Europe & Russia Review

The lower altitudes & temperate climates of much of Europe made it good for:

• Manufacturing

• Mining

• Farming & Agriculture

What physical feature initially separated the people of Europe & allowed unique cultures to develop?

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Seas

These physical features gave inland access to people since they ran into the oceans

• Streams

• Rivers

• Mountains

Since the 1960's Europe's population has been:

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Staying the same

Who has been filling job openings in Europe recently?

• No one

• Other Europeans

• Immigrants

The main reason for a lower birth rate in Europe has been

• An aging population

• Laws against having multiple children

• Poor environmental conditions

These are examples of 'pull factors' for migrants EXCEPT

• Better jobs

• Stable economies

• Conflicts like war

These are examples of 'push factors' EXCEPT

• Better job opportunities

• Racial discrimination

• Religious persecution

Eastern Europe's government controlled businesses became a ____________________ economy under Communism.

• Traditional

• Command

• Capitalist/Free market

The economies in Western Europe that tended to perform better were examples of ___________________ economies.

• Traditional

• Command

• Capitalist/Free Market