Question 1

Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

Accepted Answer

A) Balkan Peninsula 
B) Iberian Peninsula 
C) Italian Peninsula 
D) Scandinavian Peninsula 
E) none of these 
A) Balkan Peninsula 
B) Iberian Peninsula 
C) Italian Peninsula 
D) Scandinavian Peninsula 
E) none of these

Question 2

Which country was the first in oversea expansions?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Spain 
C) the Netherlands 
D) Portugal 
E) Italy 
A) France 
B) Spain 
C) the Netherlands 
D) Portugal 
E) Italy

Question 3

Less than 3% of the European Union workforce is employed in this sector of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) industry 
C) services 
D) manufacturing 
E) office work 
A) agriculture 
B) industry 
C) services 
D) manufacturing 
E) office work

Question 4

Europe is home to approximately ________ Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) 2-4 million 
B) 20-30 million 
C) 15-20 million 
D) 1-2 million 
E) 5-10 million 
A) 2-4 million 
B) 20-30 million 
C) 15-20 million 
D) 1-2 million 
E) 5-10 million

Question 5

A country that has a centralized,autocratic government and values nation and race over the individual is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) communism 
B) democracy 
C) command economy 
D) fascism 
E) socialism 
A) communism 
B) democracy 
C) command economy 
D) fascism 
E) socialism

Question 6

Slavic languages dominate southern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Massif refers to a compact chain of mountain that is separate from other ranges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which country was expelled from the Soviet bloc due to ideological differences?

Accepted Answer

A) Bulgaria 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) Hungary 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Finland 
A) Bulgaria 
B) Czechoslovakia 
C) Hungary 
D) Yugoslavia 
E) Finland

Question 10

Loess is a fine-grained,extremely fertile soil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: Ireland
Latvia
Spain
Ukraine
Portugal
Bulgaria
Romania
Norway
Croatia
France

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Riga and Dublin and Sofia and Bucharest is...

Question 12

This has been the overall result of the European Union's policy toward agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) a withdrawal from mixed farming in Europe 
B) a decrease in production of wheat and dairy products in Europe 
C) decreased specialization in oil seeds like canola in Europe 
D) an increase in farm imports from outside Europe 
E) decreased investment in European agriculture 
A) a withdrawal from mixed farming in Europe 
B) a decrease in production of wheat and dairy products in Europe 
C) decreased specialization in oil seeds like canola in Europe 
D) an increase in farm imports from outside Europe 
E) decreased investment in European agriculture

Question 13

In 2008,the average number of children per family in Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A) 2.1 
B) 1.2 
C) 1.5 
D) 3 
E) 4 
A) 2.1 
B) 1.2 
C) 1.5 
D) 3 
E) 4

Question 14

Ukraine is a former Soviet republic which has successfully reintegrated with the rest of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

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.The cities along these river basins were referred to as:

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

Question 17

Deep,bowl-shaped basins on mountainsides which are shaped by ice action are called:

Accepted Answer

A) moraines 
B) cirques 
C) fjords 
D) tarns 
E) alluvial fans 
A) moraines 
B) cirques 
C) fjords 
D) tarns 
E) alluvial fans

Question 18

Almost all Western Europeans live in a European Union member country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the predominant religion in southern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Protestantism 
B) Roman Catholicism 
C) Eastern Orthodox 
D) Judaism 
E) No one religion predominates in southern Europe. 
A) Protestantism 
B) Roman Catholicism 
C) Eastern Orthodox 
D) Judaism 
E) No one religion predominates in southern Europe.

Question 20

The overall life expectancy in Europe is:

Accepted Answer

A) 75 
B) 79 
C) 72 
D) 60 
E) 80 
A) 75 
B) 79 
C) 72 
D) 60 
E) 80

Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

Which country was the first in oversea expansions?

Less than 3% of the European Union workforce is employed in this sector of the economy.

Europe is home to approximately ________ Muslims.

A country that has a centralized,autocratic government and values nation and race over the individual is referred to as:

Slavic languages dominate southern Europe.

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

Massif refers to a compact chain of mountain that is separate from other ranges.

Which country was expelled from the Soviet bloc due to ideological differences?

Loess is a fine-grained,extremely fertile soil.

This has been the overall result of the European Union's policy toward agriculture.

In 2008,the average number of children per family in Europe was:

Ukraine is a former Soviet republic which has successfully reintegrated with the rest of Europe.

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

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.The cities along these river basins were referred to as:

Deep,bowl-shaped basins on mountainsides which are shaped by ice action are called:

Almost all Western Europeans live in a European Union member country.

What is the predominant religion in southern Europe?

The overall life expectancy in Europe is:

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Which of the following is the largest of the European peninsulas?

Which country was the first in oversea expansions?

Less than 3% of the European Union workforce is employed in this sector of the economy.

Europe is home to approximately ________ Muslims.

A country that has a centralized,autocratic government and values nation and race over the individual is referred to as:

Slavic languages dominate southern Europe.

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

Massif refers to a compact chain of mountain that is separate from other ranges.

Which country was expelled from the Soviet bloc due to ideological differences?

Loess is a fine-grained,extremely fertile soil.

This has been the overall result of the European Union's policy toward agriculture.

In 2008,the average number of children per family in Europe was:

Ukraine is a former Soviet republic which has successfully reintegrated with the rest of Europe.

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

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.The cities along these river basins were referred to as:

Deep,bowl-shaped basins on mountainsides which are shaped by ice action are called:

Almost all Western Europeans live in a European Union member country.

What is the predominant religion in southern Europe?

The overall life expectancy in Europe is:

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

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