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SS6 European Terms
SS6: European Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acid rain | Environmental concern of Germany |
| Air pollution | Environmental concern of UK |
| Chernobyl nuclear plant | Environmental disaster in Ukraine |
| Cities / urban areas | Where most British citizens live |
| Western Russia | Where most Russians citizens live |
| Natural Resources | Coal, oil, natural gas |
| Cold | Type of climate Russia has |
| Western Germany | Where most Germans live |
| Affect where people live | Location, climate, natural resources |
| Germanic language family | English and German |
| Romance language family | French, Italian, and Spanish |
| Slavic language family | Russian |
| Abraham | Father of world's 3 major religions |
| Judaism | Synagogues, Jews, Torah |
| Islam | Mosques, Muhammad, Muslims |
| Christianity | Jesus, Bible |
| Islam | Fastest growing religion in Europe |
| Christianity | Largest religion in Europe |
| Literacy rate | Ability to read and write |
| High standard of living | High literacy rate means |
| High GDP | High standard of living means |
| Unitary | Central government has the power |
| Federal | Power is shared equally |
| Confederation | Regional governments have the power |
| Autocracy | One leader - citizens do not vote |
| Oligarchy | Led by small group - citizens do not vote |
| Democracy | People vote and have rights and freedoms |
| European Union | Confederation of European countries |
| Euro | Currency used by the European Union |
| Market Economy | Controlled by private ownership and supply and demand |
| Command Economy | Controlled by the government |
| Mixed Market Economy | Combination of government control and private ownership |
| Tariffs | Tax on imports |
| Quotas | Set number of goods to be imported |
| Embargo | Complete ban on trade |
| Currency Exchange | Converting one form of money into another |
| Human capital | People who perform labor |
| Capital | Factories, machinery, technology |
| Natural Resources | Things that come from the land |
| Entrepreneurship | Starting a business; risks reward |
| GDP | Total amount of goods produced by a country |
| Reasons for European exploration | Spice trade, land, 3 Gs, new equipment |
| Portugal | Led the way in exploration |
| Prince Henry | Opened a navigational school |
| Columbus | Sailed from Spain to America |
| Magellan | Sailed around the world |
| Mercantilism | Policy of bringing goods back to the mother country |
| Champlain | French explorer who colonized Canada |
| Imperialism | Gaining land to build an empire |
| Scramble of Africa | European countries trying to colonize all of Africa |
| Militarism | Building of armies |
| Nationalism | Pride in your country |
| Alliances | Agreement to help other countries militarily |
| Archduke Ferdinand | Assassinated; started WWI |
| Treaty of Versailles | Ended WWI |
| France and Great Britain | Severely punished Germany |
| Russian Revolution | Starvation, communism, coal shortages, and exhaustion from war led to the ___ |
| Vladimir Lenin | First leader of the Soviet Union |
| Great Depression | Happened after WWI |
| Hitler | Leader of the Nazi party |
| Holocaust | Killing of millions of innocent people in Germany |
| Cold War | War of words after WWII between the USA and the USSR |
| Iron Curtain | Imaginary line that divided Communist Europe from Free Europe |
| Berlin Wall | Wall that separated East and West Germany |
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Lynn - TCMS
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