Deck 8: Europe

Question 1

The most densely populated region of Europe tends to be

A)Spain and Portugal
B)the Balkan Peninsula (ex. Greece, Macedonia and Bulgaria)
C)Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
D)The Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)
E)Scandinavia (ex. Norway, Sweden and Finland)

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which nation has an ambitious goal to meet half of its energy needs through wind power by 2020?

A)Albania
B)Portugal
C)Iceland
D)Denmark
E)Serbia

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What best describes the natural growth rate in contemporary Europe?

A)fast growth in large nations such as Germany but slow growth in most smaller nations
B)an extremely high rate of growth
C)there is a lack of natural growth as death rates exceed birth rates
D)extensive population decline in every country
E)a moderate rate of growth

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which nations in Europe currently are most at risk from acid rain?

A)Poland and the Czech Republic
B)Spain and Portugal
C)Ireland and Iceland
D)Italy and Switzerland
E)Albania and Greece

Question 5

What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?

A)Apennines
B)Alps
C)Carpathians
D)Pyrenees
E)Dinaric Alps

Question 6

The European population is characterized by which stage of the demographic transition?

A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fourth
E)Fifth

Question 7

What is Europe's longest river?

A)Rhine
B)Rhone
C)Danube
D)Thames
E)Loire

Question 8

By what other name is The European Lowland known?

A)Italy
B)Scandinavia
C)Iberia
D)the Alpine System
E)the North European Plain

Question 9

Which set of nations is landlocked?

A)Spain, Greece and Italy
B)Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
C)Norway, Sweden and Finland
D)Switzerland, Italy and Poland
E)Austria, Switzerland and Hungary

Question 10

Which country of Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland?

A)Switzerland
B)Italy
C)Spain
D)Greece
E)Netherlands

Question 11

Which of the following cities will have a continental climate in Europe?

A)Budapest
B)Paris
C)Belfast
D)Athens
E)Barcelona

Question 12

Until recently in which region of Europe were environmental conditions the worst?

A)Scandinavia
B)Iberian Peninsula
C)Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
D)Southern Europe
E)Eastern Europe

Question 13

How does Europe compare in size (area)to the United States?

A)It is the largest continent on the planet, far larger than the United States.
B)It is equal in size to the continental United States plus Alaska and Hawaii.
C)It is roughly two-thirds of the United States.
D)It is about the size of the state of Texas.
E)It is the same size as the United States.

Question 14

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

A)Carpathians
B)Apennines
C)Himalayas
D)Pyrenees
E)Alps

Question 15

In which European country would you find fjords?

A)Norway
B)Hungary
C)Greece
D)Netherlands
E)Italy

Question 16

The Apennines are found primarily in which nation?

A)Italy
B)Greece
C)Hungary
D)Spain
E)Switzerland

Question 17

What plan did Europe introduce in 2005 to help the region fight climate change?

A)a plan to eliminate all usage of fossil fuels by 2020
B)an emission trading scheme
C)a program to become the world's leader in solar energy
D)a tree-planting plan
E)a research program to perfect carbon sequestration

Question 18

Which of the following pairings of climate type and regions in Europe is correct?

A)North Sea Coast:dry summer Mediterranean climate
B)Mediterranean Coast:continental climate
C)Iberian Peninsula:tundra
D)Northern Europe:dry summer Mediterranean climate
E)Atlantic Coast:maritime climate

Question 19

France depends on more than half of its energy supply from

A)natural gas
B)nuclear power
C)wind
D)solar
E)coal

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a future challenge facing Europe because of low (or zero) population growth?

A)smaller internal markets for local goods
B)widespread unemployment
C)large segments of society in need of social services with too few young people to support such programs
D)a reduced labor force
E)a reduced tax base

Question 21

Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?

A)Danish
B)English
C)Swedish
D)Norwegian
E)Basque

Question 22

Which nation does NOT speak a Slavic language?

A)Slovakia
B)Hungary
C)Serbia
D)Bulgaria
E)Poland

Question 23

Which two war-torn nations have produced an enormous number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe, most notably Germany, in recent years?

A)Turkey and Saudi Arabia
B)Egypt and Jordan
C)Bosnia and Kosovo
D)Morocco and Algeria
E)Iraq and Syria

Question 24

Your native language is Danish. Which language will likely be the easiest for you to understand?

A)Polish
B)Greek
C)Swedish
D)Italian
E)Finnish

Question 25

The most vexing problem facing European urban planners is

A)poor zoning laws
B)suburban sprawl
C)traffic congestion
D)inner-city crime
E)a crumbling urban infrastructure

Question 26

Catalan is a language primarily spoken

A)in the region around Lisbon, Portugal
B)in the region around Rome, Italy
C)in the region around Brussels, Belgium
D)in the region around Bucharest, Romania
E)in the region around Barcelona, Spain

Question 27

What event was an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries (such as Germany)in the early 1990s?

A)Germany's mild climate
B)the collapse of the Soviet Union
C)the expulsion of many foreign-born immigrants from France
D)the release of the last German colony in Africa in 1989
E)war in Syria and Iraq

Question 28

Which of the following languages is NOT a Romance (Latin-based)language?

A)Spanish
B)French
C)Romanian
D)Italian
E)Greek

Question 29

Which European city is considered to be the most "bicycle-friendly" in the world?

A)Copenhagen
B)London
C)Paris
D)Madrid
E)Rome

Question 30

Which nation has accepted the highest total number of migrants, taking in an estimated 140,000 alone in 2016?

A)Ireland
B)Italy
C)Denmark
D)Germany
E)Belgium

Question 31

What is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe, with roughly 60 million speakers?

A)English
B)German
C)Swedish
D)Danish
E)Norwegian

Question 32

Legal migrants now make up roughly what percent of the total population of the European Union?

A)10%
B)11.7%
C)5%
D)25%
E)1%

Question 33

The fastest growing nation currently in Europe is

A)Kosovo
B)Iceland
C)Portugal
D)Poland
E)Greece

Question 34

Where is there still currently an internecine Christian conflict between Protestants and Catholics?

A)Germany
B)Bosnia
C)Northern Ireland
D)Romania
E)Italy

Question 35

What is the major factor determining whether a particular Slavic language uses the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet in its written form?

A)the political system of the country
B)the time period over which the language evolved
C)the dominant religion of the people who speak that language
D)the latitude of the country in which the language is spoken
E)the economic system of the country

Question 36

Which of the following places is the most likely source region for an immigrant to the United Kingdom?

A)Turkey
B)South America
C)East Asia
D)South Asia (India and Pakistan)
E)Russia

Question 37

The Schengen Agreement, signed in 1985, meant that

A)crossing a European border required neither paperwork nor government approval.
B)crossing a European was only available to people from countries that were EU members.
C)crossing a European border required passport and auto insurance documentation.
D)crossing a European border was not possible without government permission.
E)crossing a European border became more difficult for the ethnic minority Roma.

Question 38

Which two nations have accepted the largest number of asylum seekers on a PER CAPITA (i.e. as a percent of their total population)?

A)Germany and France
B)Sweden and Denmark
C)Norway and Sweden
D)Germany and Belgium
E)Belgium and the Netherlands

Question 39

Where do most immigrants to France come from?

A)Former French colonies in North Africa and West Africa
B)Eastern Europe
C)India and Pakistan
D)Quebec, Canada
E)Hong Kong

Question 40

What percentage of Europe's population lives in urban areas?

A)one-half (50%)
B)one-fifth (20%)
C)two-thirds (66%)
D)one-third (33%)
E)three-fourths (75%)

Question 41

In what part of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion?

A)northern Germany
B)Poland
C)France
D)the Balkan Peninsula (ex. Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia)
E)Ireland

Question 42

Large number of French-speaking Africans and Arab Muslims live in what areas of the cities of western Europe (most notably Paris)?

A)in single-family homes within suburban neighborhoods
B)in highly segregated inner-city neighborhoods
C)in high-density apartment buildings in the suburbs with little diversity
D)close to the central city in upscale enclaves
E)in highly integrated and diverse inner-city neighborhoods

Question 43

What was the metaphorical name given to the policy of separation that divided Europe into two separate geopolitical and economic blocs after World War II?

A)Iron Curtain
B)buffer zone
C)Kremlin
D)Berlin Wall
E)Autobahn

Question 44

What term describes the fragmented geopolitical processes involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as it develops along ethnic fault lines?

A)gastarbeiter
B)secularization
C)irredentism
D)balkanization
E)feudalism

Question 45

The most widely practiced religion in contemporary Europe is

A)Islam
B)Judaism
C)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
D)Protestantism
E)Roman Catholicism

Question 46

Which nation never had part of its current national territory occupied by the former Austro-Hungarian Empire?

A)Poland
B)Croatia
C)Bulgaria
D)Austria
E)Hungary

Question 47

Which of the following was a geopolitical result of WWII?

A)the creation of a Third Reich which ruled mainland Europe from 1945 to 1989
B)the dissolution of Yugoslavia
C)the formation of an "Iron Curtain" separating a democratic Western Europe from a communist Eastern Europe
D)the formation of a military alliance between the United Kingdom, Germany and the Soviet Union
E)reassertion of power by the Ottoman Empire

Question 48

The dominant national sport across Europe is

A)soccer
B)baseball
C)judo
D)basketball
E)hockey

Question 49

Which European country divided into two in a peaceful "Velvet Divorce"?

A)Czechoslovakia
B)Romania
C)Germany
D)Yugoslavia
E)Ireland

Question 50

Which country of Europe has a large Muslim migrant population?

A)France
B)Lithuania
C)Poland
D)Ireland
E)Switzerland

Question 51

Europe was the battleground for which wars during the 20th century?

A)World War II, but not World War I
B)World War I and the Cold War, but not World War II
C)World War I, World War II, and the Cold War
D)World War I, but not World War II
E)World War I and World War II, but not the Cold War

Question 52

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

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

Question 53

What was the Cold War?

A)armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe from 1968-1973
B)armed warfare between Eastern Europe and Western Europe that lasted from 1986-1991
C)the nickname given to efforts by the cold, northern countries of Europe to resolve their energy crisis in the 1990s to avoid deaths caused by hypothermia
D)an ideological struggle between the United States and the former Soviet Union that lasted from 1946-1991, and included Soviet occupation of several European countries
E)an armed conflict between the United States and the USSR that lasted from 1946-1991 and included occupation of several European countries by the United States

Question 54

What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?

A)privatization
B)feudalism
C)collectivism
D)irredentism
E)balkanization

Question 55

Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?

A)The creation of Israel caused most Jews to emigrate from Europe to the Middle East.
B)Nazis and their sympathizers murdered approximately six million Jews in the Holocaust.
C)Their birth rates dropped as their urbanization rate increased, and the creation of Israel caused most to emigrate to the Middle East.
D)The vast majority of Jews emigrated to the United States.
E)Their birth rates dropped as rates of urbanization increased.

Question 56

The former Yugoslavia has fragmented into how many independent nation-states?

A)four
B)seven
C)five
D)six
E)three

Question 57

A sizeable percentage of the Muslim population residing in Germany are immigrants from which nation?

A)Egypt
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Turkey
D)Morocco
E)Iran

Question 58

Which two nations reunified shortly after the end of the Cold War?

A)West Germany and East Germany
B)Bosnia and Kosovo
C)Slovakia and the Czech Republic
D)Poland and Lithuania
E)Austria and Hungary

Question 59

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?

A)distributaries
B)convection cells
C)buffer zone
D)Balkan region
E)homelands

Question 60

In which nation(s)of Europe do Muslims comprise a majority of the population?

A)Bosnia, Kosovo and Albania
B)Germany
C)France and Germany
D)France
E)Poland and Lithuania

Question 61

Which of the following was a prime factor for the economic collapse in Eastern Europe immediately following the end of the Cold War?

A)the loss of subsidized natural gas and oil from the Soviet Union coupled with the collapse of Soviet markets made it impossible for Eastern European industries to operate and compete
B)the markets of Western Europe stopped buying products from Eastern European nations
C)the devastation of bombing from the Cold War between 1945-1989 had reduced Eastern Europe into ruins
D)the nations of Eastern Europe were forced to pay back massive loans which they had taken out from Germany, France and England
E)the removal of Soviet troops translated into a major loss of revenue from soldiers spending their paychecks in the local economy

Question 62

Which of the following has NOT been mentioned as a potential result of Brexit?

A)the increased likelihood of Northern Ireland opting to join the Republic of Ireland in order to remain part of the EU
B)stronger economic ties between England and the European Union
C)the emboldening of far-right wing (and anti-immigrant)political parties across Europe
D)the breakup of the United Kingdom
E)the increased likelihood of Scottish independence from England

Question 63

As of 2016, how many members of the 28-nation strong Eurozone use the euro as their currency?

A)25
B)26
C)22
D)19
E)all 28 members use the euro

Question 64

Which of the following EU member states does NOT use the Euro as its national currency?

A)Sweden
B)Germany
C)Spain
D)France
E)Italy

Question 65

The nation at the epicenter of the 2015 European Debt Crisis was

A)United Kingdom
B)Switzerland
C)Germany
D)Greece
E)Belgium

Question 66

Which nation narrowly voted in 2014 to remain a part of the United Kingdom?

A)Romania
B)France
C)Catalonia
D)the Netherlands
E)Scotland

Question 67

Which of the following was a major determinant of the early industrial regions of Europe?

A)isolation from war-torn regions of the continent
B)a large labor force
C)mild climate
D)availability of coal
E)access to banking and finance

Question 68

The nation often described as the economic engine which drives much of Europe is

A)France
B)Switzerland
C)Germany
D)England
E)Italy

Question 69

Which nation was NOT part of the former Yugoslavia?

A)Macedonia
B)Bosnia-Herzegovina
C)Croatia
D)Serbia
E)Albania

Question 70

The charter members of the European Union were

A)Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
B)Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy and the Netherlands
C)Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands
D)Germany, France and the United Kingdom
E)Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

Question 71

Economic cooperation in Western Europe at the end of World War II centered on what commodity (commodities)?

A)textiles
B)transportation
C)computers and information technology
D)telegraph and telephones
E)coal and steel

Question 72

Which European country has the highest representation of women in parliamentary offices?

A)Cypress
B)Germany
C)Sweden
D)Denmark
E)the United Kingdom

Question 73

The highest GNI per capita in Europe are found in which trio of nations?

A)Albania, Kosovo, Serbia
B)Norway, Sweden, Denmark
C)Spain, Portugal, Italy
D)Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
E)Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia

Question 74

Which nation, formerly part of Yugoslavia, is deeply divided along ethnoreligious lines, with large minorities of Muslims, Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians?

A)Bosnia & Herzegovina
B)Slovenia
C)Croatia
D)Serbia
E)Kosovo

Question 75

Which was NOT a reason for the present economic crisis in Europe?

A)the insistence of wealthier EU nations demanding poorer ones engage in fiscal austerity, which had the effect of unemployment in the poorer nations (and thus less tax revenue)
B)the lingering effects of the 2008 global financial crisis
C)widespread Soviet interference in eastern Europe's economies
D)overspending by governments in weaker EU nations
E)cheap credit available to weaker EU economies (such as Greece)

Question 76

Which of the following European countries is NOT a member of the European Union?

A)Denmark
B)United Kingdom
C)Switzerland
D)Portugal
E)Austria

Question 77

Which country played a major role in the economy of the countries of Eastern Europe in the decades following WWII?

A)United States
B)United Kingdom
C)Japan
D)China
E)Soviet Union

Question 78

What is the currency of the European Monetary Union?

A)the euro
B)the dollar
C)the pound
D)the deutsche mark
E)the franc

Question 79

In which country of Europe did the Industrial Revolution start?

A)Germany
B)Italy
C)France
D)England
E)Spain

Question 80

Which of the following is NOT a traditional industrial region of Europe?

A)Spanish-Portuguese borderlands
B)Ruhr Valley of Germany
C)Saar-Lorraine on the German-French border
D)English Midlands
E)Upper Silesia of Poland