Intro to Unit 5- Europe Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. (Channel Tunnel) A 31-mile undersea railway tunnel that connects southern England to France.
  2. 4. A publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a specific charter.
  3. 6. Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, such as age, gender, income, education level, and birth/death rates.
  4. 8. A Christian Place of Worship
  5. 13. A democratic political system where many parties are at work in government
  6. 14. Legal protection and safety granted by a nation to someone who has fled their native country as a political refugee.
  7. 16. Also known as renewable energy.
  8. 17. A landform surrounded by water on three sides while connected to a mainland on one side.
  9. 18. Any formal education or training pursued after completing high school
  10. 21. The geopolitical process of a larger region or state breaking up into smaller, mutually hostile or uncooperative states. (Example: Soviet Russia dissolved and broke up into smaller nations
  11. 23. A smaller distinct group or subgroup within a belief system
  12. 24. A major European river that flows from the Swiss Alps northward through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea, serving as a key trade artery.
  13. 27. Practices and resource uses that meet present human needs without depleting resources or compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. (Examples: Buying Secondhand, Reducing Consumption, Sourcing Raw Materials Locally, Using Natural Fibers in Fabrics, Conserving Water, Reducing Food Waste, etc)
Down
  1. 1. A major high-elevation mountain range located in Central Europe that stretches across countries like France and Switzerland
  2. 3. Strong devotion, loyalty, and allegiance to one's own nation or culture, often asserting its interests above those of other nations.
  3. 5. middle and high school
  4. 7. The EU- A political and economic union of European democratic member nations that coordinates shared policies, trade, law, and mobility across Europe.
  5. 9. A city in Ukraine famous as the site of a devastating 1986 nuclear power plant disaster that released massive radiation into the environment.
  6. 10. Individuals who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape danger.
  7. 11. A mountain range running through western Russia- considered the physical boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.
  8. 12. Relating to a city or densely populated town.
  9. 15. An international peace and security organization established in 1945 including almost every nation in the world
  10. 18. A thick permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen.
  11. 19. Relating to or characteristic of the countryside or agricultural areas rather than town or city environments.
  12. 20. The early stage of formal education, or elementary education
  13. 21. The withdrawal process and historic exit of the United Kingdom from membership in the European Union.
  14. 22. North Atlantic Treaty Organization A military alliance formed in 1949 by Western nations to provide collective defense and security against potential aggression.
  15. 25. A Muslim place of worship, prayer, and community gathering.
  16. 26. A vast region in eastern Russia extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its extreme cold climate dense forests and rich natural resources.
  17. 28. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities such as buildings roads and the power grid.