Social Studies Quick Check Part 2. 1 Correct Answer per question. No wrong answers.

8. Study the map.

A map shows the members of the European Union in 2017. The following countries are shown in the EU: Ireland, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, Cyprus, Malta, Finland, and Sweden. The European countries not in the EU are mostly in eastern Europe, though not exclusively. The countries not in the EU include lbania, Armenia, Belarus, Gibraltar, Iceland, Kosovo, Lechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vatican City State.

Which country is NOT in the European Union in 2017?
a. Portugal
b. Finland
c. Bulgaria
d. Ukraine

9. Geography and migration affect the languages of Europe by changing them over time. Choose the languages that evolved directly from Latin. Select the two that apply.
Latin:
a. Finnish
b. Italian
c. French
d. German
e. English

10. Why has the influx of immigrants to Europe created challenges?
a. Immigrants are not interested in a better life.
b. Immigrants do not have good reasons for leaving their homeland.
c. Immigrants create diversity.
d. Immigrants may not have the skills necessary to find work.

11. Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on Europe during the 1900s?
a. Immigrants bring wealth and skills that have helped lower government costs for health care.
b. Immigration has caused the number of people in the workforce to shrink, harming the European economy.
c. European countries rejected immigration to preserve one dominant culture in each country.
d. Cultural diversity within wealthy western European countries has increased.

1 answer

Here are the correct answers for your Social Studies Quick Check Part 2:

  1. Which country is NOT in the European Union in 2017?
    d. Ukraine

  2. Choose the languages that evolved directly from Latin. Select the two that apply.
    b. Italian
    c. French

  3. Why has the influx of immigrants to Europe created challenges?
    d. Immigrants may not have the skills necessary to find work.

  4. Which of the following best describes the impact of immigration on Europe during the 1900s?
    d. Cultural diversity within wealthy western European countries has increased.