Unit 2: Study Guide

1. What are the three main categories of languages in Europe?

Germanic, Romance and Slavic

2. Germanic has the most ______________ _____________________.

Native languages

3. What language do many Europeans learn as a second language?

English

4. Which language do the Romance Language originate from?

Latin

5. What difficulties come from having many different languages?

It is difficult to live, work and trade with people who can not communicate with each other.

6. What is literacy?

The ability to read and write.

7. Is the standard of living higher if the literacy rate is higher 7. Is the standard of living higher if the literacy rate is higher? Explain.

The standard of living is higher when the literacy rate is higher because more people are educated, more people can work and more money is made.

8. What are the three main religions in Europe?

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

9. How are the three religions alike?

All three religions believe in only one God.

10. What are the followers of Islam called?

Muslims

11. Which religion has the greatest number of followers?

Christianity

13. Know who rules an autocracy, oligarchy and democracy.

Autocracy- dictator Oligarchy- small group of people Democracy- the citizens have a voice in their government

14. How are the parliamentary system and presidential system alike?

-Citizens elect the law makers -leader heads the military and runs the government

15. Who is the law making body in the parliamentary system of the UK?

The parliament

16. Be able to name the two houses that make up the German Parliament.

The Bundestag and Bundesrat

Who is the head of state in the Russian Federation?

President

18. What is the European Union?

\ The European Union is economic and political groupings in Europe.