Question 1

Germany has a Mediterranean climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  the euro 
B)  the franc 
C)  the Deutschemark 
D)  the pound 
E)  the dollar 
A)  the euro 
B)  the franc 
C)  the Deutschemark 
D)  the pound 
E)  the dollar A

Question 3

Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.

Accepted Answer

European economic cooperation began at the end of World War II,based around coal and steel.The "European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC),established in 1952 by France,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,Belgium,and Luxembourg,became the European Economic Community (EEC)in 1957 as the result of the Treaty of Rome.In 1965 through the Brussels Treaty,the EEC added a political union to the economic component,becoming the European Community (EC).In 1991,the EC became today's European Union under the terms of the Maastricht Treaty.Additional elements of the European Union have included a monetary union (and creation of the Euro)and the Schengen Agreement reduced boundary issues among the EU members who signed this treaty.As of late 2010,there are 27 EU members,with several more countries (including Turkey and Iceland)asking to join.

Question 4

What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion,as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balkan region 
B)  homelands 
C)  buffer zone 
D)  convection cells 
E)  distributaries 
A)  Balkan region 
B)  homelands 
C)  buffer zone 
D)  convection cells 
E)  distributaries

Question 5

Yugoslavia and its former republics have been a major area of tension and warfare in the 1990s.First discuss the historical,ethnic,linguistic,and religious background of Yugoslavia,and then examine the conflicts of the 1990s,including the reasons for their occurrence and what has been done to settle them.

Accepted Answer

At the end of World War One,the Austro-H

Question 6

The beginnings of the European Union lay in a plan calling for the regional sharing of resources such as coal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  feudalism 
B)  gastarbeiter 
C)  balkanization 
D)  irredentism 
E)  secularization 
A)  feudalism 
B)  gastarbeiter 
C)  balkanization 
D)  irredentism 
E)  secularization

Question 8

The Apennines mountain range separates France and Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What event was an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the release of the last German colony in Africa in 1989 
B)  the expulsion of many foreign-born immigrants from France 
C)  an environmental disaster in the Balkans 
D)  Germany's mild climate 
E)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
A)  the release of the last German colony in Africa in 1989 
B)  the expulsion of many foreign-born immigrants from France 
C)  an environmental disaster in the Balkans 
D)  Germany's mild climate 
E)  the collapse of the Soviet Union

Question 10

Women's workforce participation is highest in eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Early post-World War II cooperation in Western Europe centered on transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Danube is Europe's longest river.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  a large labor force 
C)  access to banking and finance 
D)  mild climate 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  coal 
B)  a large labor force 
C)  access to banking and finance 
D)  mild climate 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 14

Currently what is the most urgent environmental issue for Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  deforestation 
B)  climate change 
C)  acid rain 
D)  air pollution 
E)  fresh water sources 
A)  deforestation 
B)  climate change 
C)  acid rain 
D)  air pollution 
E)  fresh water sources

Question 15

The Cold War ended due to U.S.pressure on the Soviet Union to allow for democratic reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which non-European country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  Soviet Union 
D)  United States 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  Soviet Union 
D)  United States 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

What was the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe from 1968-1973 
B)  the nickname given to efforts by the cold, northern countries of Europe to resolve their energy crisis in the 1990s in order to avoid deaths caused by hypothermia 
C)  an armed conflict between the United States and the USSR that lasted from 1946-1991 and included occupation of several European countries by the United States 
D)  an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries 
E)  armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe that lasted from 1986-1991 
A)  armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe from 1968-1973 
B)  the nickname given to efforts by the cold, northern countries of Europe to resolve their energy crisis in the 1990s in order to avoid deaths caused by hypothermia 
C)  an armed conflict between the United States and the USSR that lasted from 1946-1991 and included occupation of several European countries by the United States 
D)  an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries 
E)  armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe that lasted from 1986-1991

Question 18

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)  Their birth rates dropped as their urbanization rate increased, and the creation of Israel caused most to emigrate to the Middle East. 
B)  The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East. 
C)  Their birth rates dropped as rates of urbanization increased. 
D)  German Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Their birth rates dropped as their urbanization rate increased, and the creation of Israel caused most to emigrate to the Middle East. 
B)  The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East. 
C)  Their birth rates dropped as rates of urbanization increased. 
D)  German Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 19

The largest number of migrants to France are from North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which European country has the highest representation of women in parliamentary offices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cypress 
B)  the United Kingdom 
C)  Germany 
D)  Denmark 
E)  Sweden 
A)  Cypress 
B)  the United Kingdom 
C)  Germany 
D)  Denmark 
E)  Sweden

Germany has a Mediterranean climate.

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.

What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion,as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

The beginnings of the European Union lay in a plan calling for the regional sharing of resources such as coal.

What term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines?

The Apennines mountain range separates France and Spain.

What event was an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?

Women's workforce participation is highest in eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Early post-World War II cooperation in Western Europe centered on transportation.

The Danube is Europe's longest river.

Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

Currently what is the most urgent environmental issue for Europe?

The Cold War ended due to U.S.pressure on the Soviet Union to allow for democratic reforms.

Which non-European country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe?

What was the Cold War?

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

The largest number of migrants to France are from North Africa.

Which European country has the highest representation of women in parliamentary offices?

Concepts of World Geography

Changing Global 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

Filters

Exam 8: Europe

Germany has a Mediterranean climate.

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.

What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion,as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

The beginnings of the European Union lay in a plan calling for the regional sharing of resources such as coal.

What term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines?

The Apennines mountain range separates France and Spain.

What event was an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?

Women's workforce participation is highest in eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Early post-World War II cooperation in Western Europe centered on transportation.

The Danube is Europe's longest river.

Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

Currently what is the most urgent environmental issue for Europe?

The Cold War ended due to U.S.pressure on the Soviet Union to allow for democratic reforms.

Which non-European country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe?

What was the Cold War?

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

The largest number of migrants to France are from North Africa.

Which European country has the highest representation of women in parliamentary offices?

Concepts of World Geography

Changing Global 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

Filters