Deck 8: Europe

Question 1

In which European country would you find fjords?

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How many countries make up the European Union (EU)?

A)5
B)10
C)18
D)27
E)35

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What progress has Europe made toward meeting the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol?

A)It has made no progress at all.
B)It has made relatively little progress.
C)It is half-way towards meeting its goals.
D)It has met its goal.
E)It has exceeded its goal.

Question 5

Which country of Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland?

A)Italy
B)Greece
C)Switzerland
D)Netherlands
E)Spain

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a source of Europe's environmental problems?

A)long history of agriculture
B)a major nuclear accident in 1994
C)extraction of resources
D)industrial manufacturing
E)urbanization

Question 7

The northern subregion of Europe is also known as

A)Carpathia.
B)Scandinavia.
C)Mediterranean.
D)Iberia.
E)Catalonia.

Question 8

Which of the following factors does NOT explain the environmental diversity of Europe?

A)complex geology that produced some of the newest, as well as oldest, landscapes in the world
B)the latitudinal extent of Europe
C)El Niño
D)the interaction of land and sea
E)A long history of human settlement has transformed the land.

Question 9

What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?

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

Question 10

What country emits the most pollutants each year?

A)France
B)Italy
C)United Kingdom
D)Poland
E)Germany

Question 11

In Europe, with what type of feature are the names Rhine, Loire, Thames, Danube, and Elbe associated?

A)Alpine mountain ranges
B)cities
C)small countries
D)rivers
E)ethnic groups

Question 12

How many countries does Europe contain?

A)10
B)20
C)30
D)42
E)50

Question 13

Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

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

Question 14

What are the current impacts of climate change in Europe?

A)Sea ice is dwindling.
B)There is sparse snow cover in arctic Scandinavia.
C)There are frequent droughts in the water-starved Mediterranean region.
D)A and B above
E)A, B, and C above

Question 15

What small British territory guards the narrow strait between Africa and Europe?

A)Gibraltar
B)Monaco
C)Andorra
D)Sardinia
E)Crete

Question 16

How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to 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 17

What major step did Europe take to help meet its obligation to the Kyoto Protocol?

A)It moved its polluting factories to Asia.
B)It replaced natural gas consumption with clean-burning coal.
C)It began to financially penalize polluting countries.
D)It undertook the construction of hundreds of new nuclear reactors.
E)It started a carbon-trading scheme.

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

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

Question 21

Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers (and their descendants)from which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

A)Iran
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Yemen
D)Turkey
E)United Arab Emirates

Question 22

Benefits of family-friendly policies include all of the following EXCEPT

A)full-pay maternity leave.
B)fully paid nanny services using immigrant labor.
C)guarantees continued employment.
D)extensive child-care facilities.
E)cash subsidies for having children.

Question 23

What is a main reason new migrant groups to Europe challenge the traditional process of assimilation into host cultures?

A)They are subjected to a European version of apartheid.
B)Racism is so rampant new immigrants refuse to assimilate.
C)New digital technologies increase their ability to maintain strong ties to their homeland.
D)There is just no need to assimilate anymore.
E)They move from country to country so often there is no time to assimilate.

Question 24

According to the graphic below, which of the following countries of Europe has the highest population density?

A)Germany
B)France
C)Italy
D)Netherlands
E)Spain

Question 25

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

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 26

In 1967, what city became the first to enact cultural landscape regulations?

A)Dresden
B)Berlin
C)Paris
D)London
E)Salzburg

Question 27

Probably the most striking characteristic of Europe's demography is

A)that almost 40% of the population is illiterate.
B)that there continues to be 10% more women than men in most of the countries.
C)the high rural population.
D)youthfulness of its population.
E)the lack of natural growth.

Question 28

One of the major characteristics of Europe's population and settlement patterns is its high level of

A)urbanization.
B)crime.
C)drug use.
D)corruption.
E)integration.

Question 29

Immigrant refugees seeking political amnesty mainly come from all of these countries EXCEPT

A)Syria.
B)Afghanistan.
C)Iraq.
D)Israel.
E)Eritrea.

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

What three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes?

A)Renaissance-Baroque, industrial, post-modern
B)medieval, Renaissance-Baroque, art deco
C)medieval, Renaissance-Baroque, industrial
D)pre-modern, medieval, modern
E)colonial, industrial, post-modern

Question 32

"... 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?

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 33

What countries of Europe comprise the region of Scandinavia?

A)Norway, Sweden, Denmark
B)Switzerland and Austria
C)Germany and France
D)Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium
E)Spain and Portugal

Question 34

Which country of Europe has the largest population in the region?

A)Germany
B)the United Kingdom
C)France
D)Poland
E)Italy

Question 35

Which country of Europe has the highest population density?

A)Germany
B)the United Kingdom
C)France
D)the Netherlands
E)Italy

Question 36

What is the approximate population of Europe?

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

Question 37

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

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 38

"One of narrow, winding streets, crowded with three- or four-story masonry buildings with little setback from the street." This describes which of the following?

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 39

Where do most immigrants to France come from?

A)Eastern Europe
B)France's former colonies in Africa
C)India and Pakistan
D)Hong Kong
E)Quebec, Canada

Question 40

According to the graphic below, which of the following cities is located in the area with the highest population densities?

A)Belgrade
B)Sarajevo
C)Cologne
D)Nantes
E)Bucharest

Question 41

What has been an important source of conflict in Northern Ireland?

A)The Protestant minority feel that the Catholic majority has discriminated against them.
B)The Catholic minority feel that the Protestant majority has discriminated against them.
C)The northern Irish want all of the road signs and other public documents printed in their native Celtic language.
D)There is a large influx of foreign immigration every year.
E)There is a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage.

Question 42

Besides the division between western and eastern churches, the other great split within Christianity occurred between

A)Catholicism and Protestantism.
B)Orthodox Christians and New Age Christians.
C)Methodists and Anglicans.
D)Charismatic Churches and Traditional Churches.
E)none of the above

Question 43

In what part of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion?

A)northern Germany
B)Sweden
C)England
D)Norway
E)All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 44

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

A)A drought led to famine in the regions where they were living, killing many and causing many more to emigrate.
B)The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East.
C)An outbreak of smallpox during World War II in the region where most European Jews lived killed many of them.
D)German Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust.
E)all of the above

Question 45

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

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

Question 46

Today, Europe has about ________ million Catholics

A)20
B)50
C)100
D)150
E)250

Question 47

Which European Romance language contains many Slavic words?

A)Romanian
B)French
C)Spanish
D)Italian
E)Portuguese

Question 48

What is the most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe?

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

Question 49

In which country of Europe has conflict between Catholics and Protestants been a problem?

A)Northern Ireland
B)England
C)Scotland
D)Wales
E)Ireland

Question 50

Where is the Jewish Pale?

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

Question 51

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

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 52

Europe's new lingua franca is

A)German.
B)French.
C)English.
D)Italian.
E)Portuguese.

Question 53

Today, Europe has just under ________ million Protestants

A)20
B)50
C)100
D)150
E)250

Question 54

As their first language, 90% of Europe's population speak languages from what three groups?

A)Romance, Slavic, Hellenic
B)Germanic, Hellenic, Basque
C)Romance, Magyar, Celtic
D)Romance, Hellenic, Celtic
E)Germanic, Romance, Slavic

Question 55

How many world wars were fought in Europe?

A)none
B)1
C)2
D)3
E)4

Question 56

The Ottoman Empire expanded its borders almost to the gates of what European city in the middle of the 16th century?

A)Rome, Italy
B)Paris, France
C)Vienna, Austria
D)Berlin, Germany
E)London, England

Question 57

The number of speakers of Romance and Germanic languages in Europe is roughly equal. About how many speakers does each group have in Europe?

A)10 million
B)20 million
C)100 million
D)200 million
E)1 billion

Question 58

What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

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

Question 59

Which country of Europe has the region's largest numbers of Muslims?

A)Germany
B)England
C)Spain
D)France
E)Italy

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

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

Question 62

From 1945 until 1990, Europe was divided into two geopolitical and economic blocs, east and west, separated by the infamous

A)armed soldiers.
B)Iron Curtain.
C)Glasnost.
D)KGB.
E)buffer zone.

Question 63

What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?

A)balkanization
B)collectivism
C)feudalism
D)irredentism
E)privatization

Question 64

Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia were part of the former

A)Czechoslovakia.
B)USSR.
C)German Empire.
D)Austro-Hungarian Empire.
E)Yugoslavia.

Question 65

What kind of organization is the European Union?

A)an international organization working toward the improvement of Europe's transportation network
B)a regional organization working toward the integration of professional athletics in Europe
C)a supranational organization working toward economic, political, and cultural integration in Europe
D)an international labor union working to retain jobs in the region
E)a supranational organization focusing on the common defense and the development of a nuclear arsenal

Question 66

What was the metaphorical name given to the policy of separation that divided Europe into two separate geopolitical and economic blocs after World War II?

A)Berlin Wall
B)Iron Curtain
C)Kremlin
D)Autobahn
E)buffer zone

Question 67

What country has Europe's highest long-term unemployment?

A)Belgium
B)Portugal
C)Italy
D)Greece
E)United Kingdom

Question 68

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

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

Question 69

Which non-European country signed an agreement to become Germany's military ally and set the scene for World War II?

A)Japan
B)United States
C)Russia
D)China
E)India

Question 70

What is a major reason for the new Cold War between Russia and the Western powers?

A)the expansion of NATO through the addition of former Warsaw Pact nations
B)new trade restrictions on Russian exports
C)the building of new air defense missile sites in Eastern Europe
D)the destruction of oil pipelines from Russia
E)Putin's ties to Russian organized crime

Question 71

The term ________ is used to describe the geopolitical processes of small scale independence movements based upon ethnic fault lines.

A)irredentism
B)balkanization
C)shatter belt
D)centrifugal forces
E)neutrality turf

Question 72

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?

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

Question 73

What country has the lowest parliamentary representation by women?

A)Sweden
B)Cyprus
C)Italy
D)Greece
E)Bulgaria

Question 74

Which of the Balkan states has the highest percentage of Muslim population?

A)Albania
B)Kosovo
C)Bosnia and Herzegovina
D)Croatia
E)Macedonia

Question 75

Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (commodities)?

A)telegraph and telephones
B)transportation
C)textiles
D)computers and information technology
E)coal and steel

Question 76

Of the former Yugoslav republics, only ________ has actually achieved membership in the EU, although all Balkan countries have begun the lengthy and complex EU membership process.

A)Slovenia
B)Slovakia
C)Czech Republic
D)Bosnia and Hezegovina
E)Serbia

Question 77

What EU country experienced a massive debt crisis in 2015?

A)Belgium
B)Portugal
C)Italy
D)Greece
E)United Kingdom

Question 78

Which of the following European countries was a member of the now-defunct Warsaw Pact alliance?

A)Italy
B)Denmark
C)Spain
D)France
E)Poland

Question 79

What was the Cold War?

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 80

Which European country was NOT one of the "Allies" during World War II?

A)France
B)Britain
C)Russia
D)Germany
E)United States