Chapter 11 Northwestern Europe

Wet or dry airborne acids that fall to the ground.

• loess
• foehn
• acid deposition
• devolution 

Movement within a country, such as from rural areas to urban areas.

• internal migration 
• Industrial Revolution 
• fragmentation 
• guest worker

A foreign laborer living and working temporarily in another country.

• internal migration
• guest worker
• foehn
• mistral

A large mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down a mountainside.

• loess
• devolution
• avalanche 
• mistral

The breakup of the landscape, often resulting in the isolation of animal populations.

• acid deposition 
• loess
• internal migration
• fragmentation

The Central Uplands of Northwestern Europe is an area of:

• low-lying and flat land eroded by glaciers
• rugged coastlines, low hills, and rolling plains
• high plateaus, low rounded mountains, and hills
• high, jagged mountains and flat plateaus

Bacteria that once broke down waste disposed of in the Mediterranean Sea is less able to do so due to:

• growing population and tourism, along with weak currents
• changed in ocean currents due to global warming
• warmer sea water due to global warming
• inefficient water-filtration technology 

How has the European Union promoted trade among member countries, as well as countries such as the United States & China?

• by increasing tariffs for non-trading partners
• by offering subsidies to poor countries
• by eliminating tariffs and trade barriers
• by instituting export quotas

What do the Ruhr district in Germany, the Middle Rhine district in Germany, and the Lorraine-Saar district in France having in common?

• They are leading industrial centers
• They are leading finance and banking centers
• They are the heart of Northwestern Europe's Agribusiness Industry
• Combined, they employ around 70% of Northwestern Europe's workers

Which action have cities in Northwestern Europe taken to combat environmental problems caused by acid rain?

• prohibited the use of limestone, which is corroded by acid, as a building material
• required factories to build tall smokestacks to carry factory emissions away from populated areas
• applied acid-resistant coatings to vulnerable buildings and statues
• banned the use of fossil fuels in homes and factories