1 / 18

Answers to the study guide for the Unit 1 Geography Test

Answers to the study guide for the Unit 1 Geography Test. Number 1: When and where did the accident in Chernobyl occur?. In April of 1986 In Chernobyl Ukraine, close to Belarus and Russia. Number 2: What was the lasting impact of the accident?.

heba
Download Presentation

Answers to the study guide for the Unit 1 Geography Test

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Answers to the study guide for the Unit 1 Geography Test

  2. Number 1: When and where did the accident in Chernobyl occur? • In April of 1986 • In Chernobyl Ukraine, close to Belarus and Russia

  3. Number 2: What was the lasting impact of the accident? • Hazardous material spread throughout Europe contaminating several countries. • People became sick from exposure

  4. Number 3: Describe the issue the United Kingdom is having with air pollution • Harmful chemicals are added to the atmosphere causing the air to become polluted. • London in particular is suffering significantly from this. • The harmful chemicals affect the health of people as they breath in the polluted air.

  5. Number 4: Describe the issue Germany is having with acid rain • Air pollution mixes with the clouds and comes back to earth through acid rain. • Germany’s plants and crops are especially affected by this (black forest). • It affects humans when the acid rain gets into our drinking water and the food we eat.

  6. Number 5: • Where do people live in the United Kingdom? • South, center, along the coast, and near major cities (London) • Why do they live there? • Climate (nicer weather), good area for crop growing, and for jobs • What attracts people to London? • JOBS!!!!

  7. Number 6: • Where do people live in Russia? • West, near major cities • Why do they live there? • Closer to Europe for business and because it is warmer

  8. Number 7: What European country is the most densely populated? • Germany- it has the most people per square mile

  9. Number 8: What country is the largest country in the world? • Russia

  10. Number 9: Why does Russia need a warm water port? • For trade all year round • Its ports on the Arctic Ocean freeze and ships cannot move through the ice

  11. Number 10: What are the 3 major religions found in Europe? • Judaism • Christianity • Islam

  12. Number 11: How are these three religions alike? • They are all MONOTHEISTIC- believe in ONE God • They all view Abraham as their PATRIARCH

  13. Number 12: What are the two major divisions of Christianity in Europe? • Roman Catholic Church • Protestants

  14. Number 13: Where is the place of worship for Christianity? Judaism? Islam? • C- Church • J- Temple/Synagogue • I- Mosque

  15. Number 14: What are the holy writings for Christianity? Judaism? Islam? • C- Bible • J- Torah • I- Quran

  16. Number 15: What significance does Abraham have on the three religions? (How is he viewed in each?) • Patriarch- father of all three religions

  17. Number 16: What have Europeans done to try to solve the problem of so many languages? • Require schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language • Have all laws available in multiple languages

  18. For numbers 17 and 18 expect questions like this: • Which country is a long and boot-shaped peninsula? • Italy • Which country is located between Spain and Germany? • France • What mountain range separates Europe and Asia? • Ural Mountains • What river starts in the south of Germany and ends in the black sea? • Danube River

More Related