Exam 4 - Part 1
Europe occupies ___% of the world's land area
5
How many countries does the Rhine River touch?
6
At what latitude would you find the cities of Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki?
60 degrees
Europe has ______ million people in it
600
What percent of Europe is urbanized?
72
Which two countries are dominantly Muslim in Europe?
Albania and Kosovo
What physical landscape region is located near the mountains of Europe - near Italy, Northernmost and Southernmost Spain, through Austria, Greece, and part of Romania (Southern Europe by the mediterranean)?
Alpine System
Which 3 cities outline the Randstad?
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague
Why is this area referred to as a shatter belt?
Because of Yugoslavia's violent dismantling
What country is also called "White Russia"?
Belarus
What physical landscape region is located in the heart of Europe? (Mostly just in France, Germany, and Poland)
Central Uplands
What climate type is humid-temperate with no dry season? (cool summer)
Cfb
North western Europe mostly has a ____ climate
Cfb climate
What climate type is humid-temperate with a dry, hot summer?
Csa
Countries along the Mediterranean sea have a ___ climate
Csa climate
The Bohemian Basin is the core area of ___
Czech Republic
What two rivers are most important in Europe?
Danube, Rhine
The term "break in bulk" refers to which country?
Denmark
What climate type is a humid cold climate with dry season and a cool summer?
Dfb
Eastern Europe has mostly a ___ climate
Dfb climate
Estonia is ethnically and linguistically tied to...
Finland
What are the names of the two groups of people in Belgium?
Flemish and French
What are the 3 major Indo-European branches of language in Europe?
Germanic, Romance, and Slavic
Top 4 most populated countries in all of Europe
Germany, UK, France, Italy
All time zones are measured by what?
Greenwich Prime Meridian
Magyars are the people of ____
Hungary
Which way is Europe from the US?
Northeast
Where is the geographic center of Europe?
Northeast Poland
The UK has a land area about the size of the state of ________
Oregon
Which European country is Michigan's temperature most like?
Poland
Which has the largest population: Poland, Hungary, or Slovakia?
Poland
About 5% of the Lithuanian population is...
Russian
What group comprises 17% of the population of the Ukraine?
Russian
Open borders between European countries is called...
Schengen area
Where do both the Danube and Rhine start?
South
Which way does the Danube River flow?
South
Which part of Germany has the best GDP per capita?
Southwest
The Dnieper River divides the Ukraine into 2 parts. What are some characteristics of each regions?
West - agrarian, rural, Roman Catholic East - industrial, urban, Russified (Orthodox)
What has been the impact of EU membership upon Greece?
less favorable consequences
Which landscape region has the best cropland?
lowlands(and central uplands)
Why does France have one of the most productive and diversified economies?
mixture of agriculture, high-tech industries, multi-national firms
List some European traits...
mostly caucasian, new immigrants, mostly christian
Where does it precipitate the most?
near coast and mountains
Where are Protestants mostly located in Europe?
north
What is presently Norway's most important natural resource?
oil and natural gas
Where is most of Portugal's population concentrated?
on the Atlantic coastline
What creates an advantageous situation for the city of Paris?
physical attributes and relative location to surroundings
what are cities that are extremely larger than the 2nd largest cities called?
primate cities (ex. Paris)
What are 3 characteristics that have a binding effect upon Northern Europe?
remoteness, isolation, and challenging environments
what is the term for naming a product for it's region?
appellation
How many countries does the Danube River touch?
11
The textbook says Europe is composed of ____ countries
40
Which area of Europe is most densely populated?
Area around France, Germany, and UK
What country has the Greenwich Prime Meridian monument?
England
What are the 4 sub regions of the UK?
England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Which country has the largest population in Mediterranean Europe?
Italy
What is the name of the Russian exclave facing the Baltic sea?
Kaliningrad
Is Europe a continent?
No
Which way does the Rhine River flow?
North
What physical landscape region is located in a lengthy arc from southeastern Britain and central France across Germany and Denmark into Poland and Ukraine continuing on into Russia?
North European Lowland
What are the four motors of Europe?
Rhone-Alpes, Lombardy, Catalonia, Baden-Wurttenberg
The country of _____ has many of the worst social indicators but became part of EU in 2007
Romania
About 27% of Estonian and Latvian population is...
Russian
Which country has the largest population and the largest territory in Northern Europe?
Sweden
What physical landscape region is located from northern Scandinavia through Western Britain and Ireland to the heart of the Iberian peninsula in Spain?
Western Uplands
What are the 4 physical landscapes of Europe?
Western Uplands, Northern European Lowland, Central Uplands, Alpine System
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin and which direction did it trend?
began in Britain and trended eastward
Why is Germany the dominant country of Europe today?
by navigating the recent global recession the best
latitude, wind direction, ocean currents, and inland location all affect what?
climate
Why is France deemed to have a superior relative location?
coastlines with all major waters in the region
What is the major locational advantage of Europe?
contact with the rest of the world, trade across many seas and ocean
France changed from 96 _____ to 26 larger _____
departments; regions
The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government
devolution
What is the significance of the Ancona line in Italy?
divides the ancient and current capital
As you go inland it gets ____ - ______ winters and _____ summers
drier; colder; hotter
Where are Orthodox mostly located in Europe?
east
Why was Bosnia considered a cauldron of calamity?
fell victim to disastrous conflict among Serbs
What are the two groups of "outsiders" to the European Union?
former Yugoslavia and Albania
Who are the Roma?
gypsies
Why was Ireland called a celtic tiger?
had the highest rate of economic growth in the EU
Eastern Europe covers about _____ of the land area of Europe
half
Why is Serbia considered a key state in this region?
historic capital, on the Danube River, and a large population
A government's open support for fellow ethnics residing in nearby countries...
irredentism
Why is Catalonia noteworthy?
it's the Basque country
What is the significance of the Milan-Turin-Genoa triangle?
leading industrial complex
Where are Roman Catholics mostly located in Europe?
south
What are Autonomous Communities in Spain?
subnational regional framework to decentralize government
where is the eastern boundary of Europe?
the Russian border
Why does negative population growth pose a severe problem to Europe?
the number of workers whose taxes pay for the social services of the elderly goes down
What is the European Union?
the organization of european countries
Why is Switzerland the leading country in Alpine Europe?
through skilled maximization of their limited opportunities
How has recent immigration created a multicultural challenge for Europe?
transforming the sociocultural fabric that was once homogenous
Where are Jewish and Muslims mostly located in Europe?
urban areas
The economy of Finland has been sustained by ________exports but today emphasizes _______
wood; crops, manufacture, and telecommunications
