1. Uniting and Dividing the people and cultures of Europe Since there is no longer a separation between Western and Eastern European countries, Europe is uniting politically, economically, geographically, and socially. Europe The FRAME Routine Key Topic is about… So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) Political Main idea Economic Main idea Geographic Main idea Social Main idea Limited Governments Democratic (rule by many) European Union NATO members Former Soviet Union was Communist (unlimited government) Northern Ireland conflict with Great Britain over political control Free Market Economy Industrialized and Urbanized Wealth of natural resources European Euro is a common currency Former Soviet Union was a command economy Oil is a scarce natural in Europe Need for workers has been fulfilled by immigrants Several, large peninsulas Large agricultural plains Many waterways are transportation corridors Abundance of coastlines allows for many major ports Iron Curtain: imaginary boundary that separated Western & Eastern Europe after WWII Multiculturalism Mainly Christian Primarily English Common shared history Common culture of music, art, architecture, & literature Immigration conflicts within the EU Multiple languages still spoken Issues with maintaining traditional cultures Essential Details Dividing Dividing UnitingUniting

2. ____________ and ___________ the people and cultures of Europe Europe The FRAME Routine Key Topic is about… So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) Political Main idea Economic Main idea Geographic Main idea Social Main idea _________ Governments __________ (rule by many) _________________ _______ members Former Soviet Union was _______________ (unlimited government) Northern Ireland conflict with Great Britain over __________ control Free _________ Economy _____________ and ______________ Wealth of __________ resources European ________ is a common currency Former Soviet Union was a ____________economy ____is a scarce natural in Europe Need for workers has been fulfilled by ___________ Several, large _________ Large ___________ plains Many ___________ are transportation _________ Abundance of __________ allows for many major ___________ __________________: imaginary boundary that separated Western & Eastern Europe after WWII _____________________ Mainly ______________ Primarily ___________ Common shared history Common culture of music, _____, Architecture, & ________________ ___________________ conflicts within the EU Multiple ____________ still spoken Issues with maintaining traditional _____________ Essential Details DividingDividing UnitingUniting Since there is no longer a ________________ between _____________ and ___________ European countries, Europe is __________ politically, economically, geographically, and socially.

3. Uniting, or bringing together, the people of Europe A strong union of the people of Europe benefits and strengthens the participating European Union countries. The European Union The FRAME Routine Key Topic is about… So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) Political Main idea Economic Main idea Geographic Main idea Social Main idea The European Parliament allows governments to function better together. The European Parliament reduces conflicts between countries. The EU improves trade with other countries by lifting border restrictions, eliminating tariffs, and making development loans Free market economies in the EU promote economic cooperation among the European countries, especially with the Euro as a common currency. The EU improves transportation corridors for its citizens. The EU allows for people to move across boundaries more freely. The EU brings diverse groups of people together to share common goals. The free-travel zones within the EU allow for immigration from Eastern to Western Europe. Essential Details

4. ______________, or bringing together, the people of Europe The European Union The FRAME Routine Key Topic is about… So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) Political Main idea Economic Main idea Geographic Main idea Social Main idea The European _____________ allows _____________ to function better together. The European ______________ reduces ___________ between countries. The EU improves _________ with other countries by lifting ___________ restrictions, eliminating _________, and making development ________. Free ________ economies in the EU promote ___________ cooperation among the ___________ countries, especially with the ______ as a common currency. The EU improves transportation __________ for its citizens. The EU allows for people to move across ___________ more freely. The EU brings __________ groups of people together to share common __________. The _______________ zones within the EU allow for ___________ from ____________ to ___________ Europe. Essential Details A strong ________ of the people of Europe _________ and _____________ the participating European Union countries.