Why were other countries concerned about the Chernobyl disaster?

Radioactive material from the plant fell on Europe.

What is a quasi-democracy?

Looks like a democracy, but doesn't have all the characteristics

What is a positive of communism?

Everyone gets paid an equal amount

What is a population growth rate?

Growth of the number of the population or the negative growth

What is NOT a positive about immigration into Europe?

Access to a communist economy & equality

What happened to Yugoslavia?

Nationalism & ethnic groups divided the country, Balkanization

Study of human population and how they change

What is a population?

Number of people living in a country

Who controls the economy? communism

governments makes all decisions

Why did the cold war happen

Russia wanted to spread communism and US didn't

After Chernobyl, why did the government not evacuate the people right away?

The government did not want anyone to know about the disaster.

How did Chernobyl happen?

No safeguards, poor construction

Why would people from Eastern Europe want to migrate to Western Europe?

Better jobs available, More freedom!

What best describes a command/communist economy?

Economy is controlled by the government- no incentive to do better

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1
What country did the Soviet Union not control?
Ukraine
Georgia
Russia
Turkey
2
The European Union opened it's borders, which increased migration
True
False
3
Why were other countries concerned about the Chernobyl disaster?
Chernobyl disaster never happened.
Chernobyl was providing power to the entire world.
Radioactive material from the plant fell on Europe.
Chernobyl was immediately shut down.
4
What population changes are happening Europe?
Slow Growth
Rapid Growth
Negative Growth
Sustained Growth
5
What 2 ethnic groups were most affected during the Bosnian War?
Serbs & Croats
Bosnian Muslims & Bosnian Croats
Serbs & Albanians
Serbs & Bosnian Muslims
6
What is a quasi-democracy?
Looks like a democracy, but doesn't have all the characteristics
Government where people vote for their leaders
Government that is totally controlled by 1 individual
People help make laws
7
What is a positive of communism?
Workers wouldn't work very hard
Everyone gets paid an equal amount
Can contributed to an income gap
Many innovative new businesses
8
Chernobyl exposed-
The need to build the Berlin Wall
The success of Communism
Weakness of the Soviet Union
People to nuclear power
9
What landform divides Europe and Asia?
Caucus Mountains
Ural Mountains
Danube River
Rhine River
10
Why are few communist nations members of the EU?
Former countries are more industrialized
Refuse to join because it's not communist
They are used to getting higher pay
Not economically developed
11
How did the Serbs ethnically cleanse the Bosnian Muslims?
Converted them to Christianity
Created a new country for them to live
Forced evacuation
Mass murder- genocide
12
What is a population growth rate?
Average age a person is living in a country
Number of people living in a country
Average amount of money a person living in a country makes a year
Growth of the number of the population or the negative growth
13
You can retake the Midterm a 2nd time with a test ticket
False
True
14
What is NOT a positive about immigration into Europe?
Access to a communist economy & equality
Welcome refugees from war torn countries
Spread a new culture
More job opportunities
15
What happened to Yugoslavia?
Nationalism & ethnic groups divided the country
Balkanization
It was taken over by the Soviet Union after WW2
Was divided into East and West after WW2
16
Why was the European Union originally started?
Increase economic cooperation
Reduce environmental pollution
Keep communism out of Western Europe
Eliminate global climate change
17
What did NOT help Western Europe having a higher GDP than Eastern Europe?
Natural resources
Communist rule
Waterways
Joined to form the European Union
18
If the average age of the Italian population is 55, it means-
All of the above
People are living longer
There is likely a negative population growth
Fewer people are having babies
19
What area in Europe has the highest GDP?
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Russia
Central Europe
20
What is demography?
Study of landforms and climates
Study of the average age people live in a country
Study of environment trends
Study of human population and how they change
21
Who was the Cold War between??
US and Germany
US and USSR
France and USSR
Britain and Germany
22
How did Chernobyl affect the animals there?
All of the above
Mutated them
Have high levels of radiation
Various birth defects
23
The Midterm covers which of the following units?
All of the Above
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 1
24
What are the mountains with the highest point in Europe?
Alps
Caucus Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Ural Mountains
25
What is the PRIMARY official currency of the European Union?
Dollars
Euros
Marks
Franks
26
Why did the Cold War end?
NATO Broke Up
USSR Collapsed
US Civil War
US & USSR joined an alliance together
27
What was a negative communism had on neighboring countries?
Opportunities for younger generations
Increased poverty
Clashing cultures and values
Improved quality of life
28
What is a population?
Number of people living in a country
Average amount a person makes a year in that country
Average age of people living in a country
Percentage of how fast the population is growing or not growing
29
Who controls the economy? communism
the workers
private individuals
governments makes all decisions
government and individuals
30
What was another name for the Soviet Union
Chernobyl
U.S.S.R
Europe
Russia
31
What helped make the clean up of Chernobyl possible?
Ukraine donating money to other nations
Selfish environmental policies
Regional cooperation
Money from the Soviet Union
32
What caused Europe's dense population?
Lots of natural resources
All of the Above
Early industrialization
Along water supply (oceans, rivers, ...)
33
Why did the cold war happen
It happened because the nazi's surrenders
Russia wanted to spread communism and US didn't
The wanted to get rid of the other country
34
After Chernobyl, why did the government not evacuate the people right away?
Everyone in the government was already sick.
Everyone took the day off.
They didn't think it would harm the people.
The government did not want anyone to know about the disaster.
35
What was a positive about the fall of the USSR?
Made the situation worse
Decreased wealth
Brought more freedom
None of the above- communism is the best
36
How did Chernobyl happen?
A machine failed
An explosion
No safeguards, poor construction
A fire
37
What type of economic system does the Soviet Union have?
Mixed/Socialist
Free Enterprise/Market/Capitalism
Command/Communism
Traditional
38
Why would people from Eastern Europe want to migrate to Western Europe?
Climate is better
Better jobs available
They wanted economic equality communism provided
More freedom!
39
In order. to become a successful nation-state you need the following except-
Economic growth
Military or security
Command economy
Political freedom
40
Factories built quickly under communism tried to meet environmental standards
True
False
41
What did NOT happen to the Soviet Union after it collapsed?
15 nation states split from the USSR
Germany unifies
Soviets landed on the moon
Soviet bloc countries leave USSR control
42
Where did Chernobyl take place?
Minsk
Ukraine
Germany
Poland
43
Which country lost it's status as a super power or world leader when it collapsed?
USA
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
China
44
Why was regional cooperation needed to help clean up Chernobyl?
Because they needed financial support to build the "shell" over Chernobyl
All of the Above
Because they needed more people to help clean up the radiation
Because the pollution expanded outside of the Ukraine
45
What best describes a command/communist economy?
People have a choice of jobs and will work hard
Economy is controlled by the government- no incentive to do better
None of the above
Government does everything for people and everyone is happy

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