Quiz 8 Europe

True/False: Although reunified since 1990, former East Germany still lags economically behind former West Germany.

True

True/False: Although the Po Plain of Northern Europe has great agricultural advantages, this lowland today is experiencing the greatest development of manufacturing in Mediterranean Europe.

True

True/False: Transferability is a spatial interaction concept related to the costs of overcoming the distance between two places

True

The landform region that predominates in the area just to the north of the Alpine chain is the: A) Central Uplands B) Western Uplands C) North European Lowland D) Iberian Lowland E) Scandinavian Peninsula

A) Central Uplands

Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom? A) Republic of Ireland B) England C) Scotland D) Wales E) England and Scotland

A) Republic of Ireland

Which of the following European countries is landlocked? A) Switzerland B) Finland C) Albania D) Belgium E) Spain

A) Switzerland

The Common Market evolved into the European Community which in turn has been transformed into: A) the European Union B) NATO C) the Euro D) the United States of Europe E) the Four Motors of Europe

A) the European Union

Which former Soviet Socialist Republic, with its capital at Mensk (Minsk), also called White Russia, is still strongly linked to Moscow? a) Belarus b) Lithuania c) Moldova d) Estonia e) Ukraine

a) Belarus

Which state contains Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally convinced to end their fighting in 1995 at a U.S.-run peace conference? a) Bosnia b) Macedonia c) Kosovo d) Montenegro e) Slovenia

a) Bosnia

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

a) Brussels

The divided eastern Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is __________________. a) Cyprus b) Crete c) Malta d) Sicily e) Gibraltar

a) Cyprus

The Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland is called _______________. a) Kaliningrad b) Belarus c) Latvia d) Estonia e) the Baltic Corridor

a) Kaliningrad

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

a) 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

a) Muslims

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

a) complementarity

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

a) devolution

Northern Europe _______________________. a) is comprised of the Scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden b) has a largely inhospitable higher-latitude climate c) is entirely separated by water from the rest of Europe d) is the least developed region of Europe, due to its peripheral location e) has always been able to exploit abundant natural resources

a) is comprised of the Scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden or b) has a largely inhospitable higher-latitude climate ?

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

d) Rhine

Which major city is not located in the North European Lowland? a) London b) Paris c) Amsterdam d) Rome e) Berlin

d) Rome

The industrial heartland of Poland is located in ______________. a) the Bohemian Basin b) the Warsaw area c) the Vistula Valley d) Silesia e) the Baltic coastal zone

d) Silesia

Which of the following is not a state created by the breakup of former Yugoslavia? a) Bosnia b) Macedonia c) Croatia d) Slovakia e) Slovenia

d) Slovakia

Identify the country in Europe's Mainland Core that is NOT a member of the European Union. a) Austria b) Luxembourg c) the Netherlands d) Switzerland e) Belgium

d) Switzerland

When a state seeks to acquire the neighboring territory that is home to ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its international border by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed _____________________. a) colonization b) devolution c) interference d) irredentism e) balkanization

d) irredentism

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

d) one of centrality within the land hemisphere

Which of the following countries was part of the group that initiated the European Union? a) Norway b) Poland c) Spain d) the Netherlands e) the United Kingdom

d) the Netherlands

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 Eastern Europe e) the imposition of the Slavic religion

d) the division and fragmentation of a subregion of Eastern Europe

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

e) Denmark

What was the U.S.-sponsored economic program designed to rebuild Western Europe after World War II? a) The Common Market b) NATO c) The Warsaw Pact d) The Eurozone e) The Marshall Plan

e) The Marshall Plan

An unusual aspect of Albania is its ______________. a) location on both the Black and Adriatic seas b) majority Eastern Orthodox population c) unexpected recent admission to the EU d) population growth rate, which is the slowest in all of Europe e) dominantly Muslim population

e) dominantly Muslim population

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

e) occurred in 1990

Which of the following is NOT an example of European supranationalism? a) Benelux b) the euro currency c) the European Union d) the European Parliament e) the United Kingdom's position on the European Monetary Union

e) the United Kingdom's position on the European Monetary Union

_________ forces tie a nation together. A) Irredentist B) Centripetal C) Centrifugal D) Balkanational E) Supranational

B) Centripetal

A country that was divided into two political units after World War II was: A) the United Kingdom B) Italy C) Germany D) Austria E) Czechoslovakia

C) Germany

The U.S. plan to aid Europe after World War II was known as the _______ Plan. A) Benelux B) Four Motors of Europe C) Common Market D) Lend/Lease E) Marshall

E) Marshall

Which European regions have undergone the greatest political changes in recent years? A) The Eastern Periphery B) The Mainland Core C) The Core Offshore D) Northern Europe E) Mediterranean Europe

E) Mediterranean Europe

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

b) Amsterdam

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

b) Copenhagen

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

b) English

Which of the following nations did not unify until the late 19th century? a) Spain b) Germany c) France d) Belgium e) The Netherlands

b) Germany

The land body located directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from southernmost Spain is _____________. a) the Iberian Peninsula b) Northern Africa c) Italy's 'boot' d) the Balkan Peninsula e) Scandinavia

b) Northern Africa

Which of the countries in Northern Europe have benefited the most from North Sea oil? a) Denmark b) Norway c) Iceland d) Finland e) Sweden

b) Norway

The Polish language belongs to this language group: a) Germanic Group b) Slavic Group c) Celtic Group d) Romance Group e) Baltic Group

b) Slavic Group

Which country in Mediterranean Europe confronts a significant devolutionary movement among its Basque population? a) Portugal b) Spain c) Cyprus d) Italy e) Greece

b) Spain

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

c) Athens

The Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains that is centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as ___. a) Portugal b) Andalusia c) Catalonia d) Gibraltar e) Basque Country

c) Catalonia

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

c) Centrifugal

Which of the following was once a clear example of a European nation-state? a) Yugoslavia b) Northern Ireland c) France d) Belgium e) Ukraine

c) France

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

c) North Sea

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

c) Pyrenees

According to the figure below, which country was NOT a founding member of NATO? a) United Kingdom b) France c) Spain d) Italy e) Belgium

c) Spain

Which of the following countries does not belong to the European Union? a) Bulgaria b) Hungary c) Ukraine d) Croatia e) Romania

c) Ukraine

The Industrial Revolution in Europe ______. a) produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the realm b) triggered a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories c) initially was focused in Britain, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged d) gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, both positioned on coal fields and near iron ores e) confirmed the superior quality of European products, which were already beating inferior textiles and other wares from India and China before the Industrial Revolution even began

c) initially was focused in Britain, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged

The population of Northern Ireland _____________. a) is overwhelmingly Catholic b) is made up of refugees from Wales c) is mostly Protestant d) is not part of the United Kingdom e) produced the Celtic Tiger phenomenon

c) is mostly Protestant

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

d) Ancona Line

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

d) Black Sea

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

d) France

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding immigration trends in Europe? a) There are no immigrants in Europe. b) Immigrants in Europe come mostly from other countries in Europe. c) Immigrants are well integrated into European societies. d) Immigration in Europe is offsetting population decline. e) Most immigrants arriving in Europe are Christian

d) Immigration in Europe is offsetting population decline.