Question 1

Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?

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Question 3

What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A) Galician 
B) Catalan 
C) Breton 
D) Basque 
E) Gaelic 
A) Galician 
B) Catalan 
C) Breton 
D) Basque 
E) Gaelic

Question 4

Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

Accepted Answer

A) Andorra 
B) Monaco 
C) Slovenia 
D) Luxembourg 
E) Liechtenstein 
A) Andorra 
B) Monaco 
C) Slovenia 
D) Luxembourg 
E) Liechtenstein

Question 5

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) National Anti-Terrorism Organization 
B) North Austrian Transportation Organization 
C) Norway-Austria Treaty Organization 
D) North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
E) Netherlands Against Terrorism Organization 
A) National Anti-Terrorism Organization 
B) North Austrian Transportation Organization 
C) Norway-Austria Treaty Organization 
D) North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
E) Netherlands Against Terrorism Organization

Question 6

"... more open and spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with palatial residences." This describes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) landscapes of contemporary French urban cities 
B) the Renaissance-Baroque period 
C) contemporary landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula 
D) rural landscapes in contemporary Europe 
E) the medieval landscape 
A) landscapes of contemporary French urban cities 
B) the Renaissance-Baroque period 
C) contemporary landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula 
D) rural landscapes in contemporary Europe 
E) the medieval landscape

Question 7

What is the approximate population of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) 250 million 
B) 530 million 
C) 670 million 
D) 830 million 
E) 1 billion 
A) 250 million 
B) 530 million 
C) 670 million 
D) 830 million 
E) 1 billion

Question 8

Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?

Accepted Answer

A) They want to increase the diversity of their ethnic composition. 
B) It is a requirement of the European Union. 
C) They were experiencing low or negative growth, and needed immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force. 
D) Many feel it would be a way to make up for the transgressions they committed against these people during World War II. 
E) All of the answer choices are correct. 
A) They want to increase the diversity of their ethnic composition. 
B) It is a requirement of the European Union. 
C) They were experiencing low or negative growth, and needed immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force. 
D) Many feel it would be a way to make up for the transgressions they committed against these people during World War II. 
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 9

Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

Accepted Answer

A) Norway 
B) Portugal 
C) Germany 
D) Austria 
E) Bulgaria 
A) Norway 
B) Portugal 
C) Germany 
D) Austria 
E) Bulgaria

Question 10

How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to that of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The environment in Eastern Europe was much more polluted than that of Western Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union. 
B) The environment in Western Europe was much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union. 
C) The environment in Eastern Europe is much more polluted than that of Western Europe. 
D) The environment in Western Europe is much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe. 
E) The environment in Eastern Europe has more air pollution, but less water pollution than that of Western Europe. 
A) The environment in Eastern Europe was much more polluted than that of Western Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union. 
B) The environment in Western Europe was much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union. 
C) The environment in Eastern Europe is much more polluted than that of Western Europe. 
D) The environment in Western Europe is much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe. 
E) The environment in Eastern Europe has more air pollution, but less water pollution than that of Western Europe.

Question 11

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

Accepted Answer

A) Basque 
B) English 
C) Danish 
D) Norwegian 
E) Swedish 
A) Basque 
B) English 
C) Danish 
D) Norwegian 
E) Swedish

Question 12

Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?

Accepted Answer

A) the Alpine mountain region 
B) the Central Uplands 
C) the Iberian Peninsula 
D) the European Lowland 
E) the Western Highlands 
A) the Alpine mountain region 
B) the Central Uplands 
C) the Iberian Peninsula 
D) the European Lowland 
E) the Western Highlands

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the four seas that encircle Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Baltic Sea 
B) North Sea 
C) Mediterranean Sea 
D) Caspian Sea 
E) Black Sea 
A) Baltic Sea 
B) North Sea 
C) Mediterranean Sea 
D) Caspian Sea 
E) Black Sea

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

According to the graphic below, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?

Accepted Answer

A) Germanic and Slavic 
B) Celtic and Germanic 
C) Romance and Germanic 
D) Celtic and Romance 
E) Romance and Slavic 
A) Germanic and Slavic 
B) Celtic and Germanic 
C) Romance and Germanic 
D) Celtic and Romance 
E) Romance and Slavic

Question 17

Where is the Jewish Pale?

Accepted Answer

A) small cities bordering the Mediterranean 
B) along the Black Sea 
C) the Balkans 
D) Eastern Europe 
E) Iberia 
A) small cities bordering the Mediterranean 
B) along the Black Sea 
C) the Balkans 
D) Eastern Europe 
E) Iberia

Question 18

On a per capita basis, what two countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden and Norway 
B) Germany and France 
C) Greece and Italy 
D) United Kingdom and Germany 
E) Austria and Spain 
A) Sweden and Norway 
B) Germany and France 
C) Greece and Italy 
D) United Kingdom and Germany 
E) Austria and Spain

Question 19

The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

Accepted Answer

A) the Warsaw Pact. 
B) the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) the European Union. 
D) the United Nations. 
E) irredentism. 
A) the Warsaw Pact. 
B) the Treaty of Versailles. 
C) the European Union. 
D) the United Nations. 
E) irredentism.

Question 20

In which European country would you find fjords?

Accepted Answer

A) Ireland 
B) Norway 
C) Netherlands 
D) Italy 
E) Germany 
A) Ireland 
B) Norway 
C) Netherlands 
D) Italy 
E) Germany

Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.

How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?

What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

"... more open and spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with palatial residences." This describes which of the following?

What is the approximate population of Europe?

Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?

Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to that of Western Europe?

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four seas that encircle Europe?

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

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?

According to the graphic below, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?

Where is the Jewish Pale?

On a per capita basis, what two countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants

The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

In which European country would you find fjords?

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Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.

How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?

What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

"... more open and spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with palatial residences." This describes which of the following?

What is the approximate population of Europe?

Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?

Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to that of Western Europe?

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four seas that encircle Europe?

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

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?

According to the graphic below, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?

Where is the Jewish Pale?

On a per capita basis, what two countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants

The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

In which European country would you find fjords?

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

Filters