W Europe review

Question 1

Which city is an entrepot and what is that?

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Copenhagen, port where goods are received and reshipped

Question 2

Industrial Revolution caused what change in Urban areas?

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populations increased as people came to work in factories

Question 3

The _____ is known for its ___ that help create ______.

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Netherlands, Dikes, Polders

Question 4

Which one is not a reason that the Industrial revolution started in Great Britain?

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Factories already in place from WWI

Question 5

How do the ALPS effect the climate of Europe?

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Block cold air in the N from going S & warm air from going N

Question 6

The crusades brought back ideas but they also made these cities in Italy wealthy from trade.

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Florence and Venice

Question 7

Members of the British Commonwealth include all of the following except

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Niger

Question 8

The Romans were the first to create a _____.

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Republic

Question 9

Fossil Fuels are...

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Oil and Natural Gas found in the North Sea

Question 10

How do countries balance having/not having natural resources?

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trade between countries

Question 11

We know the Black Plague was spread by nasty Rats, but how did those rats spread initially?

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on trade ships and trade routes

Question 12

The Crusades changed Europe because the crusaders brought back

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Ideas

Question 13

Pollution that mixes with precipitation is called...

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Acid Rain

Question 14

This was created to help stop the spread of communism

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NATO

Question 15

Berlin was divided into ...

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Democratic West and Communist East

Question 16

Scandinavian countries use which economic system

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Socialism

Question 17

The flat fertile area that made it easy for invaders is called

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Northern European Plain

Question 18

The original home of democracy was the city state of...

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Athens

Question 19

The physical border between Spain and France is the...

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Pyrenees mountains

Question 20

The Reformation changed Europe because it

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decreased the power of the Pope and Catholic church

Question 21

Countries in Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Spain) are dealing with...

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slow or reduced economic growth

Question 22

What is the relationship between Foehns and avalanches?

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Foehns are dry winds blowing down mountains causing avalanch

Question 23

The point of the Crusades was

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to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims

Question 24

One of the biggest problems after the Berlin Wall fell was...

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economic inequality between the East and West.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a reason for BREXIT?

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UK no longer wants to use the Euro

Question 26

Why did the Jewish people emigrate from Europe prior to 1948?

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Ethnic and religious persecution

Question 27

This is where the Renaissance (renewed interest in learning and art) started

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Italy

Question 28

Which country would be most welcoming to guest workers?

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Germany

Question 29

The Vatican is a Theocracy which is...

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run by a religious leader

Question 30

What most hindered the cultural convergence in Europe?

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Mountains

Question 31

One of the most famous and longest rivers in Europe used for trade is the...

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Danube

Question 32

Which of the following facts about the EU is false

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promotes military cooperation

Question 33

Which country was controlled by Muslims until 1492

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Spain

Question 34

Why does much of Europe have a Marine West Coast Climate?

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The North Atlantic Drift

Question 35

Which country uses geothermal energy

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Iceland

Question 36

Much of the debate over immigration is due to

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conflicts between Christians and Mulsims

Question 37

The Scandinavian Peninsula is home to the...

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Land of the midnight sun

Question 38

What started because of a desire to end political and economic rivalry?

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EU

Question 39

What separates Spain from Africa?

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Strait of Gibraltar

Question 40

A country that provides the heath care, education and retirement of the pop through taxes is

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Welfare State

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