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Europe and Finance
Europe Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain? | Portugal |
| What mountain range separates Asia and Europe in Russia? | Urals |
| What mountain range forms the boundary between Spain and France? | Pyrenees |
| What are the two major rivers in Germany? | Rhine and Danube |
| What country in Europe has air pollution in its major cities? | United Kingdom |
| What country in Europe has acid rain in the Black Forests? | Germany |
| What disaster happened in the Ukraine in the 1980s that caused cancer and birth defects to people who lived nearby? | Chernobyl Power Plant Explosion |
| What island nation in Europe has a rainy, mild climate? | UK |
| What central European country has a moderate climate and ample arable land and resources? | Germany |
| What is the name of the cold nation in Europe that has the largest total population, but is the least densely populated because of its large size? | Russia |
| What is an urban area? | City setting |
| What is a rural area? | Country setting |
| What nations speak a Slavic language? | Russia and Ukraine |
| What nations speak a romance language? | France, Italy, Portugal and Spain |
| What nations speak a Germanic language? | Germany and United Kingdom |
| What do the three main religions of Europe have in common? | All monotheistic and all originated in SW Asia. Abraham is the father of all three religions. |
| Which religion has the Qur'an as its holy book, mosque as its house of worship and believes in the Five Pillars of Faith? | Islam |
| Which religion is the oldest monotheistic religion, has the Torah as its Holy Book, and its house of worship is a synagogue. | Judaism |
| Which religion is the main religion practiced in Europe, has the Bible as its Holy Book, and its house of worship is a church or cathedral? | Christianity |
| What punishments did the Treaty of Versailles place on Germany? | Forced them to pay billions in reparations, give back land, and reduce military. |
| What were the major causes of the Russian Revolution? | neglect of the poor in Russia and involvement in WWI |
| What were the effects of the Treaty of Versailles and the economic depression in Germany? | Led to rise of the Nazi Party |
| What does antisemitic mean? | Anti-Jewish |
| What was the mass murder of six million Jews known as? | Holocaust |
| What party used preexisting prejudices and propaganda to persecute the Jewish people of Germany? | Nazi Party |
| What two super powers emerged at the end of WWII? | USA and Soviet Union |
| Why was Germany divided at the end of WWII? | The Allied powers agreed to divide Germany at the Yalta conference because the Soviet Union refused to give back land seized during WWII. |
| What part of Berlin was democratic? | West |
| What part of Berlin was communist? | East |
| How did the government in Russia change as a result of the Russian Revolution? | It became communist |
| What form of government did the Soviet Union want to spread throughout the world during the Cold War? | Communism |
| What type of government controls all aspects of the economy? | Communist |
| What was the time period called when the US and Soviet Union threatened each other with nuclear war? | Cold War |
| What country's reunification caused the collapse of the Soviet Union? | Germany |
| The Cold War ended when what country collapsed and was no longer threatening to spread communism? | Soviet Union |
| How was Germany divided after WWII? | France, UK and United States controlled the western part. It was democratic. The Soviet Union controlled the Eastern part, and it was communist. |
| What were the Soviet controlled nations in Eastern Europe called? | Communist Bloc |
| What is the difference between cash and credit? | Cash is money you have immediately to use, while credit is when you have to borrow money and pay it back to someone. |
| Why would someone need to use credit? | When there is not enough cash to pay for an immediate need or want. |
| When you use a credit card, what are you really doing? | You are borrowing money from a bank or business. |
| When you borrow money, you are expected to pay the money back plus additional money. What is that additional money called? | Interest |
| Why should you pay a loan back quickly? | You will owe less interest. |
| What is a budget? | A tool used to track and plan for income and spending (expenses). |
| Jackie usually earns $60 a week, but usually spends $30 a week. How much can Jackie save in a month (4 weeks)? | $120 |
| What is income? | All the money a person has from salary, gifts, and investments. |
| What is salary/wage? | The money you earn from a job. |
| What is commission? | When a person's salary is based on a percentage of sales. |
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mgilmour
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