UGMS Social Studies Unit 1

What are the three main language families in Europe?

How does Russia's huge size and cold climate make trade difficult?

How are all three religions alike?

Which country had over half of the Black Forest destroyed, contaminated rivers and lakes, etc by acid rain?

Why do most Russians live in western Russia?

What body of water separates the United Kingdom from France?

What body of water lies between Europe, Asia and Africa?

What is the most important commercial waterway in Europe?

What makes it easy for the UK to trade with countries in America?

The UK has created smokeless zones in London, factories and home are burning less fossil fuels to reduce air pollution.

What is the UK's biggest industry today?

Which faith is the dominant religion in Europe?

Air currents carried contaminating radioactive waste to other parts of the Soviet Union, Eastern Eruope and Scandinavia

Which religion is growing at the fastest rate?

Which languages come from the language of the ancient Roman Empire?

Sunlight that acts on emissions the creates a low-lying blanket of thick air pollution

UK laws require automakers to build cars that produce less exhaust and people are asked to use public transportation

Which mountain range stretches across the top of Italy?

What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?

Spain and Portugal are located on which major landform?

What is the largest country in Europe?

What happened on April 20, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine?

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

This happens when water in the air reacts with emissions to create a low-lying blanket of thick air pollution

What is acid rain?

Major causes of air pollution in UK are factories, homes and cars that burn fossil fuels and give off smoke/emissions