Europe Exam 2

The United Kingdom applied for EEC membership twice in the 1960s but was blocked from joining because:

French President de Gaulle did not want the UK in the EEC and vetoed their applications.

Luxembourg spent several years during WWI and WWII occupied by what neighbor?

Germany

What important city is Germany's leading port and second-largest city?

Hamburg

What city in Portugal is by far the largest and the center of government, commerce, industry, and culture?

Lisbon

What is the central landform of the Iberian Peninsula?

Meseta

Which of the following Allied powers did not administer an occupation zone in Germany after WWII?

Poland

Which river basin is the most populated, most central, and most important in France?

Seine

Which of the following is not a major topographical region of Germany

Seine River Valley

All of the following are important Swedish multinational corporations except:

Siemens

Since World War II, France has drawn large numbers of immigrants from all of the following regions except:

East Asia

What prevented Austria from joining the EEC/EU before 1995?

Soviet occupation of Vienna after WWII and resulting treaties that ensured Austria and Germany would not reunite

Why didn't the United Kingdom join the EEC in 1957 when it formed?

The EEC was perceived to be a German-French protectionist organization that would hinder British trade.

Which of the following political sub-units is not part of the United Kingdom?

Republic of Ireland

Where is most of Sweden's good agricultural land?

Skåne

What historic predecessors of Norwegians were notorious raiders of neighboring areas circa 1000 AD?

Vikings

What has been the biggest coordinated undertaking in the Netherlands over the past few centuries?

embanking and draining land to create more agricultural areas

What landform type dominates Scotland?

highlands

What is the dominant agricultural activity in Ireland?

livestock grazing

What economic sector makes up about 20% of the Germany workforce and has had more success than the US in keeping these types of jobs based at home?

manufacturing

The Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI stipulated all of the following punishments against Germany except:

merger of East and West Germany

Most of the land in the Netherlands is:

near or below sea level

What was Ireland's status during WWII?

neutral

Where do a lot of Denmark's agricultural exports go?

northern Germany

How did Sweden navigate WWII?

officially neutral but allowed Nazi troops to move through it to pacify Norway

What best describes Norway's agricultural situation?

only about 3% of land is arable and Norway is a net food importer

Compared to other European countries, Portugal is unusual demographically because:

only about half of its population is urban, whereas much of Europe is around 80%

What physical feature made Athens a natural site for population and power to concentrate?

the Acropolis, a 300-400 foot hill that was defensible

What landform type dominates Austria?

the Alps

Which of the following is not one of Greece's major landforms?

the Alps

What is the most extensive topographical feature of Italy?

the Apennines Mountains

In the referendum of 2016 concerning the status of the United Kingdom in the EU, which of the following statements is incorrect?

the overall result was for the UK to stay in the EU, which has settled the matter

What economic activity was initially responsible for Finland's prosperity?

timber and wood products

What is Greece's largest city and capital?

Athens

What is Spain's leading industrial city and commercial port?

Barcelona

Which of the following statements about Belgium is incorrect?

Belgium is a very unified country, both politically and culturally.

Despite not being on a major river or having a raw material base, what Germany city has been the largest and most important administrative center since at least the 1800s?

Berlin

After WWII, the area around Barcelona (Costa Brava), Spain became a very popular tourist destination for:

Brits

Belgium's largest and most important city, including housing the headquarters for NATO and the European Commission, is:

Brussels

What region in Spain feels the least part of the country and much resentment for being discriminated against by Franco's fascist government (1939-1975)?

Catalonia

Why is Iceland a member of EFTA instead of the EU?

Common Agricultural Policies (CAP) of the EU would be harmful to Iceland's fisheries

Where does most of the population of Austria live, including Vienna?

Danube River Valley

What city benefitted the most from the economic boom of the 1990s in Ireland?

Dublin

Why did the economy of East Germany lag the West after WWII?

East Germany was forced into central planning and state economic control

What is the only economic organization that Switzerland has joined?

European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA)

All of the following international organizations are headquartered in Switzerland except:

European Union (EU)

All of the following are reasons that Italy has a relatively weak economy except:

Food has to be imported.

Which country covered in Chapter 7 has had the most issues with terrorism, alienation among the youth, and disenchantment with the EU?

France

What was France's role in the creation of the EU?

France was a founding member and the EU reflects French organizational ideas.

What type of regime did Prime Minister Mussolini implement in Italy in the 1920s?

Full Fascism

What is the indigenous language of Ireland?

Gaelic

After industrialization began in earnest in the period 1890-1910, what became the core of Italy's industrial strength?

Genoa-Turin-Milan triangle

By whom was Greece occupied during WWII?

Germany

In the 1950s, all of the following statements about Italy's economy were correct except:

Italy avoided joining the European Economic Community (now the EU) and has suffered to this day because of it.

Which of the following statements about Italy is incorrect?

Italy has an excellent natural resource base and a strong economy.

What upland region in southern France occupies the most area and has a very complex geological history?

Massif Central

What climate type dominates the majority of Italy?

Mediterranean

What is the prevailing climate across most of Greece?

Mediterranean

What landform separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?

Pyrenees

What German river is the most important river trade route in western and central Europe?

Rhine

What city in western Ireland features an international airport that attracted free port investments and represented a convenient location for trans-Atlantic airliners to first set down before continuing on to continental Europe?

Shannon

Which country has a larger amount of mass market tourism?

Spain has more

What neighboring country of Finland's exerts a strong cultural and demographic influence?

Sweden

Why did Finland not join the EU until 1995?

The Soviet Union demanded Finland remain neutral but after the USSR collapsed, Finland was free to join.

Until the 1970s, what type of government was in place in both Spain and Portugal?

fascist

What is Iceland's dominant agricultural activity?

fisheries

What landform is very common in Norway and is its most distinctive landform, attractive to tourists and cruise ships?

fjords

From where does Northern Ireland get most of its electricity and natural gas?

from Scotland via pipelines and electrical systems

Most internal migration in England happens:

from the north to the south, towards the greater London metropolitan area

What is Iceland's main domestic energy source?

geothermal

What landform feature(s) dominate in Iceland?

geysers and thermal springs

Compared to other, more prosperous EU countries, the role of agriculture (workforce, share of GDP, and exports) in Greece is:

higher than average

What was Luxembourg's most important industry in the 1960s and remains strong today?

iron and steel production

What factors contributed to Berlin's rise to prominence in the 1800s?

it became a center of education and technology

Paris became the capital and hub of France because:

it sits at the convergence of important routeways in northern France

What accounts for Luxembourg's importance that seems much larger than this country of half a million people should have?

its central location and many European institutions

What accounts for Copenhagen's importance in Denmark?

its strategic location in the Sound, the entrance to the Baltic Sea

What sparked an economic boom in Ireland in the 1970s?

joining the EEC, opening access to Europe for other trade partners like the US

What kept Portugal from industrializing in the 19th century?

lack of iron and coal

What best describes Ireland's climate?

mild and moist

With which neighboring country has Greece had the most conflict?

Turkey

This Italian city is at great risk due to rising sea levels and subsidence:

Venice

What accounts for Rome's population growth relative to other cities in Italy?

political power and bureaucracy creates jobs in the national capital

Being over 6 times larger than the second largest city in France (Lyons), Paris is considered to be a ________ city.

primate

What is Switzerland's most notable role in the world economy?

secure, tax-free banking operations

Which economic sector generates over 75% of France's Gross Domestic Product?

service

In what economic sector do 80% of Belgians work?

services

What accounts for over two-thirds of Austria's GDP?

services and tourism

What aspect of the United Kingdom's membership in the EU is incorrect?

the UK was one of the founding members of the EU

What economic activity has always drawn a lot of people from other countries to Italy, bringing in valuable foreign currencies?

tourism

Why did the European Economic Community (EEC) not want Spain and Portugal to join until the 1980s?

undemocratic governments were in place in both countries

The Dutch people (today the Netherlands) pioneered all of the following ideas except:

use of manure as a fertilizer

What renewable resource produces one-sixth of Denmark's electricity?

wind power

What major manufacturing activity takes place in and around Paris?

automobile

Once they joined the European Community in 1986, what was Spain and Portugal's main economic advantage?

cheap labor

What resource in the South Wales valleys spurred industrialization in Wales?

coal

All of the following kept Greece from joining the European Community (EC) until 1981 except:

collapse of the USSR

What is Denmark's current form of government?

constitutional monarchy

France can be broadly defined physically by all of the following landform types except:

deserts

Both during and after the Cold War, the main migration flow within Germany has been:

east to west