Question 1

Match each country with its capital.
-Latvia

Accepted Answer

A) Kiev 
B) Oslo 
C) Bucharest 
D) Riga 
E) Zagreb
F)Madrid
G)Paris
H)Dublin
I)Lisbon
J)Sofia 
A) Kiev 
B) Oslo 
C) Bucharest 
D) Riga 
E) Zagreb
F)Madrid
G)Paris
H)Dublin
I)Lisbon
J)Sofia

Question 2

What is "Balkanization"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the combination of territories held together by an authoritarian government 
B)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units 
C)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually dependent political units 
D)  the formation of federations of small political units 
E)  none of these 
A)  the combination of territories held together by an authoritarian government 
B)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units 
C)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually dependent political units 
D)  the formation of federations of small political units 
E)  none of these

Question 3

This is one of the major advantages of former COMECON members.

Accepted Answer

A)  cheap land and labor 
B)  local markets for agricultural production 
C)  well-developed communications and transportation infrastructure 
D)  well-developed knowledge-based industries 
E)  high levels of personal savings 
A)  cheap land and labor 
B)  local markets for agricultural production 
C)  well-developed communications and transportation infrastructure 
D)  well-developed knowledge-based industries 
E)  high levels of personal savings

Question 4

Which of the following is defined as a national economy in which all aspects of production are centrally controlled by government agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  command economy 
B)  common market 
C)  capitalism 
D)  welfare state 
E)  swidden 
A)  command economy 
B)  common market 
C)  capitalism 
D)  welfare state 
E)  swidden

Question 5

Beginning around 750 B.C.E. , the ancient Greeks developed a series of fortified city states called:

Accepted Answer

A)  poleis 
B)  latifundia 
C)  apparatchiks 
D)  foggara 
E)  none of the above 
A)  poleis 
B)  latifundia 
C)  apparatchiks 
D)  foggara 
E)  none of the above

Match each country with its capital. -Latvia

What is "Balkanization"?

This is one of the major advantages of former COMECON members.

Which of the following is defined as a national economy in which all aspects of production are centrally controlled by government agencies?

Beginning around 750 B.C.E. , the ancient Greeks developed a series of fortified city states 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

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Southeast Asia

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Exam 2: Europe

Match each country with its capital. -Latvia

What is "Balkanization"?

This is one of the major advantages of former COMECON members.

Which of the following is defined as a national economy in which all aspects of production are centrally controlled by government agencies?

Beginning around 750 B.C.E. , the ancient Greeks developed a series of fortified city states 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

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters