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Geography of Europe: climate, migration and the EU
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- 1What political factors contribute to people emigrating from a country?Discriminatory laws, prejudicial actions all are political motivations to leave (Jews in Germany, Puritans in England)
- 2How does access to water benefit a country?Increases their ability to trade
- 3What geographic factors cause there to be a lot of farming on the Great European Plain?Low elevations
- 4What country’s economic growth is closely tied to the glacial change in its physical geography?Norway through fjords
- 5List and explain 3 ways new technologies have destroyed physical barriers to migration?1. Railroads
2. Cars
3. Airplanes
These examples of new technologies have reduced the impacts that physical barriers had on migration - 6How do warm wind currents and warm ocean currents affect the temperatures of land?They keep the land warm. North Atlantic drift moving up the western coast. Westerlies tied to Atlantic
- 7How does elevation affect temperature?Higher elevations = colder temperatures; low elevation = warm temperatures
- 8How does Europe’s climates affect the kind of economic activities found there?Warm climates of Europe causes there to be lots of farming
- 9How does being in the middle of a continent affect temperature?A city on the interior of a continent has a wider range in temperatures than cities along the coast
- 10What common historical link is there in almost all European countries?Ancient Greek & Roman civilizations Democracy and Religion
- 11What are two benefits of being a member of the European Union?Common currency and easier to travel between countries
- 12What is the goal of both the European Union and the United Nations?Promote peace and working together to stop the growth or movement toward dictatorships
- 13List 2 reasons why a country would want to leave the European Union and 2 reasons why a country would want to join the European Union.Leave:
A common economy could negatively affect theirs
Open borders pose a security threat
Join:
To try and increase their economy
Political growth and alliances - 14What two current events have caused tension between European Union members?The Greek economic crisis and Germany’s allowing of Syrian guest workers
- 15What region in Spain is trying to get independence and why?Catalonia; cultural and economic differences
- 16What causes the plurality of languages spoken in Switzerland?proximity to other European countries like Italy, Germany, and France
- 17What is the main religion in all European countries?Christianity
- 18How does religious influence change between Southern & Northern Europe?Religion has a stronger influence in Southern Europe
- 19How does nationalism lead independence movements in Europe?nationalism is the belief that your country and your culture, is the best.
- 20What two benefits has the Chunnel provided for England and mainland Europe?Trade and migration
- 21How does technology affect physical barriers in Europe?New technologies have reduced the effects of physical barriers, making it easier to move around
- 22How have European countries modified waterways to gain access to the ocean and what benefits does this provide?By building canals and this has helped them with trade
- 23What effects did the radiation spill from Chernobyl have on the rest of Europe?It modified the soil, the air, the people, and the animals across all of Europe, it wasn’t just limited to a small area.
- 24What benefits did Great Britain have during the Industrial Revolution and what environmental effects did the Industrial Revolution have?A global empire gave Great Britain access to raw materials needed to industrialize and the Industrial Revolution
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