2. The European Union Yugoslavia Physical Geography Political & Economic Systems Potpourri $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

4. Name the 4 main peninsulas and at least 2 countries on each.

5. Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, & Finland Iberian: Spain & Portugal Balkan: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, etc. Apennine: Italy & Vatican City

6. What are centripetal forces?

7. Forces that pull people or groups together

8. Who was the central figure in founding the European Coal & Steel Community?

9. Robert Schuman

10. Name at least 2 economic centrifugal forces.

11. -Western vs. Eastern in terms of economic development -Eastern Europeans working for less money & taking Western jobs -Euro: some use, some don’t; when one fails, brings down valueWestern vs. Eastern in terms of economic development -Eastern Europeans working for less money & taking Western jobs -Euro: some use, some don’t; when one fails, brings down value

12. In which 2 branches of the EU government, is population not a factor in their power?

13. European Commission & Council of Ministers

14. Name the 6 original countries that formed the Coal & Steel Community.

15. France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, & the Netherlands

16. Where did the name Balkans come from?

17. From the Ottoman Turks, means “mountainous”

18. Which communist leader strengthened Yugoslavia by promoting Slavic brotherhood and unity?

19. Josep “Tito” Broz

21. What did the Albanians create to combat Milosevic and the Serbian troops?

22. Kosovo Liberation Army

23. What does UNMIK stand for?

24. United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

25. What sparked the massacre in Srebrenica?

26. The Muslim-Croat alliance encouraged by international bodies.

27. What three countries touch the Pryenees Mountains?

28. France, Spain, and Andorra

29. The Volga River connects which city to which body of water?

30. Moscow to the Caspian Sea

31. What has created the Marine West Coast climate of Western Europe?

32. The North Atlantic Drift/Gulf Stream warming water and air currents

33. What mountain range separates Russia from Southwest Asia?

34. The Caucasus Mountains

35. Name the tallest mountain in the Alps

36. Mt Blanc

37. Who is seen as the founder of communism?

38. Karl Marx

39. In which economic system do sellers and consumers freely make all the production decisions?

40. Free-market Capitalism Free-enterprise

41. In which economic system are there both state owned & privately owned industries?

42. Socialism

43. What is the overall goal of a true communist society?

44. The elimination of social & economic inequality (classless society)

45. Where did democratic ideologies originate?

46. Ancient Greece

47. What do we call countries influenced by and closely connected to the U.S.S.R.?

48. Soviet Satellites

49. What two things have the Netherlands done to reclaim their land from the sea?

50. Used dikes to hold back the sea & pumps/canals to remove excess water

51. What are the countries/regions that make up the United Kingdom?

52. England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland

53. What strait must be passed to get from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?

54. Strait of Gibraltar

55. What two branches of the EU government give equal representation to each country?

56. Council of Ministers and European Commission