Transcript Jeopardy P.P.

The
European
Union
Political &
Economic
Systems
Potpourri
Yugoslavia
Physical
Geography
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Name the 4 main
peninsulas and at least
2 countries on each.
Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden,
& Finland
Iberian: Spain & Portugal
Balkan: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia,
etc.
Apennine: Italy & Vatican City
What are
centripetal forces?
Forces that pull
people or groups
together
Who was the central
figure in founding
the European Coal
& Steel
Community?
Robert Schuman
Name at least 2
economic centrifugal
forces.
-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
value
In which 2 branches of the
EU government, is
population not a factor in
their power?
European
Commission &
Council of Ministers
Name the 6 original
countries that formed
the Coal & Steel
Community.
France, West Germany,
Belgium, Italy,
Luxembourg, & the
Netherlands
Where did the name
Balkans come from?
From the Ottoman Turks,
means “mountainous”
Which communist
leader strengthened
Yugoslavia by
promoting Slavic
brotherhood and unity?
Josep “Tito” Broz
What did the
Albanians create to
combat Milosevic and
the Serbian troops?
Kosovo Liberation
Army
What does UNMIK
stand for?
United Nations Interim
Administration Mission in
Kosovo
What sparked the
massacre in Srebrenica?
The Muslim-Croat alliance
encouraged by
international bodies.
What three countries
touch the Pryenees
Mountains?
France, Spain, and
Andorra
The Volga River connects
which city to which body of
water?
Moscow to the
Caspian Sea
What has created the
Marine West Coast
climate of Western
Europe?
The North Atlantic
Drift/Gulf Stream
warming water and air
currents
What mountain range
separates Russia from
Southwest Asia?
The Caucasus
Mountains
Name the tallest
mountain in the Alps
Mt Blanc
Who is seen as the
founder of communism?
Karl Marx
In which economic system
do sellers and consumers
freely make all the
production decisions?
Free-market
Capitalism
Free-enterprise
In which economic system
are there both state owned
& privately owned
industries?
Socialism
What is the overall goal
of a true communist
society?
The elimination of social &
economic inequality
(classless society)
Where did democratic
ideologies originate?
Ancient Greece
What do we call
countries influenced by
and closely connected to
the U.S.S.R.?
Soviet Satellites
What two things have the
Netherlands done to reclaim
their land from the sea?
Used dikes to hold back
the sea & pumps/canals to
remove excess water
What are the
countries/regions that
make up the United
Kingdom?
England, Scotland,
Wales, & Northern
Ireland
What strait must be
passed to get from the
Mediterranean Sea to the
Atlantic Ocean?
Strait of
Gibraltar
What two branches of
the EU government
give equal
representation to each
country?
Council of Ministers
and
European Commission