Europe & Russia Flash Cards

Nationalism

• feelings of loyalty and pride toward one's nation or ethnic group.

• a belief in the superiority of one nation over others.

• the desire to expand a nation's territory through conquest.

• a movement to promote global unity and cooperation.

countries give up some control of their affairs as they work together to achieve shared goals

• supranational cooperation

• national sovereignty

• unilateral action

• bilateral agreements

transboundary pollution

• pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundaries into other countries

• pollution that is contained within a single country

• pollution caused by natural disasters

• pollution that occurs only in urban areas

a form of energy that comes from nuclear reactions

• nuclear radiation

• thermal energy

• solar energy

• kinetic energy

rain that can damage the environment because it contains acid from factory smoke, car exhaust and burning fossil fuels

• Acid Rain

• Polluted Rain

• Toxic Rain

• Heavy Rain

a river and all the streams that flow into it

• River System

• Waterway Network

• Stream Basin

• Hydrological Cycle

centrifugal forces

• the forces that unite people and countries

• the forces that divide people and countries

• the forces that attract people and countries

• the forces that stabilize people and countries

Chernobyl

• A power plant that exploded due to human error, leading to nuclear radiation spreading across Europe

• A famous tourist destination in France

• A type of nuclear reactor used in submarines

• A city known for its ancient ruins in Greece

The three countries of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have many factories contributing to pollution in this area

• Black Triangle

• Green Valley

• Red Zone

• Blue Region

a group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between them

• Common Market

• Free Trade Area

• Customs Union

• Economic Union