Why are there few Jews in Poland today?

Millions of Jews were executed by the Nazis

Which isn't a Cold war characteristic?

tension between religions and the Communist Party

The EU is a political. NAFTA is economic

If Britain developed without the discovery of coal how might they be different?

Britain wouldn't have started the industrial revolution

The basic landscape of Ireland is?

hills ringing most of the coast with plains in the middle

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Europe/ Russia Review

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1
Northern Italy
is where Vatican City is located
is the leading center of the Renaissance
where 2/3 of the factory products are made.
farming is difficult due to poor soil and techniques
2
Which is an important source of energy in Iceland?
coal
geothermal
oil and natural gas
forests
3
Russians practice which form of Christianity?
Eastern Orthodox
Lutheran
Anglican
Roman Catholic
4
Which factor has little influence on the placement of boarders dividing the region?
ethnic divisions
border treaties
history of the region
physical features
5
Balkanization is?
unification of multiple states into one larger
a state breaks down through conflicts among ethnicities
peaceful separation of state among ethnicities
economic union of several states in a region
6
Siberia is/does not...
located in Asia
cool and swampy, with permafrost soil
few natural resources
low population density
7
Tundra vegetation is
tall and skinny trees
lush tropical forest with several different species
small plants that survive in dry, frozen temps
no vegetation
8
What landform divides Europe from the Iberian Peninsula?
Pyrenees
Meseta
Alps
Carpathain Mountains
9
Almost half of the land in Russia is
moutnains
tundra
steppes
forest
10
Ancient Greece influenced Western ideas about?
Democracy
Christianity
Writing
The Renaissance
11
An economic system where production is controlled by the government is?
socialism
capitalism
command economy
free-market economy
12
Why are there few Jews in Poland today?
Most Jews migrated to Russia after 1917
Poland never had a lot of Jews
most Jews died in religious wars with the Roman Catholics
Millions of Jews were executed by the Nazis
13
The building of dikes is a...
region
human-environment interaction
movement
location
14
What physical feature has the most influence on climate in southern Switzerland?
Alps
Ural Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Iberian Peninsula
15
Which isn't a Cold war characteristic?
military battle between the US and Russia
tension between religions and the Communist Party
Control by the USSR over several countries in the region
repression of people who disagree with the Soviet government
16
France chief center of commercial industry is located?
along the Riviera
in Bordeaux and its surrounding area
in Paris and its suberbs
around the Massif Central
17
Nafta and the EU
Neither has been signed into law
both have rotating capital and an elected governing body
The EU is a political. NAFTA is economic
both have countries that share common currency
18
Why is Siberian natural resources hard to tap?
climate
elevation
distance
terrain
19
If Britain developed without the discovery of coal how might they be different?
Britain would have used their vast oil reserves
There would be no change
Britain wouldn't have started the industrial revolution
They would have became an industrial power
20
The basic landscape of Ireland is?
highlands to the north and lowlands to the south
evevated plains spreading across the entire region
low hills in the east and large, high plateau to the west
hills ringing most of the coast with plains in the middle

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