UNIT REVIEW: Europe & Russia

There are _____ countries in Europe.

• 50

• 27

• 36

• 11

The Prime Meridian passes through Europe.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Soviet Union?

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Coup on Gorbachev

• Gorbachev resigned as president of USSR

• The end of WWII

Nationalism was one main cause of ______.

• WWI

• The Cold War

• The European Union

• the industrial revolution

Which of these places the events in the correct order?

• WWII, Cold War, WWI, European Union

• WWI, WWII, Cold War, European Union

• Cold War, WWI, European Union, WWII,

The northern part of Russia is mostly ______.

• tropical rainforests

• frozen tundra

• warm, coastal plains

• dry, hot desert

Even though most of Russia's land is EAST of the Ural Mountains, most of the people live in the WEST.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is one benefit of being located on a peninsula, and near the coast?

• trade

• farmland

• tension

• isolation

The EURO benefits the countries in the European Union because...

• It allows countries to maintain control of their own issues.

• It helps create more taxes on goods in an open market.

• It helps stop countries from going into debt.

• It helps people, money, and goods to move freely between countries.

What type of government did the Soviet Union have?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Communism

• Monarchy