Chapter 1 Europe
Which of the following is the strongest example of a European nation-state? A. Bosnia B. Northern Ireland C. Poland D. Belgium E. Spain
C. Poland
Such things as roads, railroads and ports are best defined as: A. irredentism B. centripetal forces C. infrastructure D. devolution forces E. none of the above
C. infrastructure
All of the following help to unite some of the Norden countries except:
Catholicism
Which Norden city serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city?
Copenhagen
___________ has more in common with Finland than the other two Baltic states and is thus included as part of Northern Europe.
Estonia
An economic activity that is important in Norway, Sweden, and Finland is:
Forrestry
Which of the following is not a region of the United Kingdom?
Ireland
Which of the following countries is not a signatory of the Benelux Agreement?
Liechtenstein
The major river in Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the:
Rhine
__________ forces are divisive to a nation.
centrifugal
A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, such as Paris is to France, is known as the country's: A. capital city B. primate city C. nodal point D. functional region E. central place
primate city
Which of the following is not an area of previous or potential devolution?
southern sweden
The decline in population in the Republic of Ireland is in part due to:
the potato famine
Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom? A. Republic of Ireland B. England C. Scotland D. Wales E. all are part of the UK
A. Republic of Ireland
Which of the following statements are false?
Austria is multilingual and Switzerland is unilingual.
Which of the following capital cities is not a primate city? A. Paris B. Lisbon C. Athens D. Bern E. Vienna
Bern
The administrative headquarters for the European Union and NATO is:
Brussels
The industrial revolution in Europe: A. produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the region B. caused a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories C. initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to drive engines emerged D. gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, 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 England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to drive engines emerged
Which of the following is not a relatively recent example of European transportation improvements? A. English Channel tunnel B. high speed rail links C. magnetic levitation trains D. tunnels through the Alps E. a major interstate system similar to the US system
C. magnetic levitation trains
The downtown area of a city is known as the:
Central Business District
Von Thünen in his "Isolated State" argued that five belts of human activity would develop around the central town or city. The first (or nearest) of these is: A. a belt of forest, still used for timber and firewood B. a broad zone of increasingly extensive field crops C. a zone of manufacturing and handcrafting D. a zone of intensive agriculture and dairying E. a belt in which ranching prevails and animal products are generated
D. a zone of intensive agriculture and dairying
Which of the following events occurred within the ten years following the onset of the French Revolution (1789)? A. the downfall of France's monarchy B. the establishment of the French nation-state C. the emergence of Napoleon as the leader of France D. all of the above E. the founding of Paris
D. all of the above
The innermost land use ring of the von Thünen Model contains: A. the central business district of the city B. ranching and animal products C. a set of markets for grain crops D. intensive farming and dairying E. extensive agriculture
D. intensive farming and dairying
Europe's relative location: A. has proven inefficient for international trade B. is one of inferior global accessibility C. is disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea D. is one of centrality within the land hemisphere E. is disadvantaged by its closeness to Australia
D. is one of centrality within the land hemisphere
The voluntary association of three or more countries is known as: A. devolution B. irredentism C. conurbation D. supranationalism E. CBD
D. supranationalism
The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in Norden is:
Denmark
Which country has the best agricultural economy?
Denmark
Which of the following statements is true? A. Paris initially benefitted from an excellent site. B. Paris initially benefitted from an excellent situation. C. The site of Paris is far inferior to that of any other French city. D. Situation refers to the physical attributes of a place. E. A and B are true
E. A and B are true
Which of the following statements is false? A. Germany is larger territorially than France. B. Germany has a better river system than France. C. Germany is more industrialized than France. D. Germany is more urbanized than France. E. France has better harbors than does Germany.
E. France has better harbors than does Germany.
Copenhagen serves as: A. the capital of Denmark B. a break-of-bulk point C. an entrepôt D. the Baltics' leading port E. all of the above
E. all of the above
In Scotland: A. oil and gas have become major industries B. a feeling of nationalism is developing C. an important shipbuilding industry exists D. there are about 5 million people E. all of the above
E. all of the above
German reunification: A. united Wessies with Ossies B. united the East's 17 million population with that in the West C. has led to some problems as some westerners have resented additional taxes to help the East D. has yet to bring the standard of living in the East to the levels in the West E. all of the above are true
E. all of the above are true
German reunification: A. occurred in 1990 B. has led to a country with 16 lander C. made the Poles uneasy because of the territory Germany lost to Poland after WW II B. has led to a country with 16 lander C. made the Poles uneasy because of the territory Germany lost to Poland after WW II D. made the UK and France uneasy because of German economic power E. all of the above are true
E. all of the above are true
The geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods is known as: A. spatial specialization B. Balkanization C. supranationalism D. irredentism E. areal functional specialization
E. areal functional specialization
The three principles of spatial interaction are: A. complementarity, intervening opportunity, Balkanization B. complementarity, intervening opportunity, irredentism C. complementarity, intervening opportunity, transferability D. centripetal forces, intervening opportunity, Balkanization E. none of the above
E. none of the above
Which of the following is not an example of European supranationalism? A. Benelux B. COMECON C. the Common Market D. the European Parliament E. the solidarity labor movement
E. the solidarity labor movement
Which of the following statements are false
Europe may be delineated as a region due to its cultural homogeneity.
An example of an intervening opportunity is:
Florida is an intervening opportunity for vacationers from New York considering a vacation in California
The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:
France
A country that was divided into two political units after World War II was:
Germany
_______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically.
Germany
A city in Germany benefitting from the restoration of its hinterland as a result of the reunification of Germany is:
Hamburg
A European country that has declined in population over the past centuries is:
Ireland
The Treaty on European Unity was signed at:
Maastricht
Which of the following is not a Nordic country?
Malta
The US plan to aid Europe after World War II was known as the _______ Plan.
Marshall
Fjords are associated with which of the following countries?
Norway
The Northern European country that has benefitted the most from North Sea oil is:
Norway
Which of the following is not a historically German industrial area?
Po River Basin
Lands reclaimed from the sea are known as:
Polders
The emergence of modern Europe after the Dark Ages is known as the:
Renaissance
Which of the following languages is not a Slavic language?
Romanian
Europe's busiest port, the shipping gateway for the Rhine and the Meuse Rivers is:
Rotterdam
The Ruhr industrial complex is linked via the Rhine River to:
Rotterdam
Finland lost significant territories to:
Russia
More than half of the population of Northern Ireland trace their ancestry to:
Scotland or England
Estonia was, at one time, part of the Kingdom of:
Sweden
The European country that has purported to practice strict neutrality is:
Switzerland
The only Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is:
Switzerland
Which of the following European countries is landlocked?
Switzerland
Which of the following is not in the Western Uplands? sweden ireland switzerland scotland portugal
Switzerland
Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the:
The North Sea
Complementarity deals with the fact that commodity flows between A and B depend upon:
a surplus of a commodity at place A and a deficit of the commodity at place B
Forces which concentrate particular industries in particular locations are:
agglomerative
Europe's political revolution:
began in the 1780s with the French Revolution
__________ forces tie a nation together.
centripetal
The spatial interaction principle of complementarity:
describes trade in which one area specifically needs the surplus commodity of another area
The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as:
devolution
_______ is a country which has continued to maintain a network of colonies and to take an intense interest in former colonies.
france
As of 1998, the situation in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants:
had reached the point where an agreement to end the conflict had been negotiated
Norden:
has a largely inhospitable northern climate
A Euroregion:
is a formal territorial entity straddling one of Europe's traditional international boundaries
The population of Northern Ireland:
is dominated by Protestants
Germany is divided into subdistricts called:
landers
France is divided into regions called:
regions
The Common Market evolved into the European Community. It is being replaced by:
the European Union
Benelux refers to
the Low Countries of Western Europe
Which of the following rivers does not flow through French territory?
the danube
The current population of Germany is in excess of:
80 million
The major chain of mountains in Europe is referred to as the: A. Alpines B. Apennines C. Pyrenees D. Carpathians E. Central Uplands
A. Alpines
The landform region predominating in the area to the north of the Alpine chain is the: A. Central Uplands B. Western Uplands C. North European Lowland D. Iberian Lowland E. Great Divide
A. Central Uplands
The United Kingdom was often protected from European wars by the: A. English Channel B. North Sea C. Baltic Sea D. French Canyon E. Irish army
A. English Channel
Which of the following was not an objective of mercantilism? A. establishing Christianity throughout the world B. the rapid accumulation of gold and silver C. acquisition of overseas colonies D. developing international trading ties E. all of the above were objectives of mercantilism
A. establishing Christianity throughout the world
Continentality refers to: A. more extreme climates located inland B. processes that have led to continental drift C. Devolution on the European continent D. maritime forces that affect climates in the Central Uplands E. climates located only in areas of A climates
A. more extreme climates located inland
Which of the following is not a feature of the original Isolated State Model? A. the need for constant territorial growth of producing areas B. a concentric-zone spatial pattern C. a single, centrally-located market D. a surrounding wilderness across which no trade occurred E. all are features of the Isolated State model
A. the need for constant territorial growth of producing areas
The major factor keeping Eastern European countries out of the European Union is: A. under the rules of the EU, richer countries must subsidize poorer countries B. Western Europeans still hold a grudge against Eastern Europeans C. Turkey has been promised admission before the Eastern European states and Greece objects to the admission of Turkey D. all Eastern European countries have unstable governments
A. under the rules of the EU, richer countries must subsidize poorer countries
The major conurbation of London lies within which of the following regions?
Affluent southern England
Which of the following is not a major French industry?
Aluminum
The Randstad is comprised of:
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague
Which of the following states is unilingual in that it possesses a single language spoken throughout its territory: A. Switzerland B. Austria C. Yugoslavia D. Belgium E. United Kingdom
B. Austria
European supranationalism all began with: A. EFTA B. Benelux C. the Council of Europe D. NATO E. the European Union
B. Benelux
The major competition to the original European Common Market was: A. Benelux B. EFTA C. the Council of Europe D. NATO E. the European Union
B. EFTA
The following are statements describing the demographic and economic conditions which may be generally ascribed to the European Realm. Which one is inaccurate? A. Europe constitutes one of the great population clusters of the world. B. Levels of economic development in Europe decline from east to west. C. Europe's population is highly urbanized. D. European agriculture is mainly market-oriented. E. European economies are predominantly industrial.
B. Levels of economic development in Europe decline from east to west.
The economic geographer Alfred Weber is known for his contribution of: A. an organic theory explaining the growth of states B. a set of principles governing the location of industry C. a model of commercial agricultural spatial organization D. a worldwide classification scheme of primate cities E. a global climate regionalization scheme
B. a set of principles governing the location of industry
The North European Lowland: A. contains the mountain ranges of the Alps B. is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions C. does not include southeastern England D. has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions E. contains the plains of Greece
B. is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions
Which of the following is not one of the four Motors of Europe?
Tirane, Albania
Most foreign workers in Germany are of _________origin.
Turkish
The easternmost city of Western Europe is:
Vienna
An important coal mining area that has been ravaged by strip mines is:
Wales
The must rugged part of the United Kingdom is:
Wales