European Union
How has the EU promoted economic cooperation amongst Europe?
A) It has ended business competition.
B) It has raised workers' salaries.
C) It has banned foreign imports.
D) It has reduced trade barriers.
D) It has reduced trade barriers.
Which of these best describes population changes in Europe since 2000?
A) Brain Drain
B) Rural Decline
C) Urban Sprawl
D) Negative Growth
D) Negative Growth
Which term refers to a country whose people share a common identity?
A) Colonial Empire
B) Ethnic Group
C) Nation-State
D) Plural Society
C) Nation-State
The most common currency in the European Union is the:
A) Dollar
B) Euro
C) Peso
D) Coin
B) Euro
This is the term used to describe a sense of pride and loyalty toward one's country.
A) Pluralism
B) Self-Respect
C) Nationalism
D) Cultural Identity
C) Nationalism
What is a tariff?
A. A group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another.
B. The bills and coins used as money in a particular country or group of countries.
C. A force that unites people and countries.
D. A tax on goods that cross country borders.
D. A tax on goods that cross country borders.
Life expectancy is a measure of which of the following in a population?
A) The average age at which people die.
B) The average age at which people retire.
C) The average age at which people become parents.
D) The average age at which people enter the workforce.
A) The average age at which people die.
In 2004, Lithuania became a member of the:
A. Baltic States
B. Soviet Union
C. United Nations
D. European Union
D. European Union
The study of human populations and how they change is called:
A) Zoology
B) Botany
C) Sorensonology
D) Demography
D) Demography
How does GDP impact a countries economic growth? Which two apply?
A) As the GDP increases, the economy declines.
B) As the GDP increases, the economy improves.
C) As the GDP decreases, the economy declines.
D) As the GDP decreases, the economy improves.
B) As the GDP increases, the economy improves.
C) As the GDP decreases, the economy declines
The European Union began with the development of a ___________.
A) Consumer Class
B) Common Market
C) Singular Society
D) Defense Organization
B) Common Market
All of the following are why Europe has low fertility rates, EXCEPT:
A) Women delay having children to pursue education and careers.
B) Access to family planning allows women to control the number of children they have.
C) Older women tend to have fewer children.
D) Low costs of living in Europe allow young couples to support large families easily.
D) Low costs of living in Europe allow young couples to support large families easily.
Security, political freedom, economic growth, quality of life, and ___________ are the five basic factors that affect the success of nation state.
A) Pluralism
B) Universal Health Care
C) Nationalism
D) National Security
D) National Security
This country is an example of a "failed state"
A) France
B) Canada
C) United States
D) Soviet Union
D) Soviet Union
In which two hemispheres does Europe and Russia lie?
A) Southern and Western
B) Southern and Eastern
C) Northern and Western
D) Northern and Eastern
D) Northern and Eastern
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?
A) The decision goes into effect only in countries that support it.
B) The decision does not go into effect anywhere in the EU.
C) The country must carry out the decision anyway.
D) The country may refuse to obey the decision.
C) The country must carry out the decision anyway.
Cash for babies, rising retirement ages, and family-friendly workplace policies are all responses to Europe’s declining:
A. Birth Rates
B. Living Standards
C. Life Expectancies
D. Migration Streams
A. Birth Rates
What is the most common land use in Russia above the Arctic Circle?
A) Hunting and Gathering
B) Forestry
C) Nomadic Herding
D) Commercial Fishing
C) Nomadic Herding
A Trade Bloc is a:
A) A tax on goods that cross country borders.
B) A group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another.
C) A tax on goods that cross country borders.
D) A force that divides people and countries.
B) A group of countries that work together to promote trade with one another.
This country exited the European Union in 2020.
A) Germany
B) Iceland
C) Egypt
D) Great Britain
D) Great Britain
Which of these is the most common land use in Europe?
A) Subsistence Farming
B) Commercial Farming
C) Forestry
D) Trade and Manufacturing
B) Commercial Farming
What of the following dilemmas is NOT a factor affecting negative population growth in Europe?
A) Declining workforce
B) Shrinking population
C) Aging population
D) Life expectancy
D) Life expectancy
What mountain range runs north and south through Russia and separates Europe from Asia?
A) The Alps
B) The Rocky Mountains
C) The Smoky Mountains
D) The Ural Mountains
D) The Ural Mountains
Sometimes countries give up some control of their own affairs to work together on goals they all share. This is a form of what?
A) Spatial Inequality
B) Economic Activity
C) Sustainable Development
D) Supranational Cooperation
D) Supranational Cooperation
The Soviet Union was an enormous country. It was the third most populated country behind only India and this country:
A) France
B) Kazakhstan
C) China
D) Uzbekistan
C) China