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WorksheetsUnit 4 Europe and Russia
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 32mins
What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?
Children
Women
Men
Elderly
tariff
tax or duty
EU
European Union
Gross Domestic Product
the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
cohort
percentage of people within a certain age/sex range
Brexit
the event name for when the UK left the EU
The European Union started because
after WWII the European countries wanted unity and not division
During the Cold War countries need allies
The Korean War taught England how much they needed to be united with the rest of Europe
after WWII European countries were tired of being united and wanted to disband
What kind of diagram is this?
population pyramid
life expectancy
pension
a multinational political union that is given authority by its member states
sovereign
supranational cooperation
industry
alliance
the United Nations is an example of this type of organization
supranational
monopoly
industry
corporation
a common currency (money) used by several EU
Euro
Pound
Dollar
Franc
Why did some European countries want to join supranational organizations after World War II?
By banding together, countries could distribute natural resources equally among member nations.
By banding together, countries could improve communication with each other.
By banding together, smaller countries could combine their power and resources to combat the spread and influence of the Soviet Union.
By banding together, smaller countries could pressure the Soviet Union to abandon communism.
How many countries belong to the EU today?
37
50
27
19
Label the Layers of the Earth
For each population pyramid match the kind of growth that it represents.
Pollution that is caused by everyday life is called (a) while pollution that is caused by an accident is called (b)
The (a) (b) is the area where (c) (d) and (e) meet. This area was known for its' use of lignite brown coal.
The Tisza Danube Cyanide Spill was bad for the environment because (a) along with (b) and then (c) .
What are the three ways Acid Rain was reduced?
Electric cars are mandatory in Europe
Catalytic converters were put on all cars in the US, Canada and the EU
Smokestack scrubbers were invented
Decreased the use of coal as fuel in power plants and factories
During this transboundary pollution event, Radioactive dust was spread as far away as Norway from a Nuclear Reactor that exploded.
Tisza-Danube Cyanide Spill
The Black Triangle
Acid Rain
Chernobyl
Label the correct Tectonic Plate movement
Tectonic Plates
huge broken pieces of the lithosphere.
Convergent
where crust come together. One crust is destroyed as it dives under another, known as subduction.
Divergent
where new crust is generated as the plates pull away or separates from each other.
Transform
where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
Huge broken pieces of the lithosphere are called (a)
The (a) in Russia has the most active (b) zone in that part of the world. It has the most (c) in Russia. Russia has so many volcanoes because of two immense (d) in the (e) edge of Russia.
Label the inside of the volcano
What are the four ways that erosion is created?
ice
gravity
water
wind
fire
The (a) of a population pyramid reflects how a country's population is (b)
What three factors play a role in population trends?
births
deaths
emmigration
migration
Europe has the (a) population of any continent and has the (b) birth rate. As a result, Europe's population is on a course to (c) .
The UK left the EU because
they wanted control over who they could trade with and which currency they could use
they didn't want to share in the global trading responsibilities
they didn't like some of the other countries
Match the
Continental glaciers
huge thick sheets in areas of extreme cold like Arctic and Antarctica
Alpine Glaciers
form in high mountain valleys. Instead of creeping outward they slide downhill from the Mountains
glaciers
form in the coldest places on Earth because layers of snow become ice that stays frozen.
flood plains
example of how water erosion can create fertile growing fields
wind
erodes the land by carrying away tiny grains of the Earth's crust
Match the following explanations to the population pyramids
shows the effects of WWII on Europe in 1950
shows the effects of the baby boom in the US
shows the effects of WWII on Germany in 1950
shows how china's population was affected by the 1 child law
What are the three purposes of the EU
economic well being
create jobs, protect citizens rights, & preserve the environment
promote freedom, security, & justice for its members
required passports between all countries
Alpine Glaciers
Continental Glaciers
wind erosion
water erosion
gravity erosion
