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