Chapter 8: Europe

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How many countries make up the EU?

How much did industrial production fall in Poland during the first two years of transition following the collapse of Soviet domination in 1990?

35%

Industrial Revolution

A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.

What is irredentism?

A state or national policy of reclaiming lost lands or those inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another nation-state.

What is a microstate?

A state that encompasses a very small land area.

Which of the following is an environmental issue in Europe?

Acid rain

Describe the major population problems in Europe.

Aging problem

Which of the following is an environmental issue in Europe?

Air pollution

Which of the following characteristics describe modern European cities?

Almost three-quarters of Europe's population lives in cities

Which of the following is one of the four general topographic regions the Europe can be organized into?

Alpine mountain system

Which countries of Europe are landlocked?

Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Vatican City.

Latitudinal range

Arctic to Mediterranean subtropics

What are the 4 seas that encircle Europe?

Baltic

Which of the following seas does encircle Europe?

Baltic

According to your text, what is one of the attempts made by the French government to protect its national culture as it faces increasing numbers of foreign migrants?

Banning the conservative Muslim head scarf in French schools

Which 6 countries were the original members of the current EU?

Belgium

What was the famous visible symbol of the Cold War from 1945 until 1990?

Berlin Wall

What was the most visible symbol of the Cold War in Europe?

Berlin Wall

What are the 4 seas that encircle Europe?

Black

Which of the following seas does encircle Europe?

Black Sea

Which of the following is one of the European Orthodox sects that resulted from the schism between Western and Eastern Christianity?

Bulgarian Orthodox

Europe remains a maritime region with strong ties to its surrounding seas. How do some of the landlocked countries in Europe still have access to the seas?

By accessing its network of navigable rivers and canals

How do some of the landlocked countries still have access to the seas?

By accessing its network of navigable rivers and canals

Which of the following seas does NOT encircle Europe?

Caspian Sea

Which of the following is one of the four general topographic regions the Europe can be organized into?

Central uplands

Marine west coast

Cfb ("London fog")

Beginning in the 1700s, Europe was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. The rapid transformation associated with this revolution relied heavily on local resources, such as which of the following?

Coal

Which of the following is an environmental issue in Europe?

Coastal pollution

What was the EU's role in the Paris Agreement of 2015?

Commit to reducing emissions by 40% of 1990 levels

Which of the following is NOT one of the four general topographic regions that Europe can be organized into?

Continental glacier basin

Mediterranean

Csa (Rome, Athens)

Which of the following is NOT one of the main language groups found in Europe?

Cyrillic

Which of the following is NOT an environmental issue in Europe?

Desertification

Continental

Dfb (Berlin, Regensburg)

Which of the following are included in the migration flows into western Europe?

Economic migrants from Eastern Europe

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin (the Hearth Area)?

England

Which of the following seas does encircle Europe?

English Channel

Describe the 4 major landform regions in Europe.

Europe's oldest mountains, glaciated landscapes

Which of the following organizations was one of the institutions that eventually became part of the European Union (EU)?

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

Describe the 4 major landform regions in Europe.

European Lowland, Alpine mountain system, Central Uplands, Western Highlands

Which landform region has the large cities, major industrial regions and agriculture centers?

European lowland

Which of the following is one of the four general topographic regions the Europe can be organized into?

European lowlands

Fjords

Flooded, glacially carved valleys

Where in Europe's the largest Muslim population found?

France

Which 6 countries were the original members of the current EU?

France

Which of the following is one of the main language groups found in Europe?

Germanic

Which 6 countries were the original members of the current EU?

Germany

Which of the following is one of the European Orthodox sects that resulted from the schism between Western and Eastern Christianity?

Greek Orthodox

Which of the following are included in the migration flows into western Europe?

Guest workers from other world regions

Policy to increase renewable energy sources

Hydroelectric, wind, solar, biofuels

What two countries have total fertility rates above the replacement levels of 2.1?

Ireland and Iceland

Iron

Which of the following terms best describes the process by which state governments attempt to reclaim lost territories and/or ethnic groups by making claims to lands outside their own borders?

Irredentism

Which of the following countries are included Eurozone?

It includes only the European countries that have adopted the Euro as their currency

Which of the following Romance languages is the most widely used in Europe?

Italian

Which 6 countries were the original members of the current EU?

Italy

Which of the following are included in the migration flows into western Europe?

Job seekers from former European colonies

Based on the number of its adherents, which of the following is one of the smallest religious groups in contemporary Europe?

Judaism

Describe the major population problems in Europe.

Labor shortages

Describe the 4 major landform regions in Europe.

Large cities, major industrial regions, ports, intensive agriculture, major rivers, glaciation in some areas

What is the purpose of the Schengen Agreement?

Led most of the European countries towards abolishment of their national borders, to build a Europe without borders known as "Schengen Area".

Describe the major population problems in Europe.

Lower tax revenue

Which 6 countries were the original members of the current EU?

Luxembourg

What are the 3 major climate types in Europe?

Marine west coast, Continental, Mediterranean

What are the 4 seas that encircle Europe?

Mediterranean

Which of the following seas does encircle Europe?

Mediterranean Sea

Energy

Mix of nuclear, fossil fuels, and renewables

Which of the following characteristics describe modern European cities?

Most Europe's countries are dominated by one primate city, usually its historic capital.

Describe the major population problems in Europe.

Negative RNIs in many countries

Which of the following offers the best description of Europe's largest long-term population problems?

No natural growth

What are the 4 seas that encircle Europe?

North

Maritime influence

North Atlantic Current (from warmer Atlantic Gulf Stream)

Describe the 4 major landform regions in Europe.

Older highland region. Source of industrial raw materials

Which of the following characteristics describe modern European cities?

One of the most difficult problems that European cities face is auto congestion in central cities.

What is the purpose of the Schengen Agreement?

Original agreement to allow free movement of EU citizens between EU countries

What does balkanization mean?

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities

Which major religions are dominant in Europe?

Roman Catholicism and Protestiantism (Christian)

Which of the following is one of the main language groups found in Europe?

Romance

Which of the following is one of the European Orthodox sects that resulted from the schism between Western and Eastern Christianity?

Russian Orthodox

The northern subregion of Europe is also known as

Scandinavia

Which of the following is one of the main language groups found in Europe?

Slavic

Describe the 4 major landform regions in Europe.

The "spine of Europe" Series of mountains including the Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Dinaric Alps, and Balkans (Bulgaria)

Which nation recently (in 2020) withdrew from the EU?

The United Kingdom

the Atlantic Ocean

Though most of Europe is at a relatively high latitude, the oceanic influence moderates coastal temperatures from Norway to Portugal and even inland to the western reaches of Germany.

Why were the Asylum Laws created?

To protect refugees from global, political, and ethnic persecution

Which of the following are included in the migration flows into western Europe?

War and political refugees

Water

Which of the following is an environmental issue in Europe?

Water pollution

Which of the following is one of the four general topographic regions the Europe can be organized into?

Western highlands