Exam 2 Study Guide Europe, Cyprus, North Africa, and The <a href="/keyword/middle-east/" >middle east</a> Articles Know the main idea's behind these: Latvia prepares for a tourist invasion Amsterdam to cut back on brothels Can schools manage migrants? French charge 42 over Angola arms UN arms bans 'repeatedly defied' Saudi economy 'expanding rapidly' Mid-East 'learns oil-boom lesson' Women graduates challenge Iran Unemployment, the new Saudi challenge Dubai skyscraper world's tallest Making a public splash in Saudi The Gulf stream into London Articles to Use as Assistance/Overview Fact File - <a href="/keyword/european-union/" >european union</a> The EU Enlargement and Integration The Euro Cyprus - A History The collapse of communism in eastern Europe 12 Steps to Understanding the <a href="/keyword/european-union/" >european union</a> BBC Inside Europe - Awesome Film Notes Lord of War Notes Syriana Notes Lecture Europe Be able to compare and contrast western and eastern Europe Europe's diverse physical environment Europe and migration Europe and industrialization The Eurozone/Euroland Know the main point behind the ECSC Current issues in Europe The main characteristics of the evolution of Urban Europe What are the different <a href="/keyword/european-union/" >european union</a> institutions What was the soviet plan? Know the history behind the USSR/Soviet Union/Cold War Understand the history behind the ECSC, the EEC, the EC, and then the EU come about, what were the differences Lecture <a href="/keyword/european-union/" >european union</a> Know the main functions of the three pillars Why is solidarity so important, how is this achieved Understand the main functions of the two regional funds Be familiar with the three main organizations that operate within the EU, what they do, their main characteristics Be familiar with the main characteristics of the EU budget Be familiar with the EU enlargement, the benefits, the worries, and the effects that this will have on the budget Lecture Southwest Asia and The <a href="/keyword/middle-east/" >middle east</a> Be familiar with the main <a href="/keyword/environmental-issues/" >environmental issues</a> to the region Population settlement and its location WHY Physiological Density Religion and the region Economic development and the region Be familiar with the cultural legacies Know how the current issues are related to its historical colonialism Be familiar with the issues concerning the Palestinian Authority Lecture Oil and Iraq Know the main facts of oil in regard to China, India, and the US Be very aware of the relationship between the US and Oil Be familiar with what Oil gets produced into (generally) Understand the relationship between Rome, Energy, its collapse, and Oil Where is the oil now? Be familiar with Iraq's modern history Why did France so strongly object to the war? Where does the USA get its oil from? Lecture Oil, <a href="/keyword/saudi-arabia/" >saudi arabia</a> , and Recycling Be familiar with the main facts on <a href="/keyword/saudi-arabia/" >saudi arabia</a> Be familiar with the main concepts in each of the articles that were covered in class REMEMBER this is only a guide, this is just a brief indicator as to what could be on the exam. It would be wise to be familiar with your book, lectures, and all other material that we have covered.