Question 1

The former Yugoslavia has fragmented into how many independent nation-states?

Accepted Answer

A) four 
B) seven 
C) five 
D) six 
E) three 
A) four 
B) seven 
C) five 
D) six 
E) three

Question 2

Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?

Accepted Answer

A) The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East. 
B) Nazis and their sympathizers murdered approximately six million Jews in the Holocaust. 
C) Their birth rates dropped as their urbanization rate increased, and the creation of Israel caused most to emigrate to the Middle East. 
D) The vast majority of Jews emigrated to the United States. 
E) Their birth rates dropped as rates of urbanization increased. 
A) The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East. 
B) Nazis and their sympathizers murdered approximately six million Jews in the Holocaust. 
C) Their birth rates dropped as their urbanization rate increased, and the creation of Israel caused most to emigrate to the Middle East. 
D) The vast majority of Jews emigrated to the United States. 
E) Their birth rates dropped as rates of urbanization increased.

Question 3

Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (commodities)?

Accepted Answer

A) textiles 
B) transportation 
C) computers and information technology 
D) telegraph and telephones 
E) coal and steel 
A) textiles 
B) transportation 
C) computers and information technology 
D) telegraph and telephones 
E) coal and steel

Question 4

Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce"?

Accepted Answer

A) Czechoslovakia 
B) Romania 
C) Germany 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Ireland 
A) Czechoslovakia 
B) Romania 
C) Germany 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Ireland

Question 5

What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The European population is characterized by which stage of the demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) First 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth 
E) Fifth 
A) First 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth 
E) Fifth

Question 7

Which country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe in the decades following WWII?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Japan 
D) China 
E) Soviet Union 
A) United States 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Japan 
D) China 
E) Soviet Union

Question 8

Which European city is considered to be the most "bicycle-friendly" in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Copenhagen 
B) London 
C) Paris 
D) Madrid 
E) Rome 
A) Copenhagen 
B) London 
C) Paris 
D) Madrid 
E) Rome

Question 9

Which two nations have accepted the largest number of asylum seekers on a PER CAPITA (i.e. as a percent of their total population)?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany and France 
B) Sweden and Denmark 
C) Norway and Sweden 
D) Germany and Belgium 
E) Belgium and the Netherlands 
A) Germany and France 
B) Sweden and Denmark 
C) Norway and Sweden 
D) Germany and Belgium 
E) Belgium and the Netherlands

Question 10

Describe the major language families present in Europe. How do groups within these families use language to differentiate themselves culturally?

Accepted Answer

Language is an important source of natio

The former Yugoslavia has fragmented into how many independent nation-states?

Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?

Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (commodities)?

Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce"?

What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?

The European population is characterized by which stage of the demographic transition?

Which country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe in the decades following WWII?

Which European city is considered to be the most "bicycle-friendly" in the world?

Which two nations have accepted the largest number of asylum seekers on a PER CAPITA (i.e. as a percent of their total population)?

Describe the major language families present in Europe. How do groups within these families use language to differentiate themselves culturally?

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Exam 8: Europe

The former Yugoslavia has fragmented into how many independent nation-states?

Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?

Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (commodities)?

Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce"?

What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?

The European population is characterized by which stage of the demographic transition?

Which country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe in the decades following WWII?

Which European city is considered to be the most "bicycle-friendly" in the world?

Which two nations have accepted the largest number of asylum seekers on a PER CAPITA (i.e. as a percent of their total population)?

Describe the major language families present in Europe. How do groups within these families use language to differentiate themselves culturally?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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