Study Guide
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1. What is the environmental issue that Germany faces? Acid rain
2. How does nature play a role in Germany’s acid rain problem? Air currents
carry the pollution from United Kingdom to Germany
3. What are the MAIN causes of acid rain? Automobile emissions, smoke
from factories, air pollution from the Untied Kingdom
4. What is an effect of acid rain? Chips paint of the cars, damages forests,
kills animals, damages statues
5. What is the main causes of air pollution in the United Kingdom today?
Automobile emissions and factories
6. What are the effect(s) of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl? Animals and
humans died from exposure to radiation, higher rates of cancer in this
area
7. What accounts for most jobs in the United Kingdom? Service jobs,
manufacturing is declining because the resources are being used up too
quickly.
8. Which makes the United Kingdom ideal for international banking? Location
to the Atlantic Ocean, World ‘s largest airport.
9. What caused the United Kingdom to have such a mild climate? The Gulf
Stream
10. Explain how location, climate, and natural resources affect trade in the
United Kingdom. Use all of the lines. Location- surrounded by water
Climate- warm climate that allows for arable land Natural resourcesresources are quickly being used up, manufacturing jobs are declining
11.
Which area of Russia is a major center for trade? Pg 120 skip
12. Water = (3 things) TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND MORE PEEPS!
(PEOPLE)
13. Why can Russia not use all of their natural resources? Many parts of
the land are permanently frozen. (permafrost)
14.
Why is shipping blocked most of the year? Ports are frozen
15. What natural resources are found in both Russia and the United
Kingdom? Pg 121 Coal and Oil
16. How do the ports of the United Kingdom and Russia differ? The United
Kingdom’s ports are open all year long allowing more trade to take
place.
17.
Compare and contrast UK and Russia.
18.
What describes the climate of most of Germany? SKIP
19. Which is a natural resource of Germany Iron, oil , coal, and timber
20. What geographic feature makes it difficult for Italian merchants to trade?
Alps Mountains
21.
What is arable land? Farmable Land
22. How does arable land help Italy? They can use the crops grown to sell
or trade with other countries.
23.
Compare and contrast Italy and Germany
24. Complete the chart.
Judaism
Founder
Christianity
Jesus Christ
Islam
Muhammad
Abraham
Holy Book
Torah
Bible
Koran
Follower Called
Jews
Christians
Muslims
Number of followers
15 million
2.1 billions
1.3 billion
25. Do Jews recognize Jesus as the savior?
NO
26. Who is the main prophet in Islam? Muhammad
27. What two ways can the holy book of Islam be spelled? Koran or Quran
28. What is the largest religion in the world? Christianity
29.
What is the fastest growing religion in the world? Islam
30.
Describe the 5 pillars (Islam) Praying 5 times per day, giving to charity,
fasting during the month of Ramadan, Visiting Mecca once, belief and
submission to one God.
31. How are these religions alike? Monotheistic, they all recognize Abraham
32.
What books do the Torah consist of?
First 5 Books of Moses (Bible)
33. What is literacy rate? (pg 133) Percentage of people who can read and write
34. What does GDP stand for? Gross Domestic Product
35.
What kind of jobs do people with high literacy rates have? High paying jobs
that offer healthcare plans