Question 1

Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?

Accepted Answer

A)  They want to increase the diversity of their ethnic composition.
B)  It is a requirement of the European Union.
C)  They were experiencing low or negative growth, and needed immigrants to fill gaps in their labor force.
D)  Many feel it would be a way to make up for the transgressions they committed against these people during World War II.
E)  All of the answer choices are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Alpine mountain region
B)  the Central Uplands
C)  the Iberian Peninsula
D)  the European Lowland
E)  the Western HighlandsF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andorra
B)  Monaco
C)  Slovenia
D)  Luxembourg
E)  LiechtensteinF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galician
B)  Catalan
C)  Breton
D)  Basque
E)  GaelicF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

What is the approximate population of Europe?

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A)  250 million
B)  530 million
C)  670 million
D)  830 million
E)  1 billionF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

"... more open and spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with palatial residences." This describes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  landscapes of contemporary French urban cities
B)  the Renaissance-Baroque period
C)  contemporary landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula
D)  rural landscapes in contemporary Europe
E)  the medieval landscapeF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

On a per capita basis, what two countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden and Norway
B)  Germany and France
C)  Greece and Italy
D)  United Kingdom and Germany
E)  Austria and SpainF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Where is the Jewish Pale?

Accepted Answer

A)  small cities bordering the Mediterranean
B)  along the Black Sea
C)  the Balkans
D)  Eastern Europe
E)  IberiaF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

In which European country would you find fjords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland
B)  Norway
C)  Netherlands
D)  Italy
E)  GermanyF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Anti-Terrorism Organization
B)  North Austrian Transportation Organization
C)  Norway-Austria Treaty Organization
D)  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
E)  Netherlands Against Terrorism OrganizationF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the four seas that encircle Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baltic Sea
B)  North Sea
C)  Mediterranean Sea
D)  Caspian Sea
E)  Black SeaF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.

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Question 13

Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norway
B)  Portugal
C)  Germany
D)  Austria
E)  BulgariaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Warsaw Pact.
B)  the Treaty of Versailles.
C)  the European Union.
D)  the United Nations.
E)  irredentism.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to that of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The environment in Eastern Europe was much more polluted than that of Western Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union.
B)  The environment in Western Europe was much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe, until recent efforts to rectify the situation, with the help of the European Union.
C)  The environment in Eastern Europe is much more polluted than that of Western Europe.
D)  The environment in Western Europe is much more polluted than that of Eastern Europe.
E)  The environment in Eastern Europe has more air pollution, but less water pollution than that of Western Europe.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pyrenees
B)  Alps
C)  Carpathians
D)  Himalayas
E)  ApenninesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balkan region
B)  homelands
C)  buffer zone
D)  convection cells
E)  distributariesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basque
B)  English
C)  Danish
D)  Norwegian
E)  SwedishF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?

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Question 20

According to the graphic below, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germanic and Slavic
B)  Celtic and Germanic
C)  Romance and Germanic
D)  Celtic and Romance
E)  Romance and SlavicF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 8: Europe

According to the graphic below, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?

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Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?

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Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?

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What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?

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Which country would NOT be considered a European microstate?

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The states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were established by

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What non Indo-European language is spoken in Spain?

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What is the approximate population of Europe?

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How does the environment of Eastern Europe compare to that of Western Europe?

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"... more open and spacious, with expansive ceremonial buildings and squares, monuments, ornamental gardens, and wide boulevards lined with palatial residences." This describes which of the following?

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Why have many European countries encouraged immigration of foreign populations into their borders in the recent past?

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What do the letters in NATO stand for?

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On a per capita basis, what two countries granted asylum to the largest number of migrants

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Which of the following is NOT one of the four seas that encircle Europe?

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In which European country would you find fjords?

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Write an essay that examines the nature and consequences of the economic transition in Eastern Europe since the 1990s.

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Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

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Where is the Jewish Pale?

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What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet?

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How has the English language spread throughout Europe and how well has it been received by the various countries to which it has spread?

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