 | Term | Definition |
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What is altitude? |
height above sea level |
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What is deforestation? |
widespread cutting of forests |
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What is hydro-electric power? |
electricity generated by flowing water |
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What event was the beginning of World War II in 1939? |
Adolf Hitler's armies invaded Poland |
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What is Genocide? |
the planned killing of an entire racial or cultural group |
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What caused the United States to get involved in World War II? |
the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
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What is the standard of living like in the Nordic countries? |
have a high standard of living and are very well educated |
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Who did Hitler and the Nazis discriminate against? |
Jews, Gypsies, handicapped, and political opponents |
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What place does France rank in food production and exporting? |
second |
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Why is it remarkable that France is able to produce so much food and export it? |
because it is a very small country |
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What is privatization? |
business changed ownership from the government to individual people |
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What country is the Amazon Basin located (northern region)? |
Brazil |
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What percent of Brazil's population lives in extreme poverty? |
one-fifth or 20 % |
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What is the major culture group in Brazil? |
Portuguese |
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How is deforestation threatening the life of Native Americans who live in the rain forest? |
it is difficult to follow their traditional ways of life |
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How do most people in Argentina make a living? |
farming or ranching |
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What does landlocked mean? |
a country that has no seas or oceans that touch its land |
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What are 2 South American countries that are landlocked? |
Bolivia and Paraguay |
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What ancient Incan city in Peru is now a major tourist attraction? |
Machu Picchu |
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What religion do most people in Western South America practice? |
Roman Catholic |
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What country is known as a welfare state? |
Sweden |
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What is the term for a country that is wealthy and provides services to people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired? |
welfare state |
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Which nation has geysers and uses geothermal energy? |
Iceland |
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How is the Finnish culture different from that of other Nordic nations? |
it shares a border with Russia |
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What type of government is found in the United Kingdom? |
Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy |
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Which country is known for its policy of neutrality? |
Switzerland |
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What is the economy like in Germany today? |
powerful - leader in the European Union |
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What is the economic status of most people in a welfare state? |
wealthy |
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Which nation is Western Europe is best described as very small, very rich, and multilingual? |
Luxembourg |
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What is the world's smallest country? |
Vatican City |
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What causes the geysers in Iceland? |
it sits on top of a fault line and has constant volcanic activity - heating the hot springs |
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What is D-Day? |
the day the Allied forces invaded Normandy |
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What was the condition of Germany after World War II? |
it was a divided country as the Soviet Union controlled the eastern part of the country and the other Allies divided and controlled the western part |
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When was the Berlin Wall built? |
August 1961 |
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When was the Berlin Wall torn down? |
October 1990 |
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Why was the Berlin Wall torn down? |
to reunite Western and Eastern Germany |
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When did communism come to Poland? |
1947 |
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Which Eastern European country is known as the "breadbasket" due to its abundant food production because of its rich, fertile soil? |
Ukraine |
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Why do most Americans think of countries in Western Europe rather than Eastern Europe? |
because the people in Western Europe are more like us (Americans) - we know less about Eastern European countries |
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What has strong control over the economy and the people in a communist state? |
government |
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What is the term that describes an attempt to completely eliminate a group of people in a particular country? |
Holocaust |
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What were the ways in which the Nazis carried out the Holocaust? |
persecuted ethnic groups considered undesirable, invaded countries and murdered people, forced people to work in labor camps and executed them in gas chambers |
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Which nation is considered the newest European country? |
Kosovo |
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What is monotheism? |
belief in one God |
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What is the hajj? |
religious journey to Mecca |
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What do Egyptian farmers rely on to control the Nile waters? |
dams |
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What does Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco have in common? |
all these countries are in Africa, all have a mix of Arab and Berber heritage, all have hot, desert climates, and all have Islam as the dominate religion |
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Why does Morocco want control of Western Sahara? |
due to the discovery of minerals |
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How are Israeli farmers able to grow crops in the desert? |
advanced farming techniques, drip irrigation, and the use of chemical fertilizers |
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What does OPEC stand for? |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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What desert dominates North Africa? |
Sahara |
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What did Israel agree to give up to the Palestinians in the 1993 peace agreement? |
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip |
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What is one positive effect that oil has had on the countries in the Middle East? |
it has boosted the standard of living |
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What is one negative effect that oil has had on the countries in the Middle East? |
they are too dependent upon it |
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Who traces their ancestry back to Abram? |
Jews, Muslims, and Christians |
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How is the ancestry line different for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? |
Sarah and Abraham - Jews Abraham and Hagar - Muslims Sarah and Abraham - Christians |
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What is the major disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians? |
over whose land it really is - Jerusalem - they both consider it their Holy land |
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How do the nations of OPEC affect your life today? |
the decide how much gas to produce - when less is produced - the demand is greater and the price is higher |
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Why has Israel worked so hard to develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries? |
to help their economy - keep control of something - and they aren't able to control anything else |
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Why did the American and British forces invade Iraq? |
in search of weapon of mass destruction |
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What happened to the dictator of Iraq? |
he (Saddam Hussein) was overthrown - accused - and killed |
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Why did the Afghan people turn to the Taliban for leadership? |
same situation as Germany - they were weak after Afgahnistan had been destroyed by war - they trusted that the Taliban would help them reestablish their nation |
