Characteristics of countries in Europe

Identify three characteristics (population patterns, economic patterns, political systems, climate, biomes, religion, language, etc.) found in the majority of countries in Europe?

Economy and the environment effect on each other

Briefly describe and explain how the economy and the environment affect each other.

Shoreline retreat estimates

What is the maximum difference in shoreline retreat estimates for the year 2010?

 

Mesothermal climates

Which of the following is not a factor that defines mesothermal climates?

A) moderate variability of day length and insolation
B) shifting maritime and continental air masses
C) minimal diurnal and seasonal variability
D) variable precipitation due to migrating cyclonic and anticyclonic systems
E) air mass strength influenced by variable sea surface temperatures

Presence of woody debris

Describe two processes that are altered in the presence of woody debris, and how they change

Significance of woody debris

What is the functional significance of woody debris to a river channel?

Wars and conflicts in the Middle East

Offer three reasons as explanations to why there have been so many wars and conflicts in the Middle East for so many years.

Palestinians and other Arab countries

Which country in the Middle East has fought several wars with the Palestinians and other Arab countries?

Yemen’s civil war

Which Sunni Muslim country led a fight against Shiite Muslims in the Middle East and intervention in Yemen’s civil war right now?

Muslim population in the Middle East

Which country has the largest Shiite Muslim population in the Middle East?