| A | B |
|---|
| currency for European Union | euro |
| head of British govt. | Prime Minister |
| Europe's rich farmland | European Plain |
| Australia located between | Indian and Pacific Oceans |
| major environmental issue in Germany | acid rain |
| largest country in the world | Russia |
| Russia's powerful leader known as | President |
| worst nuclear disaster happened in | Ukraine |
| French & Italian languages are known as | Romance |
| dominant religion of Europe | Christianity |
| fastest growing religion in Europe | Islam |
| this govt. gives citizens equal rights | democracy |
| United Kingdom's queen's name | Elizabeth the Second |
| European Union encourages | trade between countries |
| United Kingdom's economy is a | market economy |
| taxes on imported goods | tariffs |
| high literacy rates help to raise the | Gross Domestic Product |
| has the strongest economy in Europe | Germany |
| Aztecs and Incas empires were | conquered by the Spanish |
| once controlled Americas & Australia | British Empire |
| once controlled Canada & Louisiana | France |
| WW I alliance was called | the Allies |
| WW I started from assassination of | Austrian Archduke Ferdinand |
| forced Germany to accept blame for WW I | Treaty of Versailles |
| name of Adolf Hilter's political party | Nazis |
| persecuted during the Holocaust | Jews |
| WW II,Japan,Italy,Germany called | the Axis Powers |
| city divided by a wall after WW II | Berlin |
| Australia located on continent of | Australia |
| Australia's natural resource | coal |
| one of Australia's major trading partner | China |
| Australia's indigenous people called | Aborigines |
| main religion in Australia | Christianity |
| major language of Australia | English |
| Australia's literacy rate is high due to | good schools |
| Australia's government is known as | federal parliamentary democracy |
| most powerful person in Austalia's govt. | Prime Minister |
| Australia's currency's called | dollar |
| why British colonized Australia | use as a penal colony |
| group who fought against British in Australia | Aborigines |
| restricts amount of product imported | quota |
| largest ocean | Pacific Ocean |
| body of water tourists go to | the Caribbean |
| largest country in South America | Brazil |
| main religion of Latin America | Catholicism |
| Mexico won independence from | Spain |
| started movement for Mexico's independence | Father Miguel Hidalgo |
| Mexico City's major environmental issue | air pollution |
| one of largest urban area in world | Mexico City |
| Mexico's currency is called | peso |
| Mexico exports mostly to | the United States |
| # 1 produces of coffee in world | Brazil |
| most Brazilians live in | cities |
| language spoken most in Latin America | Spanish |
| Venezuela's environmental issue | oil pollution |
| Cuba's govt. & economy | command |
| established communism in Cuba | Castro |
| country that supported communist Cuba | Soviet Union |
| Zapatista guerrilla movt. began | in 1994 |
| children of black slaves & Europeans | called mulattoes |
| conquered the Incas | Pizarro |
| deepest ocean in the world | Pacific Ocean |
| British explorer who discovered Canada | John Cabot |
| nearly half of Canada's land area | is the Canadian Shield |
| St. Lawrence Seaway connects | Great Lakes & Atlantic Ocean |
| most populated area of Canada | southern part of Canada |
| Canada's major trading partner | is the United States |
| Canada's head of government | Prime Minister |
| Canadian govt. controls | health care & postal service |
| rivers in Canadian Shield used | for hydroelectric power |
| 1st French settlement in Canada | is Quebec |
| power held by one central authority | unitary government |
| government involves role of citizens | democratic |
