Posted: March 28th, 2023
Europe/Russia
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Where is the highest population density in Europe?
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The Core - central Europe
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How does the demographic transition model apply to Europe?
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Today the fertility rate is below the population replacement level.
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Why is Europe facing a population age problem?
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Europe's population is aging faster than any other in the world
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Baby Bounty
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a result of a fertility being below population replacement level
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What is being done to combat the age problem in Europe?
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The hope is to maintain the existing ratio of working age to retired
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Why does Europe have a warmer temperature than its northern location would indicate?
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It is warmer because of the Gulf Stream and being surrounded by the ocean.
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What role does water play in Europe's climate?
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Water cools and heats slower than land this doesn't allow temperatures on the land to get too warm or too hot
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Where is the oceanic climate?
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Northern Europe
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What type of weather is Oceanic climate?
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mild winters, cool summers, ample rainfall
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What affects oceanic climate?
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westerly winds coming off the ocean
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Where is the humid continental climate?
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further inland (away from the influence of water)
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What are the characteristics of humid continental climate?
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more extreme temperatures, area with fertile soil
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Where is the Mediterranean climate?
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southern Europe
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What are the characteristics of Mediterranean climate?
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dry summers, wet winters
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Where is the tundra climate located?
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the northernmost parts
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What are the characteristics of the tundra climate?
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very short frost season, very little vegetation
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What languages are spoken in the Romance culture?
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French, Spanish, Italian
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Where is the Germanic languages spoken?
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North-western part of Europe
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What languages are spoken in the Germanic culture?
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German, English, Dutch
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Where are the Slavic languages spoken?
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Eastern part of Europe
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What languages are spoken in the Slavic culture
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Ukrainian, Russian, Polish
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What is the main religion of south western Europe?
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Catholic
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What is the main religion of south eastern Europe?
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Orthodox
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What is the main religion of northern Europe?
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Protestants
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What is the fastest growing religion in Europe?
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Islam(Muslim)
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Where is Islam present?
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France
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How did colonial enterprise help build Europe into a global economic superpower?
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The transformation of society from agricultural to industrial
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What natural resources and developments allowed for industrialization of Europe?
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Development of Coke, steam engine, coal powered machinery
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Deindustrialization process
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shifting away from labor-costly towards the production of high tech goods
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Primary- 1800's
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agricultural, mining very popular
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secondary- 1900's
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manufacturing growing
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tertiary- 2000's
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services/ technology very popular
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"brexit"
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British exit from the union
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iron curtain
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theoretical divide between capitalism in the west and soviet/ communist in the east
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Marshall Plan
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Post- WW2 plan: U.S. giving supplies and money to support Europe after War.
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NATO
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North Atlantic treaty organization- a security alliance of 30 countries
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Warsaw Pact
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military alliance consisting of the soviet union and some eastern European countries (all against NATO)
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What is the E.U.?
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"supranational organization" that pools economic and human resources of its members nations
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What is the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and England?
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Nothing, they all are the same
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What industries help build the UK?
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heavy industries: iron and steel, agricultural: cotton and wool, and fishing industry
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What are the cultural/industrial characteristics of France?
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Europe's largest country in area, Europe's leading agricultural country, one of the world's major industrial nations
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What is a primate city?
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a city that dominates a country's urban scene and is larger than a country's 2nd and 3rd largest countries combined?
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How is Paris an example of a Primate city?
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Strategic location: centrally located
World's leading tourist destination
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What are the Urban characteristics of Paris?
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transportation hub: all systems lead to Paris
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Historical Geography of West Europe
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formed from the territory occupied by the allies.
Benefited from the Marshall plan
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Historical Geography of East Europe
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Formed from the territory occupied by the Soviet Union (a satellite nation)
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Shatterbelt
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a large strategically located region composed of conflicting states caught between the conflicting interests of great power
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Is Russia gaining or losing population?
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Losing population because of russian cross
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Russian cross
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the dramatic rise in death rates and fall of birth rates in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union
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Which region have the highest growth rates?
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West of the Ural mountains
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What three factors affect Russia's climate?
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latitudinal position, continental position (big land, no water), location of major mountains
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unproductive climates
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polar (tundra) and Subarctic (taiga)
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Productive climates( in the west and south)
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humid continental, semiarid
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characteristics of Polar(tundra)
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permafrost and frozen land
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characteristics of subarctic climate zone
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taiga( coniferous forest) largest biome
few people, very cold
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semiarid (steppe)
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black earth belt: very productive
where most people live
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Where is the most fertile soil found in Russia?
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in black earth belt
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Why is Russia's population declining?
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decline of health, unhealthy lifestyles
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What is the main language in Russia?
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Slavic
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What language is spoken in "Stans" nations?
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Turkic- Altaic family
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command economy
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a centrally planned economy typical of the Soviet Union and its communist allies, in which the government, rather than free enterprise determines the production, distribution, and sale of economic goods and services
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glasnot
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policies that allow a more democratic political system and more freedom of expression
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Perestroika
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policies that allow a more market-oriented economy
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Who implemented glasnot and perestroika?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Why did the soviet union fail?
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it produced goods no one wanted
the planners had to be CEO's of companies
it was centrally planned
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When did the soviet union dissolve?
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What is collectivized agriculture?
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The process by which farmland is aggregated is called collectivization.
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What was the five year plan?
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it called for the country's real national income to double in five years and investment to treble, while consumption per head was to rise by two-thirds.
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Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?
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Boris Yeltsin
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What was Yeltsin's economic plan called?
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economic shock therapy, it was too much too fast
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economic shock therapy
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russia's economic transformation in the early 1990's from a command economy to a free-market economy
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How was Putin's style different?
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his style was more authoritarian. Return to the traditional top-down style federal system
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What is irredentism?
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movement by ethnic minority banning together in one country often trying to break away to form another country
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How is Ukraine an example of irredentism?
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Ukraine is a shatterbelt country
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Why would Russia want Ukraine?
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very fertile area
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What and where is the fertile triangle?
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the core which contains nearly 3/4 of the population and almost all ag. and industry.
Located in the black earth belt
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What is Russia's periphery?
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remaining 4/5 of land
little population
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What does the trans-siberian railroad do for Russia?
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it links the eastern part of country to the core of country
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