Permafrost is found in
a. northern Scotland
b. northern Scandinavia
c. southern Scandinavia
d. northern Germany
b. northern Scandinavia
100
Which of the following was an age of exploration and artistic achievement?
a. the Romance
b. the Revolution
c. the Renaissance
d. the Reformation
c. the Renaissance
100
The Danube flows from Germany to the
a. Adriatic Sea
b. North Sea
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Black Sea
d. Black Sea
100
Approximately how many ethnic groups live in Europe today?
a. 50
b. 20
c. 160
d. 2,000
c. 160
100
A fine, rich soil that is carried by the wind is known as
a. loess
b. polder
c. mistral
d. bauxite
a. loess
200
Hot, dry winds from Africa are called
a. foehns
b. loess
c. siroccos
d. mistrals
c. siroccos
200
The Cold War was a power struggle between
a. the United States and Europe
b. the communist world and the non-communist world
c. eastern Europe and western Europe
d. East Berlin and West Berlin
b. the communist world and the non-communist world
200
Europe is the ______ continent.
a. 2nd smallest
b. 2nd largest
c. smallest
d. 3rd smallest
a. 2nd smallest
200
A system in which monarchs or lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty was known as
a. industrial capitalism
b. communism
c. feudalism
d. the Middle Ages
c. feudalism
200
The _____ separates the Iberian Peninsula from Africa
a. Strait of Gibraltar
b. Gulf Stream
c. Aegean Sea
d. Pyrenees Mountains
a. Strait of Gibraltar
300
Dry winds called _________ can cause avalanches.
a. mistrals
b. foehns
c. steppes
d. loess
b. foehns
300
Who were the ancient civilizations that shaped modern European culture?
a. Rome and Paris
b. Greece and Alexandria
c. Greece and Rome
d. Rome and England
c. Greece and Rome
300
The Pyrenees Mountains separate the ________ Peninsula from the rest fo Europe.
a. Iberian
b. Scandinavian
c. Balkan
d. Apennine
a. Iberian
300
European populations tend to be clustered
a. in the mountains
b. near mineral mines
c. near the region's northern forests
d. in regions with fertile farmland and inland waterways
d. in regions with fertile farmland and inland waterways
300
The British Isles include
a. Ireland, Great Britain, and Scotland
b. England and Scotland
c. Great Britain and Ireland
d. Great Britain and England
c. Great Britain and Ireland
400
Above the timberline,
a. no vegetation can grow
b. only shrubs, grasses, and lichens will grow
c. Europe's forests are mainly coniferous
d. deciduous trees lose their leaves in the winter
b. only shrubs, grasses, and lichens will grow
400
Beginning in the late _________ the Industrial Revolution transformed Europe into a land of cities.
a. 1500s
b. 1600s
c. 1900s
d. 1700s
d. 1700s
400
How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas?
a. by excavating fjords that hold back the sea
b. with dikes to hold in rivers and lakes
c. by planting grasses whose roots trap water in the soil
d. with dikes to hold back the sea
d. with dikes to hold back the sea
400
What organization currently unites Western Europe?
a. the European Union
b. the Maastricht Treaty
c. the United Nations
d. the Common Market
a. the European Union
400
The North European Plain is rich in
a. coal and oil
b. agricultural lands, iron ore, and coal
c. coal, oil, copper, and petroleum
d. agricultural lands and petroleum deposits
b. agricultural lands, iron ore, and coal
500
Iceland is known as the land of ice and
a. volcanoes
b. midnight sun
c. fjords
d. loess
a. volcanoes
500
Constantinople was the capital of _____________
a. the Roman Empire
b. England's colonies
c. the Roman Catholic Church
d. the Byzantine Empire
d. the Byzantine Empire
500
Jagged coastlines with fjords are characteristic of
a. western Scandinavia
b. Iceland
c. eastern Scandinavia
d. western Greenland
a. western Scandinavia
500
A country that offers a complete social welfare program to its citizens
a. ethnic group
b. reparations
c. welfare state
d. dialects
c. welfare state
500
_______ is an active volcano on the Apennine Peninsula
a. Mt. Blanc
b. Vesuvius
c. Mt. Etna
d. Ben Nevis