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What caused British colonialism?
American Revolution
World War II
Industrial Revolution
Communism
2
How is Western Europe different from the United States?
Western Europeans live in smaller homes
Western Europe has more vacation time
Western European cities are interesting
The United States has more vacation time
3
Where is the Northern European Plain?
Scandinavia
mountain areas
Siberia
Germany / France/ Poland
4
What region of Europe has a lot of diversity?
Eastern Europe
Mediterranean Europe
Northern Europe
Western Europe
5
What was one effect of the Irish Potato Famine?
Many Irish emigrated to America
The population increased
Farming practices had little effect on the environment
The Irish government joined WWI
6
Why did high tech companies leave Scotland?
Lower costs
Better resources
More people
7
What type of climate has cold snowy winters?
tropical
mediterrean
humid continental
marine west coast
8
What best describes why Netherlands used polders to reclaim land
to ease deforestation
use windmills for hydroelectricity
increase their economy
add land for the growing population
9
What made Greece different from other territories that Rome conquered?
Greece adopted Latin
Greece retained its own language
It adopted a new language
10
What historic type of transportation helps people get around in Venice, Italy?
Horses
Gondolas
Riverboat
Buggy
11
Which situation was a direct result of the Protestant Reformation in western Europe?
The religions of the people of Europe became more diverse
European rulers established religious freedom
Women assumed leadership in most Christian denominations
The Pope was removed as leader of the Catholic Church
12
Which two countries were the first to declare independence from Yugoslavia?
Croatia and Slovenia
Croatia and Serbia
Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovakia
Slovenia and Kosovo
13
What countries do we consider the Nordic Nations?
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland
None
Sweden, Finland, and Norway
Norway, Switzerland, Finland, and Poland
14
What is the Zuider Zee?
a former inlet of the north sea in the Netherlands
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs
15
With whom did the Croats cooperate during World War II?
French
Nazis
Russians
Bosnians
16
Which of the following bodies of water did NOT border Greece?
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ionian Sea
Aegean Sea
17
What are the two dominant countries of western Europe?
Luxembourg and Netherlands
France and Belgium
France and Germany
Belgium and Netherlands
18
What is the oldest parliment in Europe?
Icelandic
Polish
Turkish
British
19
What countries in Western Europe were rivals?
France and Greece
Germany and Spain
Germany and Poland
France and Germany
20
Which country was torn apart by conflict in the 1990s?
Yugoslavia
Yugoaway
Yugonow
Yougogetmeafrappacino
21
What is the impact of mountains in Europe?
Act as walls to separate people
Help bring people together
They do not have an impact on the climate
Make it easier to transport goods
22
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CLIMATE IN SPAIN?
MEDITERRANEAN
OCEANIC
Humid Continental
SUBTROPICAL
23
Which of these best explains why Poland’s water is unsafe to drink?
killer algae
industrial waste from Romania
not enough sewage treatment plants
industrial waste from Africa.
24
What was the reformation?
when more and more people begin to read and write
a time when people studied humanism and art
when protestant ideas formed, breaking away from Catholic
scientists used scientific methods with great discoveries
25
Where is Denmark located?
West Europe
East Europe
South Europe
North Europe
26
What 2 bodies of water surround Denmark?
North Sea and Baltic Sea
Atlantic Ocean and European Sea
European Sea and Arctic Ocean
North Sea and Black Sea
27
The BEST example of Balkanization
Albania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Greece
28
What type of climate does Greece have?
Mediterranean
Continental
Artic
Arid
29
Which countries have a humid continental climate?
Spain, Greece, France
Germany, Great Britain, Belgium
Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Italy, British Isles
30
What ended the war in Bosnia?
Peace Treaty
NATO bombing
Cease-fire
world War II
31
What was the reniassance
a place where people painted
flourish of the arts in the medieval ages
center of learning
rebirth of art and learning in Europe
32
What is the Northern European plain good for?
Cheese
Coal and oil
Mineral resources
Farming
33
What happened in 1999 off coast of France?
Cyanide leak
raw sewage dumped off coast
Factories discharged chemicals into water
Oil spill
34
What is a primary cause of deforestation in Europe?
peat harvesting
pesticide use
acid rain
coal mining
35
What is a sirocco?
a form of money used in Spain
a hot wind from northern Africa
a kind if climate found in Iberia
a warm current of water
36
What plague helped start the reniassance?
Mono
Influenza
Chicken poxs
Black Death
37
What type of economic problems did Germany face during the interwar period?
Hyperinflation,reduction in wages, salaries, pensions
They allied with the Italians and Japanese.
The British would not stop bombing their large cities.
The Nazi party came into power.
38
Who established the first democracy?
Donald Trump.
Athenians.
None of the above.
Spartans.
39
What country had a global empire in the 1800s?
France
America
Great Britain
Germany
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Fertilizers applied to crop lands are high in nutrients. How could fertilizer run-off kill fish
Nitrogen kills algae; algae decomposes using up the oxygen
Nitrogen causes algae to release toxic compounds; kills fish
Nitrogen causes algae to grow; algae decomposing uses oxygen
Nitrogen leads to fewer algae; causes fish to starve
41
Why did Italy fail to industrialize as quickly as Germany and Great Britain?
A lack of iron, coal, and other natural resources
A lack of people
42
Balkanization refers to
military and economi alliance of a group of countries
introduction of an economic system of free enterprise
industrial growth in LDCs
fragmentation of a region into smaller units
43
One major effect of the Protestant Reformation on western Europe was the
Decline in religious unity
Increase in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church
Reduction in religious wars
Increased power of the Catholic pope
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What is a goal of European Unification?
Communism
Preventing future conflicts
Addressing pollution
Democracy
