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Vocabulary Economic Cooperation Cultural Cooperation Political Cooperation

Row 1, Col 1 Their main goal is to encourage peace, prosperity and economic well-being among European countries. What is the European Union?

1,2 Members of the EU in this part of Europe are wealthier than members in Central and Eastern Europe. What is Western

1,3 The EU government is not above all the governments of the countries in the EU. True or False False

1,4 May 9th The people of the EU celebrate “Europe Day”

2,1 A force that DIVIDES people and countries. What is a centrifugal force?

2,2 Has the elimination of tariffs on EU goods lowered or raised prices for EU customers. Lowered

2,3 Citizens of member countries can live and work anywhere in the EU and they can vote in EU Elections What are 2 benefits of being a citizen of the European Union?

2,4 “United in Diversity” What is the motto of the European Union?

3,1 A force that UNITES people and countries. What is a centripetal force?

3,2 Using the same form of currency and not checking passports. What are 2 things that have made travel and trade easier across Europe?

3,3 Are EU countries required to carry out decisions made by the EU government even if they don’t agree with the decision. YES

3,4 This program recognizes diversity among European members. What is the European Capitals of Culture.

4,1 A group of countries that act as a single market, without trade barriers between member counties. What is a common market?

4,2 Higher living cost and higher wages in Western Europe have caused factories to do what? Move their manufacturing businesses to poorer EU countries.

4,3 With the size of the 25 countries EU countries growing, more cultures are becoming evident. Is this a centripetal or a centrifugal force? Centrifugal

4,4 What program brings together young musicians from across Europe? What is the European Youth Wind Orchestra?

5,1 The common currency that is used in the European Union. What is the Euro?

5,2 By joining together members of the EU trade bloc have far more economic power than they would have acting alone. True or False TRUE

5,3 How is the number of representatives in the EU government decided for each EU country ? It’s based off the number of people in the country.

5,4 1. Communication barrier 2. National pride 3. Cultural traditions What are 3 centrifugal forces happening in the European Union?