Chapter 14 WKSH
Name _______________________________
____ 1. In 2000, what Serbian leader did Yugoslavia force out of office?
A. Vojislav Kostunica
B. Joerg Haider
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C. Slobodan Milosevic
____ 2. Which of these best explains why Poland's water is unsafe to drink?
A. not enough sewage treatment plants
C. industrial waste from Romania
B. killer algae
D. A, B, C
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____ 3. What is the purpose of the European Environmental Agency?
A. to provide information
C. to enforce controls
B. to monitor chemical fertilizers
D. to set government standards
____ 4. Why is international cooperation needed to solve the problem of pollution?
A. so the euro can be used to pay for the cleanup
B. because individuals refuse to obey national laws
C. because cleanup is the responsibility of the United Nations
D. because pollution spreads across national boundaries
____ 5. How did the formation of the Common Market affect the economies of its members?
A. They experienced runaway inflation.
B. Unemployment rates doubled.
C. Trade among members quadrupled.
D. Industries fled to nonmember nations.
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____ 6. Which of the following created problems for the EU because 8 former Communist nations joined the EU?
A. They are less prosperous.
C. They have stricter pollution controls.
B. They are more industrialized.
D. They pay their workers higher wages.
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7. How many years between Serbia fighting Bosina’s independence and NATO started bombing Serbia? ____
8. In 1946, the republics of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia
were created from what country? ___________________________
9. During WW II, Yugoslavian group cooperated with the Nazis and massacred Jews and Serbs? __________
10. The Serbian policy toward Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Muslims/Croats - _________________
RUE or FALSE
____ 11. Romania was torn apart by conflict in the 1990’s.
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____ 12. Under Muslim rule, the Serbians converted to Islam.
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____ 13. The purpose of the European Environmental Agency is to force EU members to obey anti-pollution
laws.
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____ 14. The original members of the European Coal and Steel Community were France, Germany, Ireland,
and the Benelux countries.
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____ 15. One issue facing the European Union is the adoption of a common currency.
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Use the map to answer the questions that follow.
Acid Rain in Europe
High risk
Medium risk
Low risk
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200
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____16. Which of the following is the best description of France's risk of acid rain?
A. small areas of high risk
C. small areas of low risk
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B. large areas of medium risk
D. no risk at all
____ 17. Which of the following is the best description of Germany's risk of acid rain?
A. mostly low risk
C. mostly medium risk
B. mostly low and medium risk
D. mostly high risk
____ 18. Which subregion of Europe has the least risk for acid rain?
A. Mediterranean Eur.
B. Western Eur.
C. Northern Eur.
____ 19. Why might the North and Baltic seas be at risk for acid rain?
A. Ships emit heavy smoke that interacts with rain.
B. Winds blow emissions there from factories on land.
C. Acid rain is created when saltwater evaporates.
D. Decaying fish emit chemicals that cause acid rain.
____ 20. Approximately how wide is the region at heavy risk for acid rain?
A. 200 miles
B. 500 miles
C. 600 miles
D. 800 miles
D. Central Eur.