal, Spain |
| The Alps run through which countries? | France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria |
| How does the EU link together their economic activities? | Through free trade and open borders. |
| How have reserves of natural resources, iron and coal, helped steel industry in western Europe and Russia? | cost of moving raw materials is low. |
| How has the discovery and use of oil in the North Sea allowed nations in that region to prosper? | It has allowed them to be less dependent on oil imports, created petroleum related jobs |
| How has under-population in the developed nations of Europe changed immigration patterns? | More people have emigrated from Asia to Europe |
| How has the migration to larger cities for technology jobs affected rural towns and cities in Italy? | Many rural towns have lost citizens and offer payment to families that have children. |
| How has modification of the environment led to lower birth rates in Europe? | Fewer people are needed to run farms, job growth in larger cites had led to overcrowding and therefore to smaller families. |
| How has the creation of polders and dikes changed land use in the Netherlands? | It has allowed for the expansion of agricultural and residential areas. |
| A developing country can have a __________ life expectancy rate. | low |
| How has the Chernobyl disaster slowed the growth of nuclear energy world wide? | It has made many afraid of the consequences of poorly regulated nuclear energy. |
| What part of Russia is in the Artic Region? | northern Russia |
| What physical region divides the Mediterranean Sea from from the Atlantic Ocean? | Strait of Gibraltor |
| Which physical feature divides Russia into European Russia and Asian Russia? | The Ural Mountains |
| Which body of water is located closest to Rome, Italy? | Mediterranean Sea |
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