Page 34EuropeEuropePage 35 Chapter 1EuropeMultiple ChoiceDefining the European Realm 1.The following are statements describing the demographic and economic conditions which may be generally ascribed to the European Realm. Which one is inaccurate?A. Europe constitutes one of the great population clusters of the world.*B. Levels of economic development in Europe decline from east to west.C. Europe's population is highly urbanized.D. European agriculture is mainly market-oriented.E. European economies are predominantly industrial.2.Europes relative location:A. has proven inefficient for international tradeB. is one of inferior global accessibilityC. is disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea*D. is one of centrality within the land hemisphereE. is disadvantaged by its closeness to Australia3.Continentality refers to:*A. more extreme climates located inlandB. processes that have led to continental driftC. Devolution on the European continentD. maritime forces that affect climates in the Central UplandsE. climates located only in areas of A climatesLandscapes and Opportunities4.The major chain of mountains in Europe is referred to as the:*A. AlpinesB. ApenninesC. PyreneesD. CarpathiansE. Central Uplands5.Which of the following is not in the Western Uplands?A. Sweden*B. SwitzerlandC. ScotlandD. IrelandE. Portugal6.The landform region predominating in the area to the north of the Alpine chain is the:*A. Central UplandsB. Western UplandsC. North European LowlandD. Iberian LowlandE. Great Divide7.The North European Lowland:A.contains the mountain ranges of the Alps*B. is the most densely populated of Europes landscape regionsC.does not include southeastern EnglandD. has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditionsE.contains the plains of GreeceEuropes Premodern Heritage8.Such things as roads, railroads and ports are best defined as:A. irredentismB. centripetal forces*C. infrastructureD. devolution forcesE. none of the above9.The geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods is known as:A. spatial specializationB. BalkanizationC. supranationalismD. irredentism*E. areal functional specializationDecline and Rebirth10.The emergence of modern Europe after the Dark Ages is known as the:A. Great AwakeningB. primate city theoryC. irredentismD. mercantalism*E. Renaissance11.Which of the following was not an objective of mercantilism?*A. establishing Christianity throughout the worldB. the rapid accumulation of gold and silverC. acquisition of overseas coloniesD. developing international trading tiesE. all of the above were objectives of mercantilismThe Revolutions of Modernizing Europe12.The innermost land use ring of the von Thnen Model contains:A. the central business district of the cityB. ranching and animal productsC. a set of markets for grain crops*D.intensive farming and dairyingE. extensive agriculture13.Which of the following is not a feature of the original Isolated State Model?*A. the need for constant territorial growth of producing areasB. a concentriczone spatial pattern C. a single, centrallylocated marketD. a surrounding wilderness across which no trade occurredE. all are features of the Isolated State model14.Von Thnen in his Isolated State argued that five belts of human activity would develop around the central town or city. The first (or nearest) of these is: A. a belt of forest, still used for timber and firewoodB. a broad zone of increasingly extensive field cropsC. a zone of manufacturing and handcrafting*D. a zone of intensive agriculture and dairyingE. a belt in which ranching prevails and animal products are generated15.The industrial revolution in Europe:A. produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the regionB. caused a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill theavailable jobs in the factories*C. initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to drive engines emergedD. gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, positioned on coal fields and near iron oresE.confirmed the superior quality of European products, which were already beating inferior textiles and other wares from India and China before the Industrial Revolution even began16.The economic geographer Alfred Weber is known for his contribution of:A. an organic theory explaining the growth of states*B. a set of principles governing the location of industry C. a model of commercial agricultural spatial organizationD. a worldwide classification scheme of primate citiesE. a global climate regionalization scheme17. Forces which concentrate particular industries in particular locations are:*A. agglomerativeB. deglomerativeC. industrial inertiaD. regional factorsE. none of the above18.Europes political revolution:*A. began in the 1780s with the French RevolutionB. ended with the formation of the German state in the 1870sC. was stimulated by the new weaponry produced by the Industrial RevolutionD. originated as a reaction to the oppression of the Roman EmpireE. was an anticolonial rebellion that threw off Moorish and Ottoman yokes19.Which of the following events occurred within the ten years following the onset of the French Revolution (1789)?A. the downfall of France's monarchyB. the establishment of the French nation-stateC. the emergence of Napoleon as the leader of France*D. all of the aboveE. the founding of Paris 20. __________ forces tie a nation together.A. Irredentist*B. CentripetalC. CentrifugalD. CharismaticE. none of the above21. __________ forces are divisive to a nation.A. IrredentistB. Centripetal*C. CentrifugalD. CharismaticE. none of the above22.Which of the following is the strongest example of a European nation-state?A. BosniaB. Northern Ireland*C. PolandD. BelgiumE. SpainContemporary Europe23.Which of the following states is unilingual in that it possesses a single language spoken throughout its territory:A. Switzerland*B. AustriaC. YugoslaviaD. BelgiumE. United Kingdom24.Which of the following languages is not a Slavic language?A. RussianB. UkrainianC. BulgarianD. Serbo-Croatian*E. Romanian25.Complementarity deals with the fact that commodity flows between A and B depend upon:*A. a surplus of a commodity at place A and a deficit of the commodity at place BB. the existence of transportation routes between A and BC. supply at A and a transportation link to BD. demand at B and a transportation link between A and BE. none of the above26.The spatial interaction principle of complementarity:A. operates only in the presence of intervening opportunitiesB. could not operate in Europe before World War II*C. describes trade in which one area specifically needs the surplus commodity of another areaD. refers to the ease with which a product may be shipped between two placesE. none of the above27.An example of an intervening opportunity is:*A. Florida is an intervening opportunity for vacationers from New York considering a vacationin CaliforniaB. Route I-95 between Miami and West Palm Beach represents an intervening opportunityC. the movement of goods and people between place A and place B is an interveningopportunityD. California is an intervening opportunity for oranges being sent to New YorkE. none of the above28. The three principles of spatial interaction are:A. complementarity, intervening opportunity, BalkanizationB. complementarity, intervening opportunity, irredentismC.complementarity, intervening opportunity, transferabilityD.centripetal forces, intervening opportunity, Balkanization*E.none of the above29.Which of the following is not a relatively recent example of European transportation improvements?A. English Channel tunnelB. high speed rail links*C. magnetic levitation trainsD. tunnels through the AlpsE. a major interstate system similar to the US system30.A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, such as Paris is to France, is known as the countrys:A. capital city*B. primate cityC. nodal pointD. functional regionE. central place31.Which of the following capital cities is not a primate city?A. Paris B. LisbonC. Athens *D. Bern E. Vienna32.The downtown area of a city is known as the:A. primate areaB. central areaC. levitation*D. Central Business District E. core area33.The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as:*A. devolutionB. irredentismC. conurbationD. supranationalismE. CBD34.Which of the following is not an area of previous or potential devolution? *A. southern SwedenB. BelgiumC. Czechoslovakia D. YugoslaviaE. Scotland35.Which of the following is not one of the four Motors of Europe?*A. Tirane (Albania)B. MilanC. StuttgartD. BarcelonaE. Lyon36.A Euroregion:A. is made up of three or more European countries*B. is a formal territorial entity straddling one of Europes traditional international boundariesC. is the area around the CBD of a European cityD. is like NATO, but without the political overtonesE. is not at all like Ohmaes regional state37.The US plan to aid Europe after World War II was known as the _______ Plan.A. BeneluxB. DevelopmentC. Common MarketD. European Parliament*E. Marshall 38.Which of the following is not an example of European supranationalism?A. BeneluxB. COMECONC. the Common MarketD. the European Parliament*E. the solidarity labor movement39.The voluntary association of three or more countries is known as:A. devolutionB. irredentismC. conurbation*D. supranationalismE. CBD40.European supranationalism all began with:A. EFTA*B. BeneluxC. the Council of EuropeD. NATOE. the European Union41.The major competition to the original European Common Market was:A. Benelux*B. EFTAC. the Council of EuropeD. NATOE. the European Union42. The major factor keeping Eastern European countries out of the European Union is:*A. under the rules of the EU, richer countries must subsidize poorer countriesB.Western Europeans still hold a grudge against Eastern EuropeansC. Turkey has been promised admission before the Eastern European states and Greece objects to the admission of TurkeyD. all Eastern European countries have unstable governmentsE. none of the above are major factors43.The Common Market evolved into the European Community. It is being replaced by:*A. the European UnionB. NATOC. BeneluxD. EFTAE. none of the above44.The Treaty on European Unity was signed at:A. BerlinB. LondonC. ParisD. Geneva*E. MaastrichtWestern Europe45.A country that was divided into two political units after World War II was:A. United KingdomB. Italy*C. GermanyD. AustriaE. Greece46._______ dominates Western Europe demographically and economically.A. FranceB. BelgiumC. Austria*D. GermanyE. Switzerland47.Which of the following is not a historically German industrial area?A. The RuhrB. SaxonyC. Silesia*D. Po River BasinE. All of the above are German industrial areas48.The Ruhr industrial complex is linked via the Rhine River to:A. GenoaB. ParisC. Brussels*D. RotterdamE. Dammit49.Most foreign workers in Germany are of _________origin.A. BulgarianB. DutchC. Danish*D. TurkishE. Austrian50.The major river in Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the:*A. RhineB. DanubeC. LoireD. ThamesE. Seine51.Germany is divided into subdistricts called:*A. landersB. statesC. provincesD. RuhrsE. departments52. The current population of Germany is in excess of:A. 100 millionB. 10 millionC. 200 million*D. 80 millionE. none of the above53.A city in Germany benefitting from the restoration of its hinterland as a result of the reunification of Germany is:A. Berlin*B. HamburgC. LanderD. SaarE. Bonn54. German reunification:A. occurred in 1990B. has led to a country with 16 landerC. made the Poles uneasy because of the territory Germany lost to Poland after WW IID. made the UK and France uneasy because of German economic power*E. all of the above are true55. German reunification:A. united Wessies with OssiesB. united the Easts 17 million population with that in the WestC. has led to some problems as some westerners have resented additional taxes to help the EastD. has yet to bring the standard of living in the East to the levels in the West*E. all of the above are true56.The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:A. PortugalB. AustriaC. Spain*D. FranceE. none of the above57. Which of the following statements is false?A. Germany is larger territorially than France.B. Germany has a better river system than France.C. Germany is more industrialized than France.D. Germany is more urbanized than France.*E. France has better harbors than does Germany.58.France is divided into regions called:A. landersB. statesC. provincesD. Ruhrs*E. regions59.Which of the following rivers does not flow through French territory?A. the Rhine*B. the DanubeC. the LoireD. the RhneE. all of the above flow through French territory60.Which of the following statements is true?A. Paris initially benefitted from an excellent site.B. Paris initially benefitted from an excellent situation.C. The site of Paris is far inferior to that of any other French city.D. Situation refers to the physical attributes of a place.*E. A and B are true61.Which of the following is not a major French industry?A. WineB. CheeseC. FashionD. High Tech*E. Aluminum62._______ is a country which has continued to maintain a network of colonies and to take an intense interest in former colonies.A. Germany*B. FranceC. BelgiumD. DenmarkE. Switzerland63. Benelux refers to:A. a region south of Transylvania*B. the Low Countries of Western EuropeC. a region in central EnglandD. the northern sections of AustraliaE. southern Greece64.Which of the following countries is not a signatory of the Benelux Agreement?A. NetherlandsB. Belgium*C. LiechtensteinD. LuxembourgE. all are signatories65.The administrative headquarters for the European Union and NATO is:A. GenevaB. Paris*C. BrusselsD. StrasbourgE. Auckland66.Lands reclaimed from the sea are known as:A. beneluxesB. Netherlands*C. poldersD. flat landsE. islands67.The Randstad is comprised of:*A. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The HagueB. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and BrusselsC. Holland, Rotterdam, and The HagueD. Amsterdam, Belgium, and The HagueE. none of the above68.Europes busiest port, the shipping gateway for the Rhine and the Meuse Rivers is:A. Amsterdam*B. RotterdamC. RandstadD. LondonE. Berlin69.Which of the following European countries is landlocked?*A. SwitzerlandB. CroatiaC. AlbaniaD. BelgiumE. Spain70.Which of the following statements is false?A. Switzerland is a multilingual country.B. Austria is a unilingual country.C. The physical geography of Europe is marked by sharp diversity with respect to climate, topography, and soils.*D. Europe may be delineated as a region due to its cultural homogeneity.E. Switzerland is located in the Alps.71.Which of the following statements is false?*A. Austria is multilingual and Switzerland is unilingual.B. Austria has more flatland than Switzerland.C. Austria is 85 percent Catholic, Switzerland is half Protestant.D. Austria has a better raw material base than Switzerland.E. All of the above are true.72.The European country that has purported to practice strict neutrality is:A. GermanyB. AustriaC. Finland*D. SwitzerlandE. Belgium73.The easternmost city of Western Europe is:A. PragueB. GenevaC. Warsaw*D. ViennaE. Bonn74.The only Western European state that is not a member of the European Union is:A. AustriaB. EnglandC. Spain*D. SwitzerlandE. BelgiumThe British Isles75. Which of the following is not a portion of the United Kingdom?*A. Republic of IrelandB. EnglandC. ScotlandD. WalesE. all are part of the UK76. The United Kingdom was often protected from European wars by the:*A. English ChannelB. North SeaC. Baltic SeaD. French CanyonE. Irish army77.Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the:A. Baltic SeaB. Gulf of Finland*C. North SeaD. Adriatic SeaE. none of the above78.In Scotland:A. oil and gas have become major industriesB. a feeling of nationalism is developingC. an important shipbuilding industry existsD. there are about 5 million people*E. all of the above79.Which of the following is not a region of the United Kingdom?A. Affluent Southern EnglandB. Stagnant Northern EnglandC. Northern IrelandD. Wales *E. Ireland80.The must rugged part of the United Kingdom is:A. Southern EnglandB. Northern EnglandC. Northern Ireland*D. Wales E. Great Britain81.An important coal mining area that has been ravaged by strip mines is:A. FranceB. ScotlandC. Northern Ireland*D. Wales E. England82.The major conurbation of London lies within which of the following regions?*A. Affluent Southern EnglandB. Stagnant Northern EnglandC. ScotlandD. WalesE. London lies on the border between the North and the South83.More than half of the population of Northern Ireland trace their ancestry to:*A. Scotland or EnglandB. Wales or LondonC. Northern FranceD. BrittanyE. London84.The population of Northern Ireland:A. is overwhelmingly CatholicB. is made up of refugees from Wales*C. is dominated by ProtestantsD. are all members of the Irish Republican ArmyE. none of the above85.A European country that has declined in population over the past centuries is:*A. IrelandB. EnglandC. FranceD. GermanyE. Iceland86.As of 1998, the situation in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants:A. was rapidly deteriorating*B. had reached the point where an agreement to end the conflict had been negotiatedC. had not changed in character since the early 1950sD. was solved via union with the Republic of IrelandE. was solved by the partition of the country87.The decline in population in the Republic of Ireland is in part due to:*A. the potato famineB. economic declineC. social conservativism D. terrorist activity E. all but D aboveNorthern (Nordic) Europe88.Norden:is comprised of the Scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden*B. has a largely inhospitable northern climateC. is entirely separated by water from the rest of EuropeD. is the least developed region of Europe, due to its peripheral locationE. has always been able to exploit abundant natural resources89.Which of the following is not a Nordic country?*A. MaltaB. NorwayC. FinlandD. EstoniaE. Iceland90.All of the following help to unite some of the Norden countries except:*A. Catholicism B. languageC. democratic traditionsD. a respect for individual rightsE. the Lutheran church91.An economic activity that is important in Norway, Sweden, and Finland is:*A. forestryB. computer programmingC. steel productionD. aluminumE. banking92.Fjords are associated with which of the following countries?*A. NorwayB. SwedenC. DenmarkD. EstoniaE. Switzerland93.The Northern European country that has benefitted the most from North Sea oil is:A. Denmark*B. NorwayC. IcelandD. EstoniaE. Sweden94.The country located on the Jutland Peninsula and the smallest state (in area) in Norden is:A. Sweden B. NorwayC. EstoniaD. Iceland *E. Denmark 95.Copenhagen serves as:A. the capital of DenmarkB. a break-of-bulk pointC. an entreptD. the Baltics leading port*E. all of the above96.Which country has the best agricultural economy?A. Sweden B. NorwayC. EstoniaD. Iceland *E. Denmark 97.Which Norden city serves as a break of bulk, or entrept, city?A. Stockholm*B. CopenhagenC. OsloD. ReykjavikE. Baltic City98.Finland lost significant territories to:A. Finland*B. RussiaC. DenmarkD. NorwayE. Belarus99.___________ has more in common with Finland than the other two Baltic states and is thus included as part of Northern Europe.*A. EstoniaB. LatviaC. LithuaniaD. SwedenE. Belarus100.Estonia was, at one time, part of the Kingdom of:A. Finland*B. SwedenC. DenmarkD. NorwayE. Belarus101.This former Soviet Republic is small in terms of population size, speaks a language related to Finnish, and is about 30 percent Russian:A. BelorussiaB. MoldovaC. Kaliningrad*D. EstoniaE. Latvia102.Icelands chief economic activity is:A. forestryB. cold drinks*C. fishingD. high technologyE. none of the above103.The Norden country with the lowest population is:A. EstoniaB. Denmark*C. IcelandD. SwedenE. MaltaMediterranean Europe104.The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by which mountain chain?*A. PyreneesB. AlpsC. ApenninesD. AppalachiansE. Transylvanian Alps105.The most spatially discontinuous of the European regions is:A. British Isles*B. Mediterranean EuropeC. Eastern EuropeD. Western EuropeE. Northern Europe106.The Mediterranean European country with the lowest percentage living in urban areas is:A. Spain*B. PortugalC. MaltaD. ItalyE. Greece107.The Tyrrhenian Sea lies between:*A. Sardinia and ItalyB. Italy and CroatiaC. Greece and TurkeyD. Spain and FranceE. Poland and Russia108.Italys economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in:A. Romania*B. Po River ValleyC. the Indus River ValleyD. GreeceE. the Alpine chain109.Which of the following cities is located in Italys core area?*A. Milan-Turin-Genoa B. RomeC. Barcelona D. Naples E. Catalonia110.Southern Italy is known as the:*A. Mezzogiorno B. SicilyC. MilanD. AnconaE. Lombardy111. Which country has the greatest potential for hydroelectric power?A. the NetherlandsB. IrelandC. Denmark*D. ItalyE. Belgium112. Northern and Southern Italy are divided by the:A. AlpsB. ApenninesC. Po River*D. Anacona LineE. Pasta Mountains113. The southern part of Italy is to be helped by the discovery of:A. goldB. uraniumC. silver*D. oilE. pasta 114. The Autonomous Community in eastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as:A. SilesiaB. Galicia*C. CataloniaD. LombardyE. Portugal115. Spain is subdivided into subunits called:A. DepartmentsB. Provinces*C. Autonomous CommunitiesD. SpaniardsE. States116. An ethnic minority in northeastern Spain that has a separatist movement is the:A. CataloniansB. Castillians*C. BasqueD. VulcansE. Portuguese117. Spains leading industrial area is known as:A. BasqueB. Madrid ProvinceC. the Pyrenees*D. CataloniaE. Arroz con Pollo118. Spains major industries include:A. wine productionB. sugar caneC. coconut oil D. tourism*E. A and D above119. ____ on the Iberian peninsula is one of Europes poorer countries.A. GermanyB. ItalyC. SpainD. Denmark *E. Portugal120. The largest Greek island is:*A. CreteB. CyprusC. AthensD. SicilyE. Sardinia121. This country was one of the cradles of western civilization and has had many conflicts with Turkey.*A. GreeceB. ItalyC. BulgariaD. RomaniaE. Macedonia122. The capital and primate city of Greece is:*A. AthensB. CreteC. CycladesD. CyprusE. Macedonia123. The Acropolis is found in which of the following countries?*A. GreeceB. ItalyC. BulgariaD. RomaniaE. Macedonia124. The island contested between Greece and Turkey is:*A. CyprusB. CreteC. MaltaD. SicilyE. MacedoniaEastern Europe125.The European region that has undergone the greatest political changes in the past five years is:*A. Eastern EuropeB. Western EuropeC. The British IslesD. Nordic EuropeE. Mediterranean Europe126.Your textbook identifies Eastern Europe as a zone of politico-geographical splintering and fracturing, called a:A. Irredentist regionB. hinterland*C. shatter beltD. BalkanE. heartland region 127.The term Balkanization refers to:A. a peculiar language spoken in BulgariaB. the landmass located just north of ItalyC. a rift in the Serbian plain*D. the division and fragmentation of the Eastern Europe regionE. the imposition of the Slavic religion128.Which of the following is not a Baltic republic?A. LatviaB. LithuaniaC. Estonia*D. MoldovaE. All of the above are Baltic republics.129. The Danube River empties into the:A. Adriatic SeaB. Mediterranean SeaC. Caspian Sea*D. Black SeaE. Black Forest130. From the end of World War II until the 1990s, Eastern Europe was dominated by the:A. OttomansB. HapsburgsC. Lithuanians*D. U.S.S.R.E. Poles131. Which of the following was a Serbian dominated state established after World War I?A. SerbiaB. BosniaC. Macedonia*D. YugoslaviaE. All of the above were established after World War I132. Which of the following is not a state created in the mid-1990s?A. BosniaB. SlovakiaC. Slovenia*D. PolandE. Croatia133. The leading manufacturing/industrial complex in Poland is located in:A. GdanskB. WarsawC. Slovenia*D. SilesiaE. The Ukraine134. The capital and leading city in Poland is:A. DanzigB. GdanskC. Krakow*D. WarsawE. Polandia135.Traditionally, Poland was:*A. an agrarian countryB. an industrialized countryC. a major source of raw materialsD. a service-based economyE. ethnically diverse136.Which of the following countries is almost entirely Roman Catholic?A. EstoniaB. Albania*C. PolandD. EnglandE. Sweden137.The country at odds with the Russians over access of the Russian military to its territory is:A. AustriaB. Italy*C. LithuaniaD. EnglandE. Danube138.The country which lost Kaliningrad to the Soviets was:A. AustriaB. Italy*C. LithuaniaD. EnglandE. Danube139. The Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland is: *A. KaliningradB. LatviaC. BelarusD. BalkanE. None of the above140.This former Soviet Republic, with its capital at Riga, is located on the Baltic Sea, and, although there are strong nationalist feelings, about 33 percent of the population is Russian.A. BelarusB. Moldova*C. LatviaD. EstoniaE. Kirghizia141.The former Soviet Republic that took the brunt of the impact of World War II is:A. LatviaB. Moldova*C. BelarusD. UkraineE. Kazakh142.This former Soviet Republic, with its capital at Mensk, is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow.*A. BelarusB. LithuaniaC. GeorgiaD. EstoniaE. Ukraine143.The so-called Prague Spring took place in which Eastern European country?A. Belarus*B. Czech RepublicC. HungaryD. MoldovaE. Yugoslavia144.The three regions of former Czechoslovakia were:*A. Bohemia, Moravia, SlovakiaB. Bohemia, Slovenia, and CroatiaC. Belarus, Irrendentia, SlovakiaD. Czechia, Slovakia, and BohemiaE. Prague, Silesia, Moravia145.Which Eastern European country has led the region in technology and engineering skills?A. Belarus*B. Czech RepublicC. SlovakiaD. MoldovaE. Bosnia146.Which of the following countries devolved with war?A. BosniaB. Czechoslovakia*C. YugoslaviaD. MoldovaE. Slovenia147.Slovakia has a large _______ minority. A. Czech*B. HungarianC. SerbianD. MoldovanE. Jewish148.When a state seeks to acquire the ethnically similar people and territory on the other side of its boundary by appealing to a concentrated group, this action is termed:A. irradiationB. irrationalC. interference *D. irredentismE. irresponsible149.The most linguistically-distinctive country in Eastern Europe is:A. Belarus*B. HungaryC. MoldovaD. PolandE. Russia150.The home of the Magyars is:A. BritainB. Spain*C. HungaryD. GreeceE. Magyarstan151._____ is the only net food exporter in Eastern Europe.A. BritainB. Spain*C. HungaryD. GreeceE. Magyarstan152.The former Yugoslavian Republic that is closest to Italy is:A. Slovakia*B. SloveniaC. SerbiaD. MacedoniaE. Bosnia153.The three major ethnic groups in former Yugoslavia were:A. Czechs, Slovaks, and Bohemians*B. Serbs, Croats, and SlovenesC. Macedonians, Slovaks, and AlbaniansD. Yugos, Slavs, and CroatsE. Hungarians, Moldovans, and Bosnians154.For many years, Yugoslavia was held together by a Croatian war hero named:A. WalesaB. MarshallC. Belgrade*D. TitoE. Kosovo155.Which of the following is not a state created by the devolution of former Yugoslavia?A. BosniaB. MacedoniaC. Croatia*D. SlovakiaE. Moldova156.The first to secede from Yugoslavia and the furthest of the former Yugoslav republics from Belgrade is:A. CroatiaB. SerbiaC. BosniaD. Kosovo*E. Slovenia157.This crescent shaped republic was an ally of Nazi Germany. *A. CroatiaB. SerbiaC. BosniaD. KosovoE. Slovenia158.This republic has Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a peace conference in Dayton, Ohio.*A. BosniaB. SerbiaC. CroatiaD. KosovoE. Slovenia159.Which of the following areas is not associated with Serbia?A. The name YugoslaviaB. KosovoC. MontenegroD. Vojvodina*E. Magyars160.In the late 1990s, which of the following areas of Yugoslavia is involved in an effort to free itself of Serb rule?A. Albania*B. KosovoC. MontenegroD. VojvodinaE. Magyar161.The country whose name was contested by Greece is:A. Bulgaria B. KosovoC. MontenegroD. Vojvodina*E. Macedonia162.An unusual aspect of Albania is:A. its location on both the Baltic and Adriatic Seasits large Eastern Orthodox populationC. its former control by the Ottoman EmpireD. its former control by the Austro-Hungarian Empire*E. its large Muslim population163.The Eastern European country that is Europes poorest country is:A. PortugalB. BulgariaC. PolandD. Serbia*E. Albania164.Bulgarians have felt close to the Russian population because:A. the Russians are a fellow Serbian populationB. the capital Sofia is close to the Russian city of Kiev*C. the Russians were responsible for driving the Turks from the areaD. the Russians were responsible for freeing Bulgaria from the control of the HungariansE. none of the above165.The Bulgarians have discriminated against which of the following ethnic minorities?A. BessarabiansB. Moldovans*C. TurksD. AlbaniansE. none of the above166.Romania is twice as large as:A. BessarabiaB. Moldova*C. BulgariaD. AlbaniaE. none of the above167.For many years, Romania was run by:A. WalesaB. MarshallC. BelgradeD. Tito*E. Ceausescu168.Translyvania is located in:A. MoldovaB. SpainC. ItalyD. Latvia*E. Romania169.The Eastern European country that sold oil to pay off debts while its own population did without energy is:A. MoldovaB. SerbiaC. SlovakiaD. Bulgaria*E. Romania170.Soviet political planners left a strip of territory in the hands of ________, resulting in Moldova being landlocked.A. BelarusB. RomaniaC. Bulgaria*D. UkraineE. Kishinev171.A country that considered uniting with Romania is:A. BelarusB. RomaniaC. Bulgaria*D. MoldovaE. Kishinev172.Ukraine:*A. contains the Donets Basin coalfields and the Krivoy Rog iron oresB. is bisected by the Volga River, also its major transport arteryC. is named after the Ukrays, early settlers in this region who developed the irrigation systems that still serve the farmers of todayD. included over half the Soviet population, including urban clusters of Rostov and LeningradE. was the Soviet Union's chief industrial region, accounting for over 90 percent of the annual manufacturing outputPage 40EuropeEuropePage 41173.Which of the following states in Eastern Europe is the largest both territorially and in population?A. BulgariaB. England*C. UkraineD. HungaryE. Albania174.The largest ethnic minority in Ukraine is:A. BulgariansB. MoldovansC. Crimeans*D. RussiansE. Tatars175.The coal producing region of the Ukraine is the:A. KaragandaB. Kuzbas*C. DonbasD. east Siberian lowlandE. Povolzhye176.Which of the following is included within Ukraine?A. Leningrad*B. Krivoy RogC. EstoniaD. MoscowE. the Urals177.An area that Russia feels should be part of Russia rather than Ukraine is:A. Moldova*B. CrimeaC. ArmeniaD. SlovakiaE. Krivoy RogChapter 1EuropeTrue-FalseDefining the European Realm 1. Eastern Europes definition has increased significantly with the downfall of the Irish Republican Army. (F) Landscapes and Opportunities2.Of the four landscape/landform regions in Europe, the Central Uplands contain the majority of the realm's productive coalfields. (T) 3. The Meseta Plateau is a dominant landscape feature of the Iberian Peninsula. (T) Europes Premodern Heritage 4. The Greek Empire was the first truly interregional political unit in Europe. (F) 5.The Romans extended their Empire as far west as Britain, whereas the Greeks before them did not. (T) Decline and Rebirth6. During the Dark Ages, the Ottoman Turks established an Islamic Empire that included all of Europe south of the Baltic and North Seas. (F) 7.Although it pursued the acquisition of territory and precious metals, mercantilism was not concerned with actively spreading Christianity throughout the New World. (T) The Revolutions of Modernizing Europe 8.Although von Thnens locational principles can no longer be applied to modern Europe, many developing countries still exhibit patterns reminiscent of the Isolated State. (F) 9.Britains Midlands, Germanys Ruhr, and Polands Silesia all possessed major coal deposits that helped launch Industrial Revolutions. (T) Contemporary Europe10. Transferability is an interaction concept related to the costs of overcoming the distance between two places. (T) 11.The spatial interaction principle of transferability refers to the ability to move a good at a bearable cost. (T) 12. The Council of Europe meets in Strasbourg, France. (T) 13.Mark Jefferson is best known for his work in political geography and an article entitled Laws of the Spatial Growth of States published in 1989. (F) 14. Jeffersons Law of the Primate City holds that a countrys leading city is disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national capacity and feeling. (T) 15.Paris is an exception to Jeffersons Law of the Primate City. (F) 16. Modern supranationalism in Europe began with Benelux. (T) 17.Because of internal bickering, the European Union in the 1990s contains fewer memberstates than it did when founded in 1957. (F) 18. Each of the three Benelux countries is a member of the European Union. (T) 19.The United Kingdom, a charter member of the European Common Market, quit that organization in disagreement in 1973. (F) Western Europe20. The leading states of the region we have defined as Western Europe are France and West Germany. (T) 21.The Ruhr is located in the Paris Basin. (F) 22. The city of Paris has great advantages of site, but major disadvantages in its situation. (F) 23.The le de la Cit possesses a favorable situation with respect to the rest of the Paris Basin. (T) 24. Belgium and the Netherlands possess economies that contain similar proportions of agricultural and manufacturing activity. (F) 25.Belgium and the Netherlands are to a considerable degree in a position of economic complementarity. (T) The United Kingdom26. The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (T) 27.Northern England has both the major industrial areas and the majority of Englands good agricultural land. (F) 28. The northeastern corner of Ireland was a haven for English and Scottish Catholics and remained under British control. (F) 29.The Republic of Ireland (Eire) is situated in the northern portion of that island, and is today once again ruled by the British government. (F) Northern (Nordic) Europe30. Northern Europe is the same as Norden. (T) 31.Due largely to its peripheral location, Nordic Europe remains underdeveloped. (F) 32. The three largest Nordic countries all have their major concentrations of population in the southern part of their land area. (T) 33.Stockholm is not only Norways capital, but Northern Europe's largest city as well. (F) 34. Denmark, because of its location south of the Baltic Sea, is not considered part of the region of Norden. (F) 35.An entrept, such as Copenhagen, is a place where goods are collected, stored, and transshipped. (T) Mediterranean Europe36. A characteristic feature of Mediterranean Europe is the regions vast covering of natural forests, especially on the Spanish Meseta. (F) 37.Mediterranean Europe is characterized by a peripheral distribution of much of its population. (T) 38. After its medieval period of prominence, Italys Po Valley area has lost nearly all of its importance. (F) 39.Although the Po Valley has great agricultural advantages, what marks the region today is the greatest development of manufacturing in Mediterranean Europe. (T) 40. Italy has significant hydroelectric power potential in its southern extreme. (F) 41.Greeces environment has been denuded by centuries of deforestation. (T) Eastern Europe42. The Danube River has been the great regional bond for Eastern Europe. (F) 43.The Iron Curtain was cracked when Hungary opened its border with Germany. (F) 44. The Balkan Peninsula does not contain territory that belonged to the former Soviet Union. (T) 45.The Balkanization of a region implies its political unification. (F) 46. Tito was the leader of Bulgaria. (F) 47.Unlike other Eastern European countries, Poland has suffered little from environmental degradation. (F) 48. Poland is mostly a Lutheran country with a small Jewish minority. (F) 49.Latvians make up a bare majority in their own country. (T) 50. Prague is the Czech Republic's primate city. (T) 51.Slovenia seceded from Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. (T) 52. Albania is the most prosperous Eastern European country. (F) 53.In the post-World War II period, the Soviet Union permitted each Eastern European country to run its own economic affairs without interference. (F) 54. Bulgaria did not appear on a map until 1878. (T) 55.High-quality iron ore is found in the Krivoy Rog area of the Ukraine. (T) 56. Krivoy Rog and the Donets Basin are both located in the Ukraine Industrial Region. (T) Matching57.A term referring to a French-speaking Belgian (A)58. A venture involving three or more national states (C)59.Protectionist policy of European states during the 16th to 18th centuries that promoted a states economic position in contest with other countries (D)60. A place, usually a port city, where goods are imported, stored, and transshipped (B)61.A policy of cultural extension and potential political expansion aimed at a national group living in a neighboring country (E)A. WalloonB. EntreptC. supranationalismD. mercantilismE. irredentism62. Reclaimed lands (A)63.The disintegration of the nation-state as a result of emerging or reviving regionalism (B)64.Exists when two regions through an exchange of raw materials and finished products can specifically satisfy each others demands (C)65. The fragmentation of a region into smaller, often hostile, political units (D)66.The external locational attributes of a place; its relative location or position with reference to other non-local places (E)A. poldersB. devolutionC. complementarityD. BalkanizationE. situation67. Appennine Mountains (C)68. Borders Black Sea (A)69. International conference headquarters (D)70. SerboCroatian (E)71. Jutland Peninsula (B) A. Bulgaria B. Denmark C. Italy D. Switzerland E. former Yugoslavia72. Southwestern Iberia (E) 73. Joined to West Germany in 1990 (C)74. Home of the Magyars (D)75. Flemish (B)76. Norden (A)A. Sweden B. Belgium C. East Germany D. Hungary E. Portugal Fill Ins77. The Isolated State model of commercial agricultural spatial organization was devised by the economist__________. (Von Thnen)78.A countrys leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, is known as its__________city. (Primate)79. A territorial component of the United Kingdom that is prone to devolution today is__________. (Scotland, Wales)80.International cooperation involving the voluntary participation of three or more countries in an economic or political association is known as__________. (Supernationalism)81. _______is the general term for a large, megalopolis-like urban complex that is formed by the coalescence of two or more metropolitan areas. (Conurbation) 82.In addition to Scandinavia, the Norden region also contains the countries of__________, __________, and __________. (Estonia, Iceland, Finland)83. Besides the United Kingdom, the European country that has benefitted most from the North Sea oil boom is__________. (Norway)84.The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by a high range called the__________Mountains. (Pyrenees)85.Italys economic core area, no longer focused on Rome, is today located in__________. (Lombardy or Po River)