Question 1

Which of the following countries was absorbed into the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Bulgaria 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) Hungary 
D) Estonia 
E) Romania 
A) Bulgaria 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) Hungary 
D) Estonia 
E) Romania

Question 2

What is not an aspect of the welfare state?

Accepted Answer

A) unemployment benefits 
B) social housing 
C) low taxation 
D) medical care 
E) university education 
A) unemployment benefits 
B) social housing 
C) low taxation 
D) medical care 
E) university education

Question 3

Which of the following are ways Freiburg has become one of Europe's "greenest cities"?

Accepted Answer

A) goal of reducing emissions by 40% 
B) policy of walking,cycling and public transportation 
C) strict standards of energy use in housing 
D) home to green industries like photovoltaics 
E) all of the above 
A) goal of reducing emissions by 40% 
B) policy of walking,cycling and public transportation 
C) strict standards of energy use in housing 
D) home to green industries like photovoltaics 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Europe produces which of the following greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

A) ozone 
B) methane 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) methane,carbon dioxide,and nitrous oxide 
A) ozone 
B) methane 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) nitrous oxide 
E) methane,carbon dioxide,and nitrous oxide

Question 5

What is Europe's approximate population density per square kilometer?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 100 
C) 1,000 
D) 10,000 
E) none of the above 
A) 10 
B) 100 
C) 1,000 
D) 10,000 
E) none of the above

Question 6

What is a compact chain of mountains separate from other ranges?

Accepted Answer

A) loess 
B) heathland 
C) massif 
D) meseta 
E) fjords 
A) loess 
B) heathland 
C) massif 
D) meseta 
E) fjords

Question 7

The "Southern Crescent" of Europe includes all these cities except:

Accepted Answer

A) Paris 
B) Milan 
C) Turin 
D) Munich 
E) Zürich 
A) Paris 
B) Milan 
C) Turin 
D) Munich 
E) Zürich

Question 8

Besides the Black Death,what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"

Accepted Answer

A) swidden agriculture 
B) financing by princes 
C) the Irish Potato Famine 
D) collapse of the Roman Empire 
E) Little Ice Age 
A) swidden agriculture 
B) financing by princes 
C) the Irish Potato Famine 
D) collapse of the Roman Empire 
E) Little Ice Age

Question 9

What was the goal of the Communist Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)?

Accepted Answer

A) economic self-sufficiency 
B) mutual trade among the Soviet bloc 
C) a move to Chinese Communism 
D) export production for the West European market 
E) capitalist investment 
A) economic self-sufficiency 
B) mutual trade among the Soviet bloc 
C) a move to Chinese Communism 
D) export production for the West European market 
E) capitalist investment

Question 10

Why is Europe's population growing so slowly?

Accepted Answer

A) decline in birthrates 
B) increase in death rates 
C) out-migration to other regions 
D) AIDS infection 
E) Europe is actually growing rapidly today. 
A) decline in birthrates 
B) increase in death rates 
C) out-migration to other regions 
D) AIDS infection 
E) Europe is actually growing rapidly today.

Question 11

Which of the following is not an effect of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany increases mixed farming 
B) moorlands and wetlands under threat 
C) Ireland and the UK specialize in milk 
D) guaranteed prices for crops 
E) France specializes in sugar beets 
A) Germany increases mixed farming 
B) moorlands and wetlands under threat 
C) Ireland and the UK specialize in milk 
D) guaranteed prices for crops 
E) France specializes in sugar beets

Question 12

Approximately how many Jewish people were put to death during the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 million 
B) 3 million 
C) 850,000 
D) 6 million 
E) 10 million 
A) 2 million 
B) 3 million 
C) 850,000 
D) 6 million 
E) 10 million

Question 13

What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Alps 
B) Carpathians 
C) Urals 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Apennines 
A) Alps 
B) Carpathians 
C) Urals 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Apennines

Question 14

Which of the following led to attempts at ethnic cleansing in the late 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Croat nationalism 
B) Muslim nationalism 
C) Serbian nationalism 
D) Basque nationalism 
E) none of these 
A) Croat nationalism 
B) Muslim nationalism 
C) Serbian nationalism 
D) Basque nationalism 
E) none of these

Question 15

During what period did innovations in technology and business bring Europe into a new merchant capitalist economy?

Accepted Answer

A) 9th-10th century 
B) 11th-12th century 
C) 13th-14th century 
D) 15th-16th century 
E) 18th-19th century 
A) 9th-10th century 
B) 11th-12th century 
C) 13th-14th century 
D) 15th-16th century 
E) 18th-19th century

Question 16

Which of the following was not an initial member of the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Italy 
D) Belgium 
E) all of the above 
A) France 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Italy 
D) Belgium 
E) all of the above

Question 17

What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

Accepted Answer

A) fjord 
B) cirque 
C) moraine 
D) glaciated valley 
E) glacial delta 
A) fjord 
B) cirque 
C) moraine 
D) glaciated valley 
E) glacial delta

Question 18

Which of these countries never had a Communist government?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) Spain 
C) Greece 
D) United Kingdom 
E) None of the above ever had a Communist government. 
A) Italy 
B) Spain 
C) Greece 
D) United Kingdom 
E) None of the above ever had a Communist government.

Question 19

In what country do mistral winds blow down the Rhône Valley?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Poland 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Poland

Question 20

Historically,the river basins of the Rhine,the Seine,and the Thames became focused on intermediary centers of trade and transshipment that helped transform Europe.What were cities located on the rivers called?

Accepted Answer

A) edge cities 
B) primate cities 
C) hinterlands 
D) entrepot seaports 
E) growth poles 
A) edge cities 
B) primate cities 
C) hinterlands 
D) entrepot seaports 
E) growth poles

Which of the following countries was absorbed into the Soviet Union?

What is not an aspect of the welfare state?

Which of the following are ways Freiburg has become one of Europe's "greenest cities"?

Europe produces which of the following greenhouse gases?

What is Europe's approximate population density per square kilometer?

What is a compact chain of mountains separate from other ranges?

The "Southern Crescent" of Europe includes all these cities except:

Besides the Black Death,what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"

What was the goal of the Communist Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)?

Why is Europe's population growing so slowly?

Which of the following is not an effect of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?

Approximately how many Jewish people were put to death during the Holocaust?

What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Which of the following led to attempts at ethnic cleansing in the late 20th century?

During what period did innovations in technology and business bring Europe into a new merchant capitalist economy?

Which of the following was not an initial member of the European Union?

What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

Which of these countries never had a Communist government?

In what country do mistral winds blow down the Rhône Valley?

Historically,the river basins of the Rhine,the Seine,and the Thames became focused on intermediary centers of trade and transshipment that helped transform Europe.What were cities located on the rivers called?

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Exam 2: Europe

Which of the following countries was absorbed into the Soviet Union?

What is not an aspect of the welfare state?

Which of the following are ways Freiburg has become one of Europe's "greenest cities"?

Europe produces which of the following greenhouse gases?

What is Europe's approximate population density per square kilometer?

What is a compact chain of mountains separate from other ranges?

The "Southern Crescent" of Europe includes all these cities except:

Besides the Black Death,what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"

What was the goal of the Communist Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)?

Why is Europe's population growing so slowly?

Which of the following is not an effect of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?

Approximately how many Jewish people were put to death during the Holocaust?

What mountain range is sometimes used to mark the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Which of the following led to attempts at ethnic cleansing in the late 20th century?

During what period did innovations in technology and business bring Europe into a new merchant capitalist economy?

Which of the following was not an initial member of the European Union?

What bowl-shaped basins are part of glaciated landscapes in the Northwestern Uplands?

Which of these countries never had a Communist government?

In what country do mistral winds blow down the Rhône Valley?

Historically,the river basins of the Rhine,the Seine,and the Thames became focused on intermediary centers of trade and transshipment that helped transform Europe.What were cities located on the rivers called?

World Regions in Global Context

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

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