Europe Common Assessment

What is the difference between climates of North America and European cities that are located at the same latitude?

• No difference

• North American cites have a cooler climate due to the North Atlantic Drift carrying warm water to Europe.

• European cities have a cooler climate due to the North Winds blowing cool air their way.

• European cities are are cooler because of lower populations.

Put the following events in the correct order.

• Cold War

• The Enlightenment

• European Union was created

• Middle Ages

• End of WWII

Why was the European Union created?

• To modernize Russia

• To work to reverse environmental damage in Europe.

• To protect peace, democracy, and create economic unity.

• To put a Czar back on the Russian throne after the fall of the USSR

Which European conflict (War) did the Treaty of Versailles end?

• WWI

• WWII

• The English Civil War

• The Russian Revolution

True or False: They Treaty of Versailles required the Germans to pay reparations for WWI and led to resentment.

• True

• False

Why were the factories built during the communist era heavy polluters?

• Prioritized industrialization over the environment

• Lacked the technology to build environmentally friendly factories.

• Planned to pollute the countries around them

• Government was not aware of the pollution that the factories would make.

What is Europe's highest mountain range?

• Rocky

• Apennines

• Alps

Spain and Portugal are located on the ___________ Peninsula (farthest west).

• Italian

• Iberian

Narrow waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

• English Channel

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Crimean Peninsula

• Panama Canal

River responsible for transporting goods and trade items from the Black Sea to the Atlantic ocean.

• Volga

• Danube

• St. Petersburg

• Seine