Across
- 2. (Channel Tunnel) A 31-mile undersea railway tunnel that connects southern England to France.
- 4. A publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a specific charter.
- 6. Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it, such as age, gender, income, education level, and birth/death rates.
- 8. A Christian Place of Worship
- 13. A democratic political system where many parties are at work in government
- 14. Legal protection and safety granted by a nation to someone who has fled their native country as a political refugee.
- 16. Also known as renewable energy.
- 17. A landform surrounded by water on three sides while connected to a mainland on one side.
- 18. Any formal education or training pursued after completing high school
- 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
- 23. A smaller distinct group or subgroup within a belief system
- 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.
- 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. A major high-elevation mountain range located in Central Europe that stretches across countries like France and Switzerland
- 3. Strong devotion, loyalty, and allegiance to one's own nation or culture, often asserting its interests above those of other nations.
- 5. middle and high school
- 7. The EU- A political and economic union of European democratic member nations that coordinates shared policies, trade, law, and mobility across Europe.
- 9. A city in Ukraine famous as the site of a devastating 1986 nuclear power plant disaster that released massive radiation into the environment.
- 10. Individuals who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape danger.
- 11. A mountain range running through western Russia- considered the physical boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.
- 12. Relating to a city or densely populated town.
- 15. An international peace and security organization established in 1945 including almost every nation in the world
- 18. A thick permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface that remains frozen.
- 19. Relating to or characteristic of the countryside or agricultural areas rather than town or city environments.
- 20. The early stage of formal education, or elementary education
- 21. The withdrawal process and historic exit of the United Kingdom from membership in the European Union.
- 22. North Atlantic Treaty Organization A military alliance formed in 1949 by Western nations to provide collective defense and security against potential aggression.
- 25. A Muslim place of worship, prayer, and community gathering.
- 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.
- 28. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities such as buildings roads and the power grid.