NAME: ______________________________Class/Hr.________________
Date: ___________________
EUROPE & RUSSIA STUDY GUIDE Test = Friday, February, 8th
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. If a
question says “EXPLAIN” you must provide at least 3 details.
1. The continent of Europe forms this type of landform.
2. NAME the SPECIFIC natural psychical feature that separates Europe from Asia.
3. EXPLAIN an economical and governmental change that occurred in U.S.S.R. in early
1991.
4. NAME 2 factors that affect the climates of Europe and Russia.
5. NAME 2 examples of how the Industrial Revolution changed the way goods were made
and how people lived and worked.
6. EXPLAIN the purpose of the European Union.
7. NAME the creator of the Holocaust and EXPLAIN ways in which he carried out his plan.
8. EXPLAIN why the former Yugoslavia separated into 6 new nations due to ethnic
differences.
9. EXPLAIN the differences between communism and capitalism economic systems.
10. EXPLAIN why Poland was so successful in making a quick change from communism to
capitalism.
11. What are the Central Uplands?
12. NAME 2 uses for the Central Uplands.
13. EXPLAIN the effect large bodies of water have on the climate in Europe and Russia.
14. EXPLAIN the major natural resources of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
15. EXPLAIN how Western Europe’s natural resources are more fully developed than
Russia’s natural resources.
16. What are fossil fuels?
17. NAME 3 kinds of fossil fuels.
18. EXPLAIN how development of natural resources affects the way that people live.
NAME: ______________________________Class/Hr.________________
Date: ___________________
19. NAME 2 important ideas given to us by the Greeks.
20. EXPLAIN the 5 legacies or influences of Greek culture on the U.S. today.
21. EXPLAIN how art from the Renaissance differed from art of the Middle Ages.
22. How was Russia under the tsars different from the Soviet Union under communism?
23. EXPLAIN the main goals of the European Union (EU).
24. NAME the currency of the EU.
25. TRUE or FALSE: ALL EU members use the EU currency.
26. EXPLAIN how EU membership is economically beneficial.
27. EXPLAIN what Western Europe’s prosperity is based on.
28. NAME the 4 WESTERN European countries with the highest immigrant populations.
29. EXPLAIN why Western Europe generally has a higher standard of living than Eastern
Europe.
30. EXPLAIN the breakup of Czechoslovakia.
31. EXPLAIN how life has changed for the Russian people since the collapse of the Soviet
Union.
32. EXPLAIN the benefits Sweden’s welfare system provides.
33. EXPLAIN the challenges the Swedish government faces today.
34. Compare and contrast personal freedom in Eastern Germany and Western Germany
during the Cold War. Give 3 examples.
35. NAME 6 Balkan nations sharing a Slavic heritage.
36. EXPLAIN the difference between these 6 Balkan nations.
37. EXPLAIN how these differences led to the breakup of Yugoslavia.
38. EXPLAIN why the UN and NATO forces were sent to the Balkans several times.
39. EXPLAIN the changes the transition to capitalism brought to Russia.
40. EXPLAIN how capitalism has both helped and hurt average Russians.