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What is inflation?
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An economic situation in which there is more money, but the money has less value.
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What type of land mass is Greece?
a: Island b: Peninsula c: Archipelago |
b: Peninsula, because it has water on 3 sides
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What is the belief in many gods called?
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Polytheism
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Geography is the study of what?
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Earth's surface and the processes that shape it
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What happened in the Ukraine in 1986
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster
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What causes air pollution
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When pollution mixes into the air often creating smog
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What is acid rain?
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air pollution that is combined with moisture forms an acid similar to vinegar and it damages and kills trees.
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What is smog?
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Air pollution caused by sunlight acting on the gases from factory and automobile exhausts.
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What is monotheism
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belief in one God.
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What is climate
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the temperature and average weather of an area
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what is a peninsula?
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a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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What waterway separates Great Britain from the rest of Europe?
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English Channel
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What did the Treaty of Versailles do?
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It ended World War 1 and made Germany take full responsibility for the war.
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When you forma n alliance, what do you promise to each other?
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To defend each other if attacked.
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This language is spoken in the USA
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English
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This language is spoken in the country that is shaped like a book
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Italian
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Who was the founder of Islam
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Muhammad
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This language is in the same family or origin as English
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German (Germanic Languages)
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This is the holy book of Judaism Religion
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Torah
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This man is the leader or prophet of Christianity
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Jesus
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The three major monotheistic religions are _______
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Christianity, Judaism, Islam
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The Qur'an is the holy book for this religion
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Islam
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This faith is the historical foundation for Christianity and ISlam
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Judaism
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This major religion consists of Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox
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Christianity
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The Torah or Old Testament is the holy book for this religion.
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Judaism
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Muslims are the followers of this religion
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Islam
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This religion believes the other two are false religions
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Judaism
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What languages are examples of Romance Languages?
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French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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Britain (UK) has a very warm or cold climate?
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Warm
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Does the UK or France include England, Scotland, Whales, and Northern Ireland
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the UK
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Which mountains separate Europe from Russia?
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The Ural Mountains
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What area in Germany was affected by Acid Rain?
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Black Forest
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What are the 4 oceans
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
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What are the 7 continents
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North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Asia
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To help with communication most school children in Europe must
a. spend time in another country b. learn more than one language c. must read the Torah |
b. must learn more than one language
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Which were the effects of the depression?
a. employment rose and wages fell b. farmers gained land and businesses grew c. people had more money and better jobs d. workers lost their jobs and banks closed |
d. workers lost their jobs and banks closed
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Who was the leader of the Nazi Party during WW2?
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Adolph Hitler
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