The northern plains of Europe found in Finland, Germany, Poland, Holland, and
elsewhere were formed by:
What is glaciers
100
What does the North Atlantic Drift affect?
What is climate
100
In the west of Europe there is a marine west coast climate, while in much of the south of Europe, the climate is:
What is Mediterranean.
100
Europe is also a functional region and can be best classified as such based on:
What is the European Union
200
14. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union in Europe included Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Belarus, and importantly _____________.
a) Ukraine
b) Poland
c) Kazakhstan
d) East Germany
What is a) Ukraine
200
Northern Europe is traditionally Protestant and Southern Europe is predominantly:
a) Orthodox.
b) Catholic.
c) Lutheran, Anglican, and Muslim.
d) Jewish.
What is b) Catholic.
200
What are the official languages of the European Union?
a) French, English, German
b) Italian, French, English
c) Spanish, French, English
d) More than 20 languages are official.
What is d) More than 20 languages are official.
200
More than 50 percent of Europeans are fluent in a second language, and the most common is:
What is English
200
The average number of children born to a woman during child-bearing age is called:
What is Total Fertility Rate
300
The city of Venice and the country of the Netherlands fight very hard against:
What is encroachment of the seas
300
Land reclaimed from the seas and wetlands in the Netherlands is called:
What is polders
300
Wastewater in the city of Venice is removed from the canals by:
What is tides
300
In 1960, the city of Venice has about 170,000 residents. Today the population is almost 300,000.
T/F
What is false
300
The Industrial Revolution spread from ___________ into Europe.
What is Great Britain
400
According to the Globalization and World Cities Study, which of the following is the most important world city in Europe?
What is London
400
Nearly all of North and Central Eurasia are tied together in the twentieth century through the history of the:
What is the Soviet Union
400
Russia is nearly twice the size of the United States.
T/F
What is True
400
The Ural Mountains possess similarities to the:
a) Appalachians.
b) Rockies.
c) Himalayas.
d) Andes.
What is a) Appalachians.
400
Lake Baikal is the deepest lake on earth. It is part of a:
a) group of giant lakes.
b) arctic ecosystem.
c) maritime ecosystem.
d) rift valley.
What is d) rift valley.
500
Incoming solar radiation that influence temperatures is called:
What is insolation
500
Much like Canada, the taiga is a region in Russia that is covered by:
What is boreal forest
500
Which area was used by the Soviet Union for testing nuclear explosives, negatively affecting the habitat?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Uzbekistan
c) Azerbaijan
d) Kyrgyzstan
What is a) Kazakhstan
500
The lingua franca of Kazakhstan is Russian. A lingua franca is a language of:
What is trade and business
500
Russia’s male life expectancy is lower than female life expectancy, largely because of higher rates of alcoholism, accidents, AIDS, and suicide. T/F