1. Test Review Please sit where you wish, in a chair with a circle, ~ and ~ please place binders, books, and other miscellaneous items under your chair. Thank you!

2. Test Review ~ Europe

3. What is the name of this river?
Rhine River

4. What is the name of this peninsula?
Scandinavian
Iberian

5. What is the name of this body of water?
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean

6. What is the name of this mountain range?
Alps
Pyrenees

7. What is the capital of this country?
Berlin
Paris
Rome

8. What was one of the main purposes of European exploration?
What is the term used in reference to the killing of 6 million Jews and others during World War II?
the Holocaust
What was one of the main purposes of European exploration?
to gain knowledge from other lands
to trade and establish new colonies
to start cities in warmer climates
to fight wars with other countries

9. What industry in Great Britain started the Industrial Revolution?
textile
In the late 1700s, France’s lower and middle classes were being treated unfairly. What happened as a result (1789)?
The French Revolution

10. Which of the following is a requirement for membership in the EU. a
Which of the following is a requirement for membership in the EU? a. The country must use the euro. b. The country must be controlled by a powerful government body. c. The country must have a stable democracy that respects human rights. d. The country must charge fair tariffs.

11. What are the branches of government in the EU?
executive, legislative, & judicial
What invention made books available to more people?
the printing press

12. What was one result of the treaty that ended World War I. a
What was one result of the treaty that ended World War I? a. Several new countries were formed. b. Germany declared victory and gained wealth. c. Great Britain won colonies in India. d. Russia became part of the Soviet Union.

13. What is one effect of Europe’s aging population. a
What is one effect of Europe’s aging population? a. Workers are needed to replace senior citizens who are retiring. b. There are fewer drivers than there were ten years ago. c. Workers must work longer hours to support elderly parents. d. There are more retirement homes than single-family homes.

14. During what year was this picture of Mr. Boone taken?
1957

16. What is the name of this body of water?
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea

17. HOW IS MUCH OF THE OIL FROM THE CASPIAN SEA TRANSPORTED TO OTHER COUNTRIES?
by pipelines
What is the type of government where one political party controls the government and economy?
communism

18. WHAT WAS ONE OF MIKHAIL GORBACHEV’S IDEAS FOR REFORMING THE ECONOMY?
reduce government control
WHAT LESSON DID FRANCE LEARN FROM CHERNOBYL?
to use more advanced nuclear technology

19. How does the Trans-Siberian Railroad help the world economy?
gives jobs to railroad workers from Europe
makes Russia the world’s tourism leader
links East Asia to Europe for trade
replaces slow ships as transportation

20. automomy/independence
What did the separate republics want, helping lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
automomy/independence
What are the steppes mostly used for?
agriculture and grazing
Why does northern Russia have such a cold climate?
high latitudes and arctic winds

21. What challenge keeps Russia from obtaining some of its minerals?
(Hint: What is the term that refers to ground that is always frozen?)
permafrost
To travel from Asian Russia to European Russia, what direction would you go?
west

22. What mountain range separates Asian Russia from European Russia?
What economic activity is best suited to the arid regions of Central Asia?
livestock grazing
cotton farming
citrus growing
egg production
What mountain range separates Asian Russia from European Russia?
Ural Mountains