isaiah ch 4 geography
What is the replacement rate for a population in terms of total fertility rate? Select one: a. 1.9 b. 2.1 c. 2 d. 2.5
b. 2.1
Which country is predominately Islamic? Select one: a. Bulgaria b. Albania c. Serbia d. Greece
b. Albania
According to the textbook, which city is famous for it techno and rave scenes? Select one: a. London, UK b. Berlin, Germany c. Paris, France d. Madrid, Spain
b. Berlin, Germany
What is the capital of Iceland
Reykjavik
What is the capital of Slovakia
Bratislava
Inflexible labor markets have contributed to Select one: a. great job insecurity for government employees. b. extremely high youth unemployment. c. few having access to healthcare. d. none of these.
b. extremely high youth unemployment.
Inflexible labor markets include rules and regulations that make it Select one: a. hard to offer healthcare benefits to workers. b. hard to hire and fire workers. c. easy to fire workers and restrict unions. d. difficult to buy and sell goods.
b. hard to hire and fire workers.
The Schengen Zone includes most countries in the European Union. Within this zone Select one: a. people can trade duty free with China b. people can travel passport-free across international borders c. all of these d. all countries use the Euro as their currency
b. people can travel passport-free across international borders
What is the capital of Latvia
Riga
What is the capital of Italy
Rome
Which country has an official policy of secularism, with an official separation of church and state, and has banned use of the burqa in all public places? Select one: a. France b. United Kingdom c. the Netherlands d. Sweden
a. France
The United Kingdom is predominately _____ while Poland is predominately ____ and Bulgaria is predominately ______. Select one: a. Protestant; Roman Catholic; Eastern Orthodox b. Protestant; Eastern Orthodox; Roman Catholic c. Roman Catholic; Protestant; Eastern Orthodox d. Eastern Orthodox; Roman Catholic; Protestant
a. Protestant; Roman Catholic; Eastern Orthodox
What is the comparative advantage of Europe's industrial economy? Select one: a. a well trained workforce b. a large, poor group of immigrants c. a large and diverse supply of raw materials d. ample low wage labor
a. a well trained workforce
What are characteristics of the Nordic Model? Select one: a. high taxes and redistribution of wealth b. poor schools and high taxes c. high levels of gender inequality and limited welfare benefits d. high levels of inequality, with economic freedom
a. high taxes and redistribution of wealth
Which is chronically high in many parts of Europe? Select one: a. unemployment b. incarceration rates c. poverty d. homelessness
a. unemployment
Most who are employed in European countries get __________ off for vacation. Select one: a. no time b. about 2 weeks c. close to 12 weeks d. more than a month
d. more than a month
What is the capital of Montenegro
Podgorica
What is the capital of Moldova
Chișinău
What is the capital of Macedonia
Skopje
What is the capital of Germany
berlin
What is the capital of Netherlands
Amsterdam
What is the capital of Ireland
Dublin
What is the capital of Norway
Oslo
What is the capital of Romania
Bucharest
What is the capital of France
Paris
What is the capital of Finland
Helsinki
What is the capital of Greece
Athens
What is the capital of Slovenia
Ljubljana
What is the capital of Andorra
Andorra la Vella
What is the capital of Serbia
Belgrade
What is the capital of Switzerland
Bern
What is the capital of Hungary
Budapest
What is the capital of Belgium
City of Brussels
What is the capital of Denmark
Copenhagen
What is the capital of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
What is the capital of Spain
Madrid
What is the capital of Monaco
Monaco
What is the capital of Czech Republic
Prague
What is the capital of San Marino
San Marino
What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
What is the capital of Bulgaria
Sofia
What is the capital of Sweden
Stockholm
What is the capital of Liechtenstein
Vaduz
What is the capital of Malta
Valletta
What is the capital of Austria
Vienna
What is the capital of Lithuania
Vilnius
What is the capital of Poland
Warsaw
Immigration flows to Europe are closely tied to their former colonies. Which pair is incorrect? Select one: a. Britain: South Asia b. Spain: Latin America c. France: North Africa d. Germany: West Africa
d. Germany: West Africa
Which major center of separatist movements is incorrect in the following "country: region" pairs? Select one: a. Belgium: Wallonia and Flanders b. United Kingdom: Scotland and Northern Ireland c. Spain: Catalonia and Euskadi (Basque Country) d. Italy: Sicily
d. Italy: Sicily
Which is a reason that Turkey, an EU candidate country, may never be allowed to join? Select one: a. Economy: GDP per capita is less than half of the Eurozone average b. Culture: it is mostly Muslim c. Physical: it borders seemingly distant countries such as Syria and Iraq d. all of these
d. all of these
What is the capital of Portugal
lisbon
What is the capital of United Kingdom
london
Xenophobia is ________ and contributes to anti-immigrant sentiments among some Europeans. Select one: a. fear of non-Europeans b. the law of France c. love of one's nationality d. fear of the "other"
d. fear of the "other"
What is the capital of Croatia
Zagreb
What keeps Europe's population growth slightly positive? Select one: a. a low birth rate b. a high birth rate c. a high death rate d. immigration
d. immigration
According to the textbook, how much was gas in the Netherlands (i.e. the Dutch people) in April 2012? (could this account for lots of bike commuting there?) Select one: a. US $6.50/gallon b. US $5/gallon c. US $9/gallon d. US $2.50/gallon
c. US $9/gallon
Which is not listed in the textbook as one of the muliple layers of expense facing car commuters in European cities? Select one: a. costly parking spaces b. high fuel prices c. high taxes on purchasing cars d. congestion charges for cars entering the city center
c. high taxes on purchasing cars
Who lives in informal settlements on the outskirts of many towns in the former Yugoslavia, Italy and France? Select one: a. Syrians b. Iraqis c. Romani (or gypsies) d. Russians
c. Romani (or gypsies)
Which countries all fall within the same major language subfamily? Select one: a. France; Italy; Greece b. Poland; Romania; Bulgaria c. United Kingdom; Germany; Denmark d. Spain; Romania; Czech Republic
c. United Kingdom; Germany; Denmark
The service sector dominates Europe's economy. This includes Select one: a. media b. insurance c. all of these d. banking and finance
c. all of these
What accounts for low birth rates in Europe? Select one: a. self realization and opportunities of prosperous societies b. living in urban areas c. all of these d. the cost of having children
c. all of these
The dominant trend in religion within Europe is the growth of Select one: a. Eastern Orthodoxy b. Protestantism c. secularism d. Roman Catholicism
c. secularism
What is the capital of Estonia
Tallinn
Which country is not part of the European Union? Select one: a. Poland b. Switzerland c. Greece d. United Kingdom
b. Switzerland
Which EU country does not use the Euro currency? Select one: a. Ireland b. United Kingdom c. Switzerland d. Spain
b. United Kingdom
Which is true of European integration? Select one: a. the Euro currency in more than 1/2 of EU countries b. all of these c. passport free travel within the Schengen Zone countries d. A single market (no trade barriers) among the 28 EU member states
b. all of these
The City of London, as well as Switzerland and Luxembourg are centers of Select one: a. healthcare b. banking and finance c. mass media d. insurance
b. banking and finance
Which is not a pronatalist policy? Select one: a. cash payments to mothers b. defective birth control c. subsidized daycare and shcooling d. generous maternity leave
b. defective birth control
The process of granting additional powers from central governments to subnational regions is called Select one: a. nationalism b. devolution c. polders d. terpen
b. devolution
