GEOG EXAM 2
the number of speakers of romance and germanic languages in europe is roughly equal. about how many speakers does each group have in europe?
200 million
The nation at the epicenter of the 2015 European Debt Crisis was
Greece（希腊）
Which event has been an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?
collapse of the soviet union.
Probably the most striking characteristic of Europe's demography is
the lack of natural growth
Which of the following was a prime factor for the economic collapse in Eastern Europe immediately following the end of the Cold War?
the loss of subsidized natural gas and oil from the Soviet Union coupled with the collapse of Soviet markets made it impossible for Eastern European industries to operate and compete
what is the name of the agreement that established the european union
the maastricht treaty
How many world wars were fought in Europe?
2
Russia is the world's largest gas exporter & has ___% of the world's natural gas reserves
26
What is the approximate population of Europe?
530 million
what kind of organization is the european union
A SUPRANATIONAL organization working toward eECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION in europe
Who were the Bolsheviks?
A faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers who established the former Soviet Union
What does the term "Russification" mean?
A policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian areas of the Soviet Union
In which part of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion?
All of the answer choices are correct
what mountain range in europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 11,000 ft
Alps
What was the Cold War?
An ideological struggle between USA & former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946 - 1991 & included Soviet occupation of several European countries
Which set of nations is landlocked?
Austria, Switzerland and Hungary
In which nation(s) of Europe do Muslims comprise a majority of the population?
Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania
Which of the following cities will have a continental climate in Europe?
Budapest
In which Russian region has Islamic fundamentalism increased its presence?
Caucasus region
One of Putin's early political moves was to crack down on dissidents in the Russian republic of
Chechnya
Which European city is considered to be the most "bicycle-friendly" in the world?
Copenhagen 哥本哈根（丹麦）
Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce"?
Czechoslovakia
What is the currency of the European Union?
Euro
Which is the primary reason why European Russia has a larger population than Asian Russia?
European Russia is better suited for agriculture
Where do most immigrants to France come from?
Former French colonies in North Africa and West Africa
Which country in Europe has the region's largest numbers of Muslims?
France
Which country of Europe has a large Muslim migrant population?
France 穆斯林压抑久了去浪漫
Where do most immigrants to France come from?
France's former colonies in Africa
DUring world war II, which european country was the leader of the "axis" countries, which were the enemies of the "allies"
Germany
Which country emits the most pollutants each year?
Germany
Which country in Europe has the largest population in the region?
Germany
The nation often described as the economic engine which drives much of Europe is
Germany （engine 德国汽车）
Which was the Russian policy enacted during the 1980s for "greater openness?"
Glasnost
Which two war-torn nations have produced an enormous number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe, most notably Germany, in recent years?
Iraq and Syria 叙利亚和伊拉克
From 1945 until 1990 Europe was divided into 2 geopolitical & economic blocs, east & west, separated by the infamous
Iron Curtain
What was the metaphorical name given to the policy of separation that divided Europe into 2 separate geopolitical & economic blocks after World War II?
Iron Curtain
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?
Iron Curtain
Immigrant refugees seeking political amnesty come from all of these countries EXCEPT?
Israel
What are mikrorayons?
Large housing projects built in the 1970s & 1980s in Russia
Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?
Nazis and their sympathizers murdered approximately six million Jews in the Holocaust
What do the letters in NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Where in Europe has conflict between Catholics & Protestants been a problem?
Northern Ireland
In which European country would you find fjords?
Norway
In which European country would you find fjords?
Norway (fjords峡湾）
Which nations in Europe currently are most at risk from acid rain?
Poland and the Czech Republic(industrially produced air pollutants)
Which country in Europe is most likely to experience drought?
Portugal
What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?
Pyrenees
Which European mountain range forms the political border between Spain & France?
Pyrenees
What is perestroika?
Restructuring of the planned centralized economy, an early move toward a freer market
The most widely practiced religion in contemporary Europe is
Roman Catholicism 天主教
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, what has become of the policy of Russification within the former Soviet republics?
Russification has been reversed where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions
Which language group dominates the Russian Domain?
Slavic Russian
Who were the Cossacks of the Russian Domain?
Slavic speaking, semi-nomadic Christians
Which of the following is NOT a traditionally industrial region of Europe?
Spanish-Portuguese borderlands
Which Russian city was known as Leningrad during the Soviet era?
St. Petersburg
Which European country has the highest representation of women in parliamentary offices?
Sweden
On a per capita basis, which 2 countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants
Sweden & Norway
What has been an important source of conflict in Northern Ireland?
The Protestant minority feel that the Catholic majority has discriminated against them
What was the policy of the former Soviet Union (USSR) regarding religion within its borders?
The USSR discouraged all religion & even persecuted religious practice
Which natural feature marks the divide between European Russia & Asian Russia?
The Urals
What is the 1 element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, & agriculture in the Russian Domain?
The northern latitudinal position of the Russian Domain.
Which of the following statements best reflects religion in the post-Soviet era?
There has been a religious revival
What has become of democracy in Russia in the post-Soviet era?
There was a general flowering of democracy followed by a reduction of civil liberties since 2002
Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in recent years?
They were experiencing low or negative growth & needed immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force
Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers (and their descendants) from which country of Southwest Asia & North Africa?
Turkey
Why is development in Siberia limited?
Unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface.
Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean?
Vladivostok
Which two nations reunified shortly after the end of the Cold War?
West Germany and East Germany
Croatia, Serbia, & Slovenia were part of the former
Yugoslavia
What was the cold war?
an IDEOLOGICAL struggle between the US and the former soviet union that last from 1946-1991, and included soviet occupation of several european countries
What plan did Europe introduce in 2005 to help the region fight climate change?
an emission trading scheme
What was the Cold War?
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
what term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of min-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines
balkanization
What term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines?
balkanization 一个国家或政区分裂成多个互相敌对的国家或政区的过程
what was the name of the physical structure that the soviets built to stop east germans from fleeing to west germany
berlin wall
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?
buffer zone
what is the major reason why people have migrated from east germany to west germany
economic opportunity in west germany
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
ends at the port city of Vladivostok.
in which country of europe did the industrial revolution start?
england
why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today
german Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust
which country of europe has the largest population in the region
germany
What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?
irredentism
which body of water forms the southern boundary of europe
mediterranean sea
why is the north european plain also known as the "Lowland" of Europe
most of it is less than 500 ft in elevation
Which country in Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland?
netherlands
which country of europe is primarily located on the european lowland
netherlands
France depends on more than half of its energy supply from
nuclear power
What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?
persistently declining population
what european mountain range forms the political border between spain and france
pyrenees
what countries of europe are known as iberia bbecause of their location on the iberian peninsula?
spain and portugal
in what part of europe is protestantism the dominant religion
sweden, england, england, norway (all of the above)
The Caucasus Mountains are located between which 2 bodies of water?
the Black and Caspian Seas.
What event was an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries (such as Germany) in the early 1990s?
the collapse of the Soviet Union
What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?
the euro
What best describes the natural growth rate in contemporary Europe?
there is a lack of natural growth as death rates exceed birth rates
why have many european countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past
they were experiencing low or negative growth, and needed immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force
What percentage of Europe's population lives in urban areas?
three-fourths (75%)
What was the purpose of Russification (the Soviet policy of resettling Russians into non-Russian areas of the former USSR)?
to increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR
what is the natural growth rate in europe
very slow rate of growth
The conquest of Siberia
was primarily carried out by Cossacks
