Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a prerequisite for joining the EU?

Accepted Answer

A)  be a democracy 
B)  have high taxes 
C)  have a functioning market economy 
D)  guarantee human rights and have respect for minorities 
A)  be a democracy 
B)  have high taxes 
C)  have a functioning market economy 
D)  guarantee human rights and have respect for minorities

Question 2

A city of worldwide economic or cultural influence is known as a(n):

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Question 3

What is the term for the expectation of women in Europe (and elsewhere)to work a full-time job and take care of most of the domestic work as well?

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Question 4

In a Mediterranean climate the winters are:

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Question 5

In the period following World War II,eastern Europe developed a more successful capitalist economy than western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What term describes a social system in which an impoverished class of semi-enslaved people cultivates lands owned by nobles?

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The answer of What term describes a social system in...

Question 7

Only about __________ percent of Europeans are engaged in full-time farming.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.3 
B)  10 
C)  12.5 
D)  25 
A)  2.3 
B)  10 
C)  12.5 
D)  25

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true about gender roles in modern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The percentage of women in the professional and technical fields is growing. 
B)  Many European women who work outside the home still face the "double day." 
C)  Women in general have higher social status and earn higher pay than men. 
D)  Male social advantages are somewhat stronger in Central and Southern Europe than in North and West Europe. 
A)  The percentage of women in the professional and technical fields is growing. 
B)  Many European women who work outside the home still face the "double day." 
C)  Women in general have higher social status and earn higher pay than men. 
D)  Male social advantages are somewhat stronger in Central and Southern Europe than in North and West Europe.

Question 9

Until its demise at the end of the 1980s,the Soviet sphere of influence included which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  West Germany 
B)  East Germany 
C)  Italy 
D)  Sweden 
A)  West Germany 
B)  East Germany 
C)  Italy 
D)  Sweden

Question 10

The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pyrenees. 
B)  Balkans. 
C)  Alps. 
D)  Urals. 
A)  Pyrenees. 
B)  Balkans. 
C)  Alps. 
D)  Urals.

Question 11

Which of the following is a strategy that the EU employs in an effort to reduce costs of production in the wealthiest EU member countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  relocate factories from wealthy EU countries to lower-wage countries in the EU 
B)  raise tariffs within the EU 
C)  move companies to Mexico,Southeast Asia,or China 
D)  reduce wages and eliminate jobs in the wealthy countries of North Europe 
A)  relocate factories from wealthy EU countries to lower-wage countries in the EU 
B)  raise tariffs within the EU 
C)  move companies to Mexico,Southeast Asia,or China 
D)  reduce wages and eliminate jobs in the wealthy countries of North Europe

Question 12

Following the world wars,Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  Taft Act 
D)  Treaty of Versailles 
A)  Monroe Doctrine 
B)  Marshall Plan 
C)  Taft Act 
D)  Treaty of Versailles

Question 13

What mountains are the result of the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate?

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Question 14

The present-day site of the Ottoman Empire is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  Monrovia 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Russia 
A)  Germany 
B)  Monrovia 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Russia

Question 15

Compared to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean,with what problem must the Mediterranean,Baltic,and Black seas contend?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have difficulty cleansing themselves of pollutants due to their location. 
B)  Their substantial oil and gas resources are being developed recklessly. 
C)  Each is shrinking because the main rivers that feed them have been diverted. 
D)  Freshwater animal life is being threatened by saltwater intrusion. 
A)  They have difficulty cleansing themselves of pollutants due to their location. 
B)  Their substantial oil and gas resources are being developed recklessly. 
C)  Each is shrinking because the main rivers that feed them have been diverted. 
D)  Freshwater animal life is being threatened by saltwater intrusion.

Question 16

Rules and standards that apply to the countries of the European Union tend to influence people and businesses in those countries only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The European Union is the second largest economy in the world,second only to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosporus. 
B)  Bering Strait. 
C)  Strait of Gibraltar. 
D)  Dardanelles. 
A)  Bosporus. 
B)  Bering Strait. 
C)  Strait of Gibraltar. 
D)  Dardanelles.

Question 19

What was the goal of the various types of welfare states that were introduced throughout Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide support to families headed by women widowed by fatalities during World War II 
B)  to maintain the prosperity of those who lost their jobs to more skilled immigrants who had fled oppression in communist countries 
C)  to reduce extreme disparities in well-being that had been made worse with industrialization 
D)  to prevent collusion between national labor unions and their corporate employers 
A)  to provide support to families headed by women widowed by fatalities during World War II 
B)  to maintain the prosperity of those who lost their jobs to more skilled immigrants who had fled oppression in communist countries 
C)  to reduce extreme disparities in well-being that had been made worse with industrialization 
D)  to prevent collusion between national labor unions and their corporate employers

Question 20

The term used after World War II to describe the long,fortified border zone between western Europe and eastern Europe is:

Accepted Answer

A)  glasnost. 
B)  perestroika. 
C)  the Iron Curtain. 
D)  Checkpoint Charlie. 
A)  glasnost. 
B)  perestroika. 
C)  the Iron Curtain. 
D)  Checkpoint Charlie.

Which of the following is NOT a prerequisite for joining the EU?

A city of worldwide economic or cultural influence is known as a(n):

What is the term for the expectation of women in Europe (and elsewhere)to work a full-time job and take care of most of the domestic work as well?

In a Mediterranean climate the winters are:

In the period following World War II,eastern Europe developed a more successful capitalist economy than western Europe.

What term describes a social system in which an impoverished class of semi-enslaved people cultivates lands owned by nobles?

Only about __________ percent of Europeans are engaged in full-time farming.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about gender roles in modern Europe?

Until its demise at the end of the 1980s,the Soviet sphere of influence included which of the following countries?

The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:

Which of the following is a strategy that the EU employs in an effort to reduce costs of production in the wealthiest EU member countries?

Following the world wars,Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the __________.

What mountains are the result of the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate?

The present-day site of the Ottoman Empire is __________.

Compared to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean,with what problem must the Mediterranean,Baltic,and Black seas contend?

Rules and standards that apply to the countries of the European Union tend to influence people and businesses in those countries only.

The European Union is the second largest economy in the world,second only to the United States.

Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the:

What was the goal of the various types of welfare states that were introduced throughout Europe?

The term used after World War II to describe the long,fortified border zone between western Europe and eastern Europe is:

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 4: Europe

Which of the following is NOT a prerequisite for joining the EU?

A city of worldwide economic or cultural influence is known as a(n):

What is the term for the expectation of women in Europe (and elsewhere)to work a full-time job and take care of most of the domestic work as well?

In a Mediterranean climate the winters are:

In the period following World War II,eastern Europe developed a more successful capitalist economy than western Europe.

What term describes a social system in which an impoverished class of semi-enslaved people cultivates lands owned by nobles?

Only about __________ percent of Europeans are engaged in full-time farming.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about gender roles in modern Europe?

Until its demise at the end of the 1980s,the Soviet sphere of influence included which of the following countries?

The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:

Which of the following is a strategy that the EU employs in an effort to reduce costs of production in the wealthiest EU member countries?

Following the world wars,Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the __________.

What mountains are the result of the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate?

The present-day site of the Ottoman Empire is __________.

Compared to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean,with what problem must the Mediterranean,Baltic,and Black seas contend?

Rules and standards that apply to the countries of the European Union tend to influence people and businesses in those countries only.

The European Union is the second largest economy in the world,second only to the United States.

Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the:

What was the goal of the various types of welfare states that were introduced throughout Europe?

The term used after World War II to describe the long,fortified border zone between western Europe and eastern Europe is:

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters