Chapters+14,+15+&+16

CHAPTERS 14, 15 & 16 Online Quiz The quiz is case sensitive. Please spell the words exactly the way they are on the Wiki.

__Vocabulary__ cosmopolitan uninhabitable socialism famine primate nationalized confederation ghetto exclave complementary region alliance multilingual city-state microstate autonomy

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About 75 percent of the people living in Spain speak Castilian Spanish. The languages of both Spain and Portugal developed from French. Rome was one of the first cities in the world to have a population larger than 1 million. The pope heads Vatican City’s government as well as the Roman Catholic Church. Civilization in Greece can be traced back more than 25, 000 years. During the 1800’s more than ¾’s of the world’s land was ruled by the British Empire. Ireland’s low taxes and well-educated workforce have attracted foreign companies. The French government spends money to promote French culture and language. The capital of French and its primate city is Lyon. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg make up the Benelux countries. The European Union today includes 15 members. The Scandinavian countries are the southern most countries in Europe. The Scandinavian countries all have a high standard of living. Greece is one of the richest countries in Europe. Around 50 million people died in World War II Germany is divided into 50 states that vary in size and population. Switzerland is a member of the United Nations. It is also a member of the European Union. The Baltic countries gained their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Historically, the Baltic Sea was one of the busiest trade routes in northern Europe. The population of Budapest increased dramatically during the 1990s. The Moors brought the Islamic religion to Iberia. Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova are now working to adjust to democracy and a free-market economy.