Exam 2: Europe

Europe is close to North Africa,and Morocco's coast can be seen across the __________ from Spain.

The __________,initiated in northern England in the late 1700s,introduced a period that changed how humans produced products.

One may instinctively think that the primate city is the same as the capital city of a country;this,however,is not always the case.

The Benelux Agreement,the Marshall Plan,and the Treaty of Rome all helped set the stage for the European unification that evolved into the EU.

The __________ that transformed Europe (17^th & 18^th centuries)was a result of diverse actions that focused on ending continual warfare for the control of territory and introducing peaceful agreements that recognized sovereignty of territory ruled by representative government structures.

European urban development in the 19^th century centered on __________ that had industrial activity.

In 2014,Vladimir Putin's Russian military invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine and annexed it as Russian territory.

The __________ creates a natural boundary to the north.The southern boundary of Europe is the __________ and includes the islands of Malta and Cyprus as independent countries.

The term __________ indicates a city that is more than twice as large as their second city and exceptionally expressive of national feeling and heritage.

Only a few select regions of the world outside Europe were targeted for colonialism.

Governments that had been controlled by Communist dictators or authoritarian leaderships before 1991 were opened up to __________ with public elections.

In 1991,__________ began pushing for the nationalistic goal of uniting all the ethnic Serbs that lived in the various parts of Yugoslavia into a Greater Serbia.

In the EU,economic conditions have often superseded cultural factors and have dominated the need for __________.

Describe the evolution of Germany from its inception in 1871 to its preeminence in the European Union today.

Northern Europe has worked diligently to integrate itself with the global community and yet maintain its cultural identity.

Poor health and childhood poverty are two of the main reasons __________ has a declining population.

After World War II ended in 1945,Europe was divided into Western Europe and Eastern Europe by the __________.

Cooperation continues between Eastern and Western Europe,and the __________ has emerged as the primary economic and political entity of Europe.

As a core economic global power,Europe has experienced a decrease in immigration.

Which region of Western Europe defines the core economic region of Europe and has stable democratic governments,a relatively high standard of living,and is considered a powerhouse of global economics.