Europe Questions

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This region in Spain wants to separate from it a) madrid b) catalonia c) quebec d) bavaria

Catalonia

Which of these forces leads to devolution a) centrifugal b) gravitational c) electromagnetic d) nuclear e) none of the above

Centrifugal

Which country does not wish to become part of the European Union a) Greece b) Germany c) France d) Croatia e) Switzerland

Switzerland

The major river in western Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the ______. a) Rhône b) Danube c) Elbe d) Rhine e) Seine

Rhine

Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in __________________. a) Sicily b) the Po River Valley c) the Naples-Venice conurbation d) the border zone centered on the Ancona Line e) the Mezzogiorno

the Po River Valley

The European Single Market launched in 1993 4 freedoms. Which of these is a freedom it states? a) movement of goods b) movement of capital c) movement of labor d) all of the above

All of the above

The capital of Italy is a) Hague b) Berlin c) Prague d) Rome e) Milan

Rome

Germany's Ruhr industrial complex is linked via the Rhine River to the port of ___________ a) London b) Genoa c) St. Petersburg d)Rotterdam e) Rhinestad

Rotterdam

__________ forces divide a nation. a) Situational b) Centripetal c) Centrifugal d) Charismatic e) Infrastructural

Centrifugal

______ forces unite a nation a) situational b) centripetal c) centrifugal d) charismatic

Centripetal

Which of the following is an example of a primate city a) paris b) topeka c) baton rouge d) ontario e) cupertino

Paris

People with single language, common history and a similar background form ____ a) Supranationalism b) Functional Specialization c) A nation d) Irredentism e) Devolution

A nation

In the northern hemisphere, the Prime Meridian passes through which European Country/countries a. United Kingdom b. France c. Spain d. All of the above

All of the above

The capital and primate city of Greece is ____________________. a) Sparta b) Malta c) Athens d) Cyprus e) Cyclades

Athens

Which of the following cities is located in the Randstad conurbation? a) Berlin b) Amsterdam c) Copenhagen d) Vienna e) Brussels

Amsterdam

Northern and Southern Italy are divided by the _____________. a) Alps b) Apennines c) Po River d) Ancona Line e) Strait of Gibraltar

Ancona Line

Cartoonist Georges Remi (Herge), who created Adventures of Tintin was from which country a. United Kingdom b. Austria c. Belgium d. Spain

Belgium

The capital of Germany is a) Hague b) Berlin c) Prague d) Rome e) Milan

Berlin

The capital of Switzerland is a) Berlin b) Bern c) London d) Vienna e) Prague

Bern

The Danube River empties into the ______ a) Adriatic Sea b) Mediterranean Sea c) Aegean Sea d) Black Sea e) North Sea

Black Sea

The city acting as the administrative headquarters of the European Union is located in ______________. a) Geneva b) Paris c) Brussels d) Strasbourg e) Berlin

Brussels

Which of the following cities is NOT part of one of the Four Motors of Europe? a) Brussels b) Milan c) Stuttgart d) Barcelona e) Lyon

Brussels

Which city in the Discontinuous North serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city? a) Stockholm b) Copenhagen c) Oslo d)Reykjavik e) Helsinki

Copenhagen

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as ______________. a) devolution b) irredentism c) complementarity d) supranationalism e) transferability

Devolution

Europe's unofficial lingua franca (common language) is____________. a) French b) English c) German d) Spanish e) Euro

English

What is currently the currency of Italy a) dollar b) euro c) pound d) drachma e) franc

Euro

The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is __________________. a) the Netherlands b) Germany c) Belgium d) France e) Austria

France

Production of particular goods by particular people in particular places is called _____ a) Functional specialization b) Supranationalism c) Balkanization d) Irredentism e) Devolution

Functional specialization

Which of these counties has the highest population a) Germany b) France c) Spain d) United Kingdom

Germany

The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in the Discontinuous North is ________________. a) Sweden b) Norway c) Estonia d) Iceland e) Denmark

Iceland

The Tower Bridge is present in which city? a.Paris b. Venice c. Rome d. London

London

The capital of Luxembourg is a) Luxembourg b) Prague c) Berlin d) Vienna e) London

Luxembourg

The capital of Spain is a) Berlin b) Hague c) Madrid d) Bern e) Venice

Madrid

Geography is the study of: a) Man nature interaction and its variation over time and space b) Mechanisms of the human body c) How chemicals react with each other d) The human mind

Man nature interaction and its variation over time and space

Which of the following cities is located in Italy's and Europe's core area? a) Milan b) Rome c) Barcelona d) Naples e) Geneva

Milan

Which of the following groups have formed a rapidly growing minority presence in many European countries? a) Muslims b) Chinese c) Hispanics d) Russians e) Evangelical Christians

Muslims

Significant oil and n atural gas supplies have been found beneath the _________________. a) Baltic Sea b) Irish Sea c) North Sea d) River Thames e) English Channel

North Sea

Which of these countries is not part of the European Union a) Norway b) Germany c) Croatia d) Denmark e) Sweden

Norway

Europe's relative location is____: A) inefficient for international trade B) one of inferior global accessibility C) disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea D) one of centrality within the land hemisphere E) disadvantaged by its closeness to Africa.

One of centrality within the land hemisphere

The Louvre is present in which European city a. Paris b. London c. Brussels d. Barcelona

Paris

Land reclaimed from the sea adjacent to the shore of Netherlands by constructing dikes and a) Holders b) Polders c) Pollution d) Irredentism e) Boulders

Polders

The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by which mounta in range? a)Apennines b) Alps c) Pyrenees d) Pennines e) Carpathians

Pyrenees

When you are at the top of the Eiffel Tower you are most likely to see which river? a) po b) seine c) rhine d) danube

Seine

The Flamenco dance originated in which European country a.France b. Spain c. Ireland d. Austria

Spain

Which European country was the last one to grant women the right to vote a.Hungary b. Poland c. Italy d. Switzerland

Switzerland

If you are looking at the Stonehenge then you a re probably in this country a. France b. United Kingdom c. Italy c. Greece

United Kingdom

Which is the smallest country in Europe a.Vatican City b. Andorra c. Greece d. Malta

Vatican City

Which European City is also known as the "City of masks" a.Rome b. Barcelona c. Venice d. London

Venice

The North European Lowland _____________. a) contains the mountain ranges of the Alps b) is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions c) does not include England d) has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication e) contains the plains of Greece

is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions

The term balkanization refers to _______________. a) a hybrid language spoken in Bulgaria and Romania b) the landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea c) Serbian supranationalism d) the division and fragmentation of a subregion of the Discontinuous South of Europe e) the imposition of the Slavic religion

the division and fragmentation of a subregion of the Discontinuous south of Europe

German reunification __________________. a) occurred in 1990 b) has resulted in economic equalization between the former East and West Germany c) has led to a country with eight Autonomous Communities d) took place immediately after the end of World War II e) is still only partially completed

occurred in 1990

Regions that produce surpluses of goods needed elsewhere exhibit ______ a) complementarity b) balkanization c) supranationalism d) irredentism e) local functional specialization

complementarity


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