Deck 4: Europe

Question 1

Europe's largest port is:

A) Paris.
B) Rotterdam.
C) London.
D) Oslo.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Following Romania's entry into the European Union,the number of pig farmers fell by approximately __________ percent.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 90

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to the textbook,western Europe includes all of the following subregions EXCEPT:

A) North Europe,except Latvia,Lithuania,and Estonia.
B) South Europe.
C) West Europe,except the former East Germany.
D) Central Europe.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In addition to industrial sites,cities,and transport spaces,what is the dominant land cover throughout Europe?

A) taiga forests and steppe lands
B) glacial rock and sandy soils
C) crops and pasture grass
D) tundra and subtropical forests

Question 5

Europe lies on the westernmost extension of which plate?

A) African Plate
B) Eurasian Plate
C) Atlantic Plate
D) Mediterranean Plate

Question 6

Lugoj is located in:

A) Slovenia.
B) Poland.
C) Romania.
D) Ukraine.

Question 7

The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:

A) Pyrenees.
B) Balkans.
C) Alps.
D) Urals.

Question 8

Which is true of Europe's largest mountain chain?

A) It stretches predominantly in an east-west direction.
B) It covers almost the entire continent.
C) It is almost insignificant in size.
D) It stretches predominantly in a north-south direction.

Question 9

Europe's moderate climate is largely due to the:

A) presence of numerous mountain ranges in its landmass.
B) climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it.
C) Gulf Stream and the Jet Stream.
D) atmospheric cooling effects of volcanic eruptions in Scandinavia.

Question 10

The collective term used to refer to the group of countries that includes Bulgaria,Croatia,Serbia,Slovenia,and others is __________.

A) eastern Europe
B) the Philippines
C) the Balkans
D) the Bosporus and the Dardanelles

Question 11

The physical geography of Europe is best described as:

A) an island region,separated from the landmass of Asia by large rivers.
B) a plateau,raised up from sea level and surrounded by steep cliffs with few beaches and largely unnavigable rivers.
C) a large peninsula,emerging from the western edge of the Eurasian continent,made up of many smaller peninsulas.
D) a vast lowland covered with swampy areas,extending to the foot of the Ural Mountains.

Question 12

The entire European region is one giant __________ extending off the Eurasian continent.

A) archipelago
B) peninsula
C) atoll
D) island

Question 13

What river valley serves as the major transport corridor from the Alps to Rotterdam,Europe's largest port?

A) Volga
B) Rhine
C) Thames
D) Po

Question 14

The peninsula shared by Portugal and Spain is:

A) Scandinavia.
B) Montenegro.
C) the Balkans.
D) Iberia.

Question 15

The __________ River connects the center of Europe with the Black Sea.

A) Thames
B) Rhine
C) Danube
D) Seine

Question 16

The U.S.-based meat company that began operating in the European Union around 2007,when Romania entered the EU,was:

A) Smithfield.
B) Oscar Meyer.
C) Perdue.
D) Angus.

Question 17

The huge plain that begins along the Atlantic coast of France and stretches through southern England,some of Scandinavia,and east to the Ural Mountains is the:

A) North European Plain.
B) Great Alpen Plain.
C) Eurasian Plate.
D) Euralpen Plain.

Question 18

The economic core of Europe is located where the Rhine River meets the:

A) North Sea.
B) Atlantic Ocean.
C) Tyrrhenian Sea.
D) Mediterranean Sea.

Question 19

The coastal zones of the North European Plain are best described as:

A) arid.
B) populous.
C) tropical.
D) poverty-stricken.

Question 20

The European river that carries the most traffic is the:

A) Seine.
B) Rhine.
C) Thames.
D) Amazon.

Question 21

Which of the following does NOT cater to container ships?

A) Helsinki
B) Bury St.Edmunds
C) Antwerp
D) Barcelona

Question 22

What is the name for the type of political parties that have emerged across Europe in response to environmental issues?

A) Communist
B) Enviroparties
C) Gaia
D) Green

Question 23

Which of the following best describes the European Mediterranean climate?

A) warm,dry summers;rainy,mild winters
B) blistering summers;freezing winters
C) wet summers;dry winters
D) monsoon-laden summers;arctic winters

Question 24

Which is NOT a major supplier of crude oil and natural gas to Europe?

A) Norway
B) Russia
C) the United States (Texas and Alaska)
D) the Middle East

Question 25

Air pollution is heavy over the North European Plain due to all of the following factors EXCEPT:

A) large population.
B) dense transport routes.
C) heavy industry.
D) radioactive particles created by nuclear energy.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a stated environmental goal of the European Union?

A) 50 percent reforestation of the Eurasian continent
B) maintenance of biodiversity
C) clean air and water
D) sustainable development in industry

Question 27

The climate that dominates in northwestern Europe is the:

A) Mediterranean climate.
B) North Atlantic climate.
C) humid continental climate.
D) temperate midlatitude climate.

Question 28

The form of alternative energy that has recently begun soaring in Europe is:

A) ethanol-based power.
B) wind power.
C) solar power.
D) hydroelectric power.

Question 29

Which of the following is largely responsible for the warm and wet climate of northwestern Europe?

A) the North Atlantic Drift
B) the intertropical convergence zone
C) the Scandinavian chinook
D) the North African stream

Question 30

Which of the following bodies of water is NOT nearly landlocked?

A) the North Sea
B) the Baltic Sea
C) the Mediterranean Sea
D) the Black Sea

Question 31

What climate type dominates eastern Europe and consists of hot summers and long,cold winters?

A) Mediterranean
B) temperate midlatitude
C) humid continental
D) North Atlantic European

Question 32

To deal with the challenges posed by the North Atlantic Drift,Europeans have developed a sophisticated system of:

A) air purification.
B) population control.
C) wind power.
D) drainage.

Question 33

One resident of Europe averages about __________ the energy consumption of the average North American resident.

A) half
B) double
C) triple
D) quadruple

Question 34

Which of the following bodies of water contains substantial deposits of oil and gas?

A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Irish Sea
C) North Sea
D) Baltic Sea

Question 35

Which of the following does NOT explain why the average European uses less energy than the average North American?

A) European communities are denser,so more people walk or bicycle (rather than drive cars).
B) Europeans tend to live in smaller dwellings.
C) European waste systems are based more on septic systems than sewer systems.
D) Europeans drive smaller,more fuel-efficient cars.

Question 36

Which of the following crops is NOT grown in Europe's Mediterranean climate?

A) olives
B) citrus
C) wheat
D) corn

Question 37

Which of the following does NOT describe the Guerilla Gardeners movement?

A) a group of green activists numbering more than 500
B) rogue gardeners who plant flowers in the traffic islands of Central London
C) gardeners who beautify neglected urban land
D) the mandatory inclusion of gardens and public spaces

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a climate zone of Europe?

A) Mediterranean climate
B) Eurasian midparallel climate
C) humid continental climate
D) temperate midlatitude climate

Question 39

The North Atlantic Drift is the easternmost end of:

A) the Jet Stream.
B) the Gulf Stream.
C) plate tectonic activity.
D) El Niño.

Question 40

France receives about __________ percent of its electricity by nuclear power.

A) 15
B) 46
C) 78
D) 90

Question 41

Seawater remains in the Mediterranean Sea for approximately __________ before it flows back into the Atlantic Ocean.

A) 8 days
B) 8 months
C) 8 years
D) 80 years

Question 42

What movement arose to challenge the elitist practices of the Catholic Church?

A) liberation theology
B) Anglican resurgence
C) Methodist Renaissance
D) Protestant Reformation

Question 43

European town charters can be considered the precursors of:

A) the factors responsible for global climate change.
B) India's caste system.
C) the civil rights movement.
D) green building techniques.

Question 44

Compared to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean,with what problem must the Mediterranean,Baltic,and Black seas contend?

A) They have difficulty cleansing themselves of pollutants due to their location.
B) Their substantial oil and gas resources are being developed recklessly.
C) Each is shrinking because the main rivers that feed them have been diverted.
D) Freshwater animal life is being threatened by saltwater intrusion.

Question 45

Literacy rates in medieval Europe received a boost from the invention of:

A) a system of higher education.
B) monastic life.
C) a domestic system designed around live-in governesses.
D) the printing press.

Question 46

In 1800,the largest cities in Europe were:

A) Dublin and Madrid.
B) Paris and Rome.
C) London and Paris.
D) Berlin and Antwerp.

Question 47

Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the:

A) Bosporus.
B) Bering Strait.
C) Strait of Gibraltar.
D) Dardanelles.

Question 48

The first civilizations in Europe were found in __________.

A) London and Antwerp
B) Greece and Rome
C) Turkey and Asia Minor
D) Madrid and Paris

Question 49

The term __________ is used to describe the volume of water used to produce all that a person consumes in one year.

A) water footprint
B) virtual water
C) water complement
D) H₂O flow

Question 50

During late Roman times,what religion dominated politics and daily life in general across Europe?

A) Protestantism
B) Catholicism
C) Islam
D) Anglicanism

Question 51

Why are the Mediterranean and Black seas prone to heavier loads of pollution than the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea?

A) The countries bordering the Black and Mediterranean seas are home to industries that create higher levels of pollution.
B) Higher temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea cause pollution to biodegrade much more quickly.
C) The Atlantic Ocean and North Sea are part of or closely connected to the circulating flow of the world ocean,allowing them to disperse pollution more easily.
D) The Mediterranean and Black seas support heavier populations,which create more human and industrial waste.

Question 52

It is difficult to find solutions to environmental damage in the Mediterranean Sea for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A) The natural and lengthy flushing out cycle has been disrupted by the large number of people living in the countries that surround the sea.
B) The countries surrounding it are at different stages of development,which makes it difficult for them to cooperate on solutions.
C) It is used for waste disposal.
D) Hydroelectric power is the only power used in Europe.

Question 53

__________ is the strategy for increasing a country's power and wealth by acquiring colonies and managing all aspects of their production and trade for the colonizer's benefit.

A) Mercantilism
B) Feudalism
C) Globalization
D) Humanism

Question 54

The laws determining how individuals own,buy,and sell land originated in __________.

A) Athens
B) Paris
C) Vienna
D) Rome

Question 55

Feudalism developed in medieval Europe to:

A) increase the amount of land being seeded.
B) impose a social structure on local communities.
C) stimulate peace treaties among warring clans.
D) defend rural areas against invaders from Scandinavia and the Eurasian interior.

Question 56

Romance languages are derived from __________.

A) Latin
B) Aramaic
C) Indo-European
D) Coptic

Question 57

The present-day site of the Ottoman Empire is __________.

A) Germany
B) Monrovia
C) Turkey
D) Russia

Question 58

Which of the following did NOT occur during the Age of Exploration in Europe,according to the text?

A) Many European states established colonies in Asia,Africa,and the Americas.
B) The Protestant Reformation challenged the practices of the Catholic Church.
C) European politics,culture,and intellectual thought experienced a rebirth.
D) Feudalism emerged as the dominant social system.

Question 59

The greatest challenge to Roman Catholicism in medieval Europe was:

A) Islam.
B) the Protestant Reformation.
C) secular humanism.
D) Unitarian philosophies.

Question 60

Which of the following statements describes a feudal social system?

A) Serfs cultivated pieces of land owned by nobles,who,in turn,provided military protection for the serfs.
B) Serfs,protected by knights,owned all land and controlled the profits generated in the cultivation of that land.
C) Serfs controlled the government and were supported by the labors of aristocrats who owned and worked the land.
D) Nobles employed serfs to protect their lands against armies of knights who made a living pillaging lands cultivated by the nobles.

Question 61

Until its demise at the end of the 1980s,the Soviet sphere of influence included which of the following countries?

A) West Germany
B) East Germany
C) Italy
D) Sweden

Question 62

The term used after World War II to describe the long,fortified border zone between western Europe and eastern Europe is:

A) glasnost.
B) perestroika.
C) the Iron Curtain.
D) Checkpoint Charlie.

Question 63

Which of the following was NOT an original member of the European Economic Community?

A) Spain
B) Luxembourg
C) the Netherlands
D) Italy

Question 64

Which of the following events occurred in 1945?

A) The EU was established.
B) The "iron curtain" fell to the Allied forces.
C) Eastern Europe abandoned Communism.
D) Germany was partitioned into two separate states.

Question 65

By the nineteenth century,__________ had become the world's greatest economic power.

A) France
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Britain

Question 66

Which of the following was NOT a group targeted for execution in the Holocaust?

A) homosexuals
B) the mentally ill
C) Jews
D) Muslims

Question 67

Which of the following represents the defining feat of Europe's industrial revolution?

A) mechanization of production
B) unionization of labor
C) colonization of Africa
D) collectivization of agriculture

Question 68

What was the goal of the various types of welfare states that were introduced throughout Europe?

A) to provide support to families headed by women widowed by fatalities during World War II
B) to maintain the prosperity of those who lost their jobs to more skilled immigrants who had fled oppression in communist countries
C) to reduce extreme disparities in well-being that had been made worse with industrialization
D) to prevent collusion between national labor unions and their corporate employers

Question 69

Following the world wars,Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the __________.

A) Monroe Doctrine
B) Marshall Plan
C) Taft Act
D) Treaty of Versailles

Question 70

Approximately __________ million people were killed in World War I and __________ million in World War II.

A) 5;25
B) 10;30
C) 25;50
D) 20;70

Question 71

A(n)__________ accepts responsibility for the well-being of its people,guaranteeing basic necessities such as education,employment,and health care.

A) nation-state
B) incorporated township
C) parish
D) welfare state

Question 72

Karl Marx's treatise titled __________ helped European social reformers articulate ideas on how wealth could be more equitably distributed.

A) Mein Kampf
B) The Communist Manifesto
C) Das Leben Jesu
D) The Art of War

Question 73

By what decade had most of the former European colonies achieved independence?

A) 1900s
B) 1930s
C) 1960s
D) 1990s

Question 74

The event that led to the first major inclusion of common people in Europe's political process was the:

A) Spanish Civil War.
B) Cold War.
C) French Revolution.
D) Boer War.

Question 75

The creation of the EU formalizes which of the following processes?

A) economic integration of Europe
B) rising self-sufficiency of European countries
C) spread of European influence into northern Africa
D) the replacement of NATO by a similar European-led alliance

Question 76

What is true of Paris and London?

A) Although well known,they are relatively small,with populations under 1 million each.
B) They are unimportant on the global scale.
C) They are world cities of cultural and economic significance.
D) They have been of global importance since Roman times.

Question 77

In __________,businesses are owned privately;in __________,all farms,industry,and land are owned by the government.

A) socialism;democracy
B) communism;a republic
C) capitalism;communism
D) central planning;capitalism

Question 78

According to the textbook,Europe's dominant position among world regions was reduced due to which of the following?

A) World Wars I and II
B) colonialism
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Age of Exploration

Question 79

The period of conflict and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union is known as the __________.

A) Cold War
B) U.S.-Soviet War
C) Period of Russian Aggression
D) Balkan Supremacy

Question 80

In a system of __________,a central bureaucracy dictates prices and outputs with the aim of allocating goods and services across society according to need.

A) capitalism
B) central planning
C) monopoly
D) pure competition