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Chapter 12 Test Review Southern Europe
Chapter 12 Test Review Southern Europe
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A review for Chapter 12.
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1
Which characterizes winters in Southern Europe?
mild and rainy
cold and snowy
warm and rainy
cool and dry
2
A body of mountain ranges formed by tectonic forces characteristic of the Pyrenees?
pollution hot spot
massif
Iberian Peninsula
tungsten
3
Climate change have made summers unpredictable. Summers may have droughts and this?
hail
rain
sleet
snow
4
Political and economic instability in some nations of Southern Europe was the result of
the housing crisis and natural disasters.
high national debt and unemployment.
loss of tourism and climate change.
industrial decline and EU mismanagement.
5
An ecosystem that has been killed or degraded by human activity?
pollution hot spot
Ebro River
massif
climate change
6
Some groups are trying to protect forest, reduce erosion, forest fires by stopping?
deforestation
over population
air pollution
acid rain
7
These mountains form the border between 2 countries
Alps
Pyrenees
Italy
Apennines
8
Which mountain range runs along the spine of the Italian Peninsula?
Alps
Pyrenees
Tagus
Apennines
9
Latin-based languages including Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian are called?
Parthenon
complementarity
Romance
demography
10
What is a possible cause of erosion?
climate change
industrialization
algae blooms
pollution hot spots
11
What sea borders every country in southern Europe?
Pacific
Balkan
Mediterranean
Adriatic
12
What economic actions by the European Union have caused political tension among member states?
The EU ended the membership of Portugal, Italy, and Spain
The EU allowed unsolved ethnic tensions
The EU promoted economic stability
The EU gave loans and subsides to some members
13
Period of resurgence of the arts and culture in Europe is?
Renaissance
Classical Era
Roman Empire
Middle Ages
14
Tourism is important to Southern Europe's economy. This is an example of ___________ industry.
Financial
Manufacturing
Agricultural
Service
15
The Romans and Greeks gave us columns, arches, domes and these depictions of people?
cave drawings
paintings
sculptures
clay drawings
16
A relationship of interdependence such as between Vatican City and Rome?
complementarity
service sector
demography
Romance
17
Which is an example of a government effort to protect the environment of Southern Europe?
World Wildlife Fund
Nature Conservancy
Forest Stewardship Council
European Environmental Agency
18
An example of "Managing Resources" is?
overdevelopment
pollution hot spots
preventing deforestation
waste from cruise ships
19
What is a leading cause of deforestation?
melting of higher altitude glaciers due to climate change
loss of oxygen due to explosive growth of harmful insects
fires caused by the drier conditions of climate change
algae blooms caused by warmer water temperatures
20
The population pattern of Southern Europe is?
growing modestly
declining
unchanged
growing sharply
21
The longest river in Spain, used for hydroelectric power, but inaccessible to boats is?
Po River
Ebro river
Tagus River
Tiber River
22
Ferdinand and Isabella were known for pushing the ____ south back to Africa.
Irish
Portuguese
Moors (Muslim North Africans)
The South Africans
23
An example "Human Impact" is?
preventing chemical fertilizer runoff
increasing awareness of the effects of climate change
overfishing to meet tourism demand
limiting soil erosion
24
Democracy was born in ancient ___________.
Egypt
Rome
Greece
Mesopotamia
25
Because of climate change the glaciers are shrinking, and forests are being attacked by?
centipedes
ants
spiders
beetles
26
Athens introduced the concept of ______________, that has influenced cultures around the world.
mythology
democracy
complementarity
rule of law
27
System of organization that existed in the ancient times and modern history before states?
complementarity
city-states
colonialism
nationalism
28
This led Southern Europe to transition from City-states/ethnic regions into modern countries?
complementarity
Renaissance
colonialism
nationalism
29
Due to economic problems many people choose to move to countries in Southern Europe.
False
True
30
The location of most of Southern Europe's agriculture is?
Tiber River
Po River
Balkan Peninsula
Coastal Plains
31
The longest and most important river in Italy is?
Ebro
Po
Tiber
Pyrenees
32
The landform of Southern Europe which includes Spain and Portugal?
Italian Peninsula
Alps
Balkan peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
33
Most people in Spain, Portugal, and Italy belong to the ____ church.
Muslim
Roman Catholic
Greek Orthodox
Lutheran
34
Geographical feature kept the Balkan Peninsula isolated and another feature offset isolation?
mountainous terrain/surrounded by three seas
Alpine mountainous/network of navigable rivers
surrounded by three seas/mountainous terrain
network of non-navigable rivers/flat, inland plains
35
A non-governmental organization (NGO) might protect the environment of Southern Europe by?
creating official departments
passing laws, such as the Mediterranean Action
launching public awareness and education campaigns
enacting regulations
36
The decreasing population in the region is caused by this?
low birthrates
immigration
disease
famine
37
The statistical study of population patterns is called?
Nationalism
Romance
demography
service sector
38
Rare natural resource located along the Spanish Pyrenees useful in the high-tech industry.
chaparral
hydroelectricity
tungsten
copper