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The physical geography of Europe, acid rain and pollution in Germany and the U.K.

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What causes acid rain?

air pollution and the burning of fossil fuel.

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Where did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?

Ukraine

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What are some of the negtive effects of acid rain?

Contaminates and destroys forests and lakes, contaminates drinking water, destroys buildings and statues.

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Give three reasons why Russia has not been able to use their resources as well as the U.S. and Western Europe.

Harsh climate, few navigable rivers, and huge size.

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Where do most of Russia's people live?

On the European side of Russia; West of the Ural Mountains.

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Birth defects, cancers, death, and radiation sickness/poisoning were all results of what event?

Chernobyl nuclear disaster

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How was the environment affected by the Chernobyl disaster?

Plants/animals and fish died. rivers/lakes were contaminated

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Radioactive materials from the Chernobyl disaster were carried as far away as___. A. Asia B. Northern and Central Europe.

B. Northern and Central Europe

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Breathing difficulties, thinning of the ozone layer, and global warming are all problems caused by ....

air pollution

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How can air pollution/acid rain affect countries economically?

They would have to spend money reparing lakes, forest, and buildings.

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What is the largest country in the world in land size?

Russia

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What major physical feature separates the European side of Russia from the Asian part of Russia?

the Ural Mountains

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What causes the acid rain problem in Germany and the United Kingdom?

It is caused by factories and car traffic.

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Why do European countries teach more than one language in most of their schools?

Because so many languages are spoken in Europe

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What is another name for the Berlin Wall?

the Iron Curtain

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Why was the Berlin wall built?

to separate communist Germany from non- communist Germany

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