Question 1

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

Question 2

Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which nation narrowly voted in 2014 to remain a part of the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania
B)  France
C)  Catalonia
D)  the Netherlands
E)  Scotland

Question 4

Where do most immigrants to France come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Former French colonies in North Africa and West Africa
B)  Eastern Europe
C)  India and Pakistan
D)  Quebec, Canada
E)  Hong Kong

Question 5

The Apennines are found primarily in which nation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which two nations reunified shortly after the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  West Germany and East Germany
B)  Bosnia and Kosovo
C)  Slovakia and the Czech Republic
D)  Poland and Lithuania
E)  Austria and Hungary

Question 7

In which European country would you find fjords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway
B)  Hungary
C)  Greece
D)  Netherlands
E)  Italy

Question 8

Which nation never had part of its current national territory occupied by the former Austro-Hungarian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland
B)  Croatia
C)  Bulgaria
D)  Austria
E)  Hungary

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

By what other name is The European Lowland known?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy
B)  Scandinavia
C)  Iberia
D)  the Alpine System
E)  the North European Plain

Question 11

Large number of French-speaking Africans and Arab Muslims live in what areas of the cities of western Europe (most notably Paris) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  in single-family homes within suburban neighborhoods
B)  in highly segregated inner-city neighborhoods
C)  in high-density apartment buildings in the suburbs with little diversity
D)  close to the central city in upscale enclaves
E)  in highly integrated and diverse inner-city neighborhoods

Question 12

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  the euro
B)  the dollar
C)  the pound
D)  the deutsche mark
E)  the franc

Question 13

Your native language is Danish. Which language will likely be the easiest for you to understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polish
B)  Greek
C)  Swedish
D)  Italian
E)  Finnish

Question 14

Which nation, formerly part of Yugoslavia, is deeply divided along ethnoreligious lines, with large minorities of Muslims, Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia & Herzegovina
B)  Slovenia
C)  Croatia
D)  Serbia
E)  Kosovo

Question 15

What is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe, with roughly 60 million speakers?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following was a geopolitical result of WWII?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of a Third Reich which ruled mainland Europe from 1945 to 1989
B)  the dissolution of Yugoslavia
C)  the formation of an "Iron Curtain" separating a democratic Western Europe from a communist Eastern Europe
D)  the formation of a military alliance between the United Kingdom, Germany and the Soviet Union
E)  reassertion of power by the Ottoman Empire

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Describe the location and typical characteristics of the four major landform regions of Europe.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  isolation from war-torn regions of the continent
B)  a large labor force
C)  mild climate
D)  availability of coal
E)  access to banking and finance

Question 20

Which two war-torn nations have produced an enormous number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe, most notably Germany, in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkey and Saudi Arabia
B)  Egypt and Jordan
C)  Bosnia and Kosovo
D)  Morocco and Algeria
E)  Iraq and Syria

Exam 8: Europe

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

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Which nation never had part of its current national territory occupied by the former Austro-Hungarian Empire?

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

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Where do most immigrants to France come from?

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In which European country would you find fjords?

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Which of the following was a geopolitical result of WWII?

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Which two war-torn nations have produced an enormous number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe, most notably Germany, in recent years?

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Discuss the characteristics and location of Europe's three major climates.

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The Apennines are found primarily in which nation?

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By what other name is The European Lowland known?

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Large number of French-speaking Africans and Arab Muslims live in what areas of the cities of western Europe (most notably Paris) ?

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Which nation, formerly part of Yugoslavia, is deeply divided along ethnoreligious lines, with large minorities of Muslims, Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians?

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Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

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Which two nations reunified shortly after the end of the Cold War?

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What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

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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?

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What is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe, with roughly 60 million speakers?

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Your native language is Danish. Which language will likely be the easiest for you to understand?

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Which nation narrowly voted in 2014 to remain a part of the United Kingdom?

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Describe the location and typical characteristics of the four major landform regions of Europe.

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