Question 1

What is a characteristic of Northwestern Europe's midlatitude climates?

Accepted Answer

A)  westerly winds and marine conditions
B)  cold and dry continental conditions
C)  cold spells,frost and polar conditions
D)  winter rain and dry,arid conditions
E)  humid,subtropical conditionF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 2

What percentage of temperate forests cover Europe today?

Accepted Answer

A)  5%
B)  15%
C)  20%
D)  75%
E)  95%F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

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 theseF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of irredentism-the claim of government over a minority living outside its borders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nazi Germany on Italy
B)  France on Germany
C)  Ireland on Scotland
D)  Nazi Germany on Austria
E)  none of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) D) and E) D

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  poleis
B)  green cities
C)  entrepot
D)  cordillera
E)  none of the aboveF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 6

At the end of the medieval period,how much of Europe was covered in forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  35%
B)  75%
C)  20%
D)  50%
E)  5%F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following has been a "world city" since the 17th century and is influential in contemporary globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venice
B)  London
C)  Paris
D)  Milan
E)  BerlinF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What does the German word Gastarbeiter mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  German nationalism
B)  internal passport
C)  guest worker
D)  foreigner
E)  none of theseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

What legally binding global agreement seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marshall Plan
B)  Maastricht Treaty
C)  Treaty of Westphalia
D)  Emissions Trading Scheme
E)  United Nations Kyoto ProtocolF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about feminism in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  machismo culture in Southern Europe creates challenges
B)  Scandinavian young men are threatened by feminist laws
C)  "baby boom" generation made progressive social laws
D)  developed as postwar movement
E)  women occupy senior positions in politicsF) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is a fertile,wind-borne soil?

Accepted Answer

A)  massif
B)  fjord
C)  meseta
D)  loess
E)  morainesF) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

What is "balkanization"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the combination of territories held together by an authoritarian government
B)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units
C)  the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually dependent political units
D)  the formation of federations of small political units
E)  none of theseF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

What unique asset allowed Great Britain to develop its global empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  powerful navy
B)  English language
C)  first overseas expansion
D)  the Hanseatic League
E)  discovery of gunpowderF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 14

How do high speed rails,like the Gotthard Base Tunnel,affect European geography?

Accepted Answer

A)  geography is not suited to rail travel
B)  some areas are less accessible and fall behind economically
C)  failure of technology to counteract centrifugal forces
D)  each area has similar rates of access and development
E)  more cities in Eastern Europe are on the time tables than Western EuropeF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 15

European industrialization was dependent on raw materials from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  welfare states
B)  satellite states
C)  feudal systems
D)  overseas expansion
E)  viticultureF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following is not true about the Alps?

Accepted Answer

A)  older than 500 million years
B)  source of hydroelectric power
C)  substantial agricultural economy
D)  source of limestone,lead and copper
E)  none of the aboveF) None of the above
G) B) and E) A

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  London
B)  Rome
C)  Paris
D)  Berlin
E)  none of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) None of the above B

Question 18

In what era was industrialization in the coalfield areas of northern France,Belgium,and Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  1790-1850
B)  1850-1870
C)  1870-1900
D)  1900-1920
E)  1940-1950F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

What agreement led to a common European currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maastricht Treaty
B)  Treaty of Westphalia
C)  Common Agricultural Policy
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
E)  none of the aboveF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

What river is London is located on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhine
B)  Seine
C)  Elbe
D)  Thames
E)  MarneF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Exam 2: Europe

What is a characteristic of Northwestern Europe's midlatitude climates?

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What percentage of temperate forests cover Europe today?

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

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Which of the following is an example of irredentism-the claim of government over a minority living outside its borders?

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

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At the end of the medieval period,how much of Europe was covered in forest?

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Which of the following has been a "world city" since the 17th century and is influential in contemporary globalization?

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What does the German word Gastarbeiter mean?

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What legally binding global agreement seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere?

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Which of the following is not true about feminism in Europe?

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Which of the following is a fertile,wind-borne soil?

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What is "balkanization"?

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What unique asset allowed Great Britain to develop its global empire?

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How do high speed rails,like the Gotthard Base Tunnel,affect European geography?

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European industrialization was dependent on raw materials from where?

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Which of the following is not true about the Alps?

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

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In what era was industrialization in the coalfield areas of northern France,Belgium,and Germany?

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What agreement led to a common European currency?

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What river is London is located on?

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