Unit 4: Europe and Russia

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Across
  1. 2. A political unit that controls a particular territory
  2. 3. A political and military alliance between 32 member states--30 European and two North American--for the purpose of collective security against aggression
  3. 5. The _____ Revolution was the huge social and economic change in Europe and the United States that was produced by the shift from hand tools to machines in the 18th and 19th centuries
  4. 7. A _____ forest is a vegetation zone that includes both coniferous and deciduous trees
  5. 8. An independent state, or country, whose people mostly share a common identity
  6. 11. A supranational organization through which a number of European countries work together on shared issues
  7. 12. A group of territories, peoples, or nations ruled by a single authority
  8. 13. The unit of currency used in many countries of the European Union
  9. 14. Period of European cultural, artistic, political, and economic "rebirth" that began in the Italian city-states in the 1300s
  10. 16. International organization formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
  11. 19. A _____ forest is a vegetation zone of mainly evergreen trees with needles and cones
  12. 20. A _____ crop is one that is grown to be sold rather than to be consumed by the farmers and their families
  13. 22. A state that no longer exists or one in which the government is so weak that it has little control over its territory is a _____ state.
  14. 23. A type of climate that occurs in inland areas and other places not affected by the sea is called a _____ climate.
  15. 26. _____ cooperation is a form of international cooperation in which countries give up some control of their affairs as they work together to achieve shared goals
  16. 27. A long, narrow stretch of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
  17. 28. An extremely powerful country with more political, economic, or military might than most other countries
  18. 30. A group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between member countries, is a _____ market.
Down
  1. 1. _____ forces are those that unite people and countries
  2. 4. The _____ rate is the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population
  3. 6. A large group of people who share a common history and culture
  4. 9. An _____ group is a group of people in a country who share a unique culture and identity
  5. 10. A _____ forest is a vegetation zone of mainly trees that shed their leaves before winter
  6. 15. _____ forces are those that divide people and countries
  7. 17. Any fuel, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, that is made from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals is a _____ fuel.
  8. 18. Feelings of loyalty and pride towards one's nation or ethnic group
  9. 21. A vast, grassy plain
  10. 24. A large, coniferous forest located in a far northern latitude, just south of the tundra
  11. 25. A tax on goods that cross country borders
  12. 29. A group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another is a trade _____.