Exam 2: Europe

In the steppe region of the North European Lowlands,what type of agriculture dominates the landscape?

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

One of the largest and most successful growth centers within metropolitan Paris is called:

Europe's current urbanization rate is approximately 73 percent.

Temperate forests cover approximately 25% of Europe today.

The climate of Southeastern Europe is classified as:

Mistral winds blow down the Rhône Valley in southern:

Most of the immigrants going to the Netherlands are from former colonies in Indonesia.

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

A central business district is a central nucleus within a city,with mostly this kind of land use.

Spain and ________ used gold and silver from the Americas to increase their wealth during the colonial period.

During the Cold War,which region of Europe contained the "satellite states?"

This is the best reason why Europe's population is growing so slowly at present.

All of these are major cities of Europe's "Golden Triangle" except:

Approximately how many Jews were put to death during the Holocaust?

After an unsuccessful initiative program,this became the goal of COMECON.

In the 1990s,the most extreme example of ethnic cleansing occurred in the ________ region.

The Pyrenees Mountains designate the border between France and:

World War II resulted in smaller ethnic minorities in Southeastern Europe than before the war.

When was the Marshall Plan instituted?