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Which of these is not an economically dividing factor in the EU?
Not all countries adopted the Euro
Workers in the West are higher paid
Western European Nations are welthier than E. European nations
Anybody can travel and work in member countries
2
How many countries does the European Union have?
27
30
15
25
3
All countries below accepted the Euro in 2002, except ...
Finland
Denmark
United Kingdom
Sweden
4
Why were other countries concerned about the Chernobyl disaster?
Chernobyl disaster never happened.
Radioactive material from the plant fell on Europe.
Chernobyl was immediately shut down.
Chernobyl was providing power to the entire world.
5
Which of these is
not
a uniting political factor in the EU?
Working on issues all Europeans share
Citizens get to live tax free anywhere
Stronger voice in world affairs
European citizenship allows free movement
6
What was the cause that lead to the disaster at Chernobyl?
Industrial Sabotage
A storm caused electrical and structural damage
Environmental safeguards were in place
it was poorly built and human error
7
The Black Triangle is what...
The largest organized crime syndicate in Europe
A place where nuclear radiation is toxic
A section of the Black forest in Germany
Section in Central Europe with extreme air pollution
8
The Middles Ages were a period between ancient and modern times?
False
True
9
Which of these is not an effect of Acid Rain...
Leeches valuable nutrients from the soil
areas of famine are created
Kills fish in rivers and lakes
Slowly disintegrates stone and metal
10
Which of these is
not
a uniting economic factor in the EU?
Common Market
Trading Bloc
Shared Debt
Common Currency
11
Groups of people with a shared ancestry, language, customs, and religion
minions
Anarchist
Ethnic groups
TMNT
12
Because of the common market, European countries no longer have...
Taxes
Government Subsidies
Industrial Competition
Tariffs
13
The Netherlands uses what to keep the sea back?
concrete coastal wall
Dams
Dikes/Levees
natural highlands
14
River allows ocean going ships to reach the port of London?
Rhine River
Thames River
Danube River
Nile River
15
The Black Triangle is not in this country...
Germany
Poland
Russia
Czech Republic
16
Common currency used in Europe
Euro
US dollar
Pound
Ruby
17
What is the European Union (EU)
The United Kingdom's trading bloc
Europe's trading bloc
A trade agreement with Asia and Europe
The countries united known as "Europe"
18
Christianity and Islam are the two main religions in Europe?
False
True
19
Iceland has numerous _____
Volcanoes
Nuclear Power Plants
deserts
Valleys
20
How many active volcanoes does Iceland have?
20
15
19
5
21
Dry winds that blow down from mountains into plains and valley's which can cause avalanches?
Timberline
none of the above
Foehns
Avalanche
22
There is about 40 different languages in Europe?
True
False
23
A polder is:
An overcrowded area in Calcutta
Reclaimed land in the Netherlands
An historic fort in Ireland
A shanty town in Brazil
24
Transboundary pollution is what?
Pollution that impacts countries physical borders
Pollution that flows through/effects multiple countries
Pollution that stays in one country
Pollution that engulfs an entire continent
25
Significant impacts of Europe on the world?
medicine
All the above
art
literature
26
Highest peak Mountain in Europe's Alp's
The Carpathians
none of the above
The Alps
Mont Blanc
27
What caused the Aral Sea to nearly disappear?
Overfishing by locals
Piping water to far away locations
Diversion of the rivers for agriculture
Water Distillation
28
Where did Chernobyl take place?
Germany
Minsk
Poland
Ukraine
29
The chemical ___________ was released in the Tisza-Danube Spill Incident.
Cyanide
Concentrated Chlorine
Radiation
Sulfuric Acid
30
What was a direct effect of the Tisza-Danube Cyanide spill?
dead fish
disease
destroyed monuments
weakened trees
31
The European Union consist of 27 countries?
True
False
32
Began due to the accessibility to religious texts?
Enlightenment
Reformation
WWII
Renaissance
33
This peninsulas in home to Italy
Balkan
Apennine
none of the above
Iberian
34
The European Union aims to ______.
Create an military alliance against Germany
unite countries of Europe politically, culturally, and economically
divide countries of Europe
create a common currency only
35
Athens, Greece introduced idea of democracy?
True
False
36
Acid rain is caused when...
Radiation mixes with evaporated water
Aluminum minerals mix with evaporated water
Cyanide mixes with evaporated water
Industrial air pollutants mix with evaporated water
37
Feudalism is a system in which monarchs or lords gave land to nobles in return for pledge of loyalty?
False
True
38
What caused Chernobyl?
all of the above
A nuclear reactor exploding
destructive storm
A nuclear bomb being dropped
39
Government developed in Rome?
Communism
Republican
Democracy
All of the above
40
What is the largest industry in and around the Caspian Sea?
Transportaion
Water Distillation
Fishing
Oil/Petroleum
41
Series of brutal religious wars to win back Palestine?
Renaissance
Feudalism
Crusades
Communism
42
Eastern Europe is more advanced economically and has more infrastructure than Western Europe
False
True
43
Europe's islands consist of Iceland, The British Isles, Ireland & Great Britain, and the Islands of the Mediterranean?
False
True
44
What is not a result of lower water levels on the Danube river?
Illegal immigrants are able to wade across the river
Unexploded bombs are discovered from WW2
animal life, like fish are dying
Ships and river barges become stranded
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Power struggle between communist Soviet Union and democratic United States
Cold War
WWI
WWII
none of the above
