What is a tributary?
a. a machine that harnesses water for energy
b. a stream connected to a main river
c. a snowcapped mountain range
d. the source of a river
b. a stream connectred to a main river
100
The longest river in Europe is the
A. Nile
B. Amazon
C. Seine
D. Volga
D. Volga
100
A plateau is
a. a grassy plain
b. a large raised area of level land
c an ocean coastline
d. an area below sea level
b. a large raised area of level land
100
Who was responsible for the holocaust?
a. Josef Stalin
b. Mikhail Gorbachev
c. Benito Mussolini
d. Adolf Hitler
you should know this..... d. Adolf Hitler
100
What country has the capital of Berlin?
Germany
200
What is permafrost?
a. a source of renewable energy
b. Russia's Parliament
c. permanently frozen soil
d. a substance added to water to help it freeze
c. permanently frozen soil
200
Trees that lose their leaves in winter are called
a. cacti
b. deciduous
c. shrubs
d. coniferous
b. deciduous
200
An important source of power in Norway, Switzerland, and Austria is
a. hydroelectric
b. coal
c. oil
d. natural gas
a Hydroelectric
200
After World War II, Germany
a. was divided
b. ceased to exist
c. became democratic
d. elected Adolf Hitler as president
a. was divided (Berlin Wall)
200
What Country has the capital of Copenhagen?
Denmark
300
The private ownership of businesses is called
A. privacy
B. Privaterring
C. Privation
D. Privatizing
D. Privatizing
300
Trees that stay green all year and have cones are called
a. cacti
b. deciduous
c. shrub
d. coniferous
d. coniferous
300
Cultural traditons include
a. language
b. religion
c. art and literature
d. all the above
d. All the above
300
Czechoslovakia separated into Slovakia and the Czech Republic
a. by order of the United Nations
b. peacefully
c. after a bloody civil war
d. as a result of Hitler invading the country
b. peacefully
300
What country has the capital of Reykjavik?
Iceland
400
What is Genocide?
A. a way of harnessing energy from the sun
B. a medical procedure using a person's genes
C. the deliberate murder of an ethnic group
D. a disease caused by eating raw poltry
C. the deliberate murder of an ethnic group
400
Where are the Ural Mountains?
a. Russia
b. Germany
c. France
d. Italy
a. Russia
400
What is free enterprise?
a. goods are given free to poor people
b. workers receive free medical care
c. People can own businesses and make a profit
d. companies are allowed to hire children
c. people can own businesses and make a profit
400
Two economic success stories in Eastern Europe are
a. Kosovo and Serbia
b. Russia and Bosnia
c. Poland and the Czech Republic
d. Slovakia and Hungary
C. Poland and the Czech Requblic
400
What country has the capital of Vienna?
Austria
500
Fossil Fuels are formed from
A. Salt Water
b. Uranium
C. Remains of Plants and Animals
D. Turbines
C Remains of Plants and Animals
500
Which region is the coldest?
a. prairie
b. taiga
c. steppe
d. tundra
d. Tundra
500
Before World War II, Czechoslovakia
a. had few industries
b. was one of the 10 most developed nations
c. was constantly at war with its neighbors
d. was one of Europe's poorest countries
b. was one of the 10 most developed nations
500
Since the fall of communism in Poland, the government
a. has taken over many businesses
b. has created many jobs
c. is expanding suburban areas
d. has moved people to rural areas