What best describes the citizens' response to cold winter weather in the Nordic countries?

Go outside almost no matter the weather

Which of these is a problem caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam?

Decreased silt deposits downstream

What was the nation formed by the communist party of Russia in 1922 called?

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Which of these is an effect of the North Atlantic Drift on France?

It helps France to be a major agricultural producer

What is a notable attribute about parliaments in Northern Europe?

Men and women generally have equal representation

What can the religious and linguistic differences in Europe be traced to?

The Roman Empire and the Reformation

This is a long-lasting result of the British Empire

English is spoken in more countries than any other language

Put the following empires in correct chronological order

Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman

What best explains the deforestation on the Scandanavian Peninsula?

Emissions are blown there from industrial regions, which become acid rain

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1
What might you find 6000 feet underground in the Sahara?
Aquifer
More sand
Silt
Oasis
2
The leader who granted more openness and economic change in the Soviet Union was
Gorbachev
Lenin
Brezhnev
Stalin
3
What best describes the citizens' response to cold winter weather in the Nordic countries?
Vacation in winter to warmer climates
Go outside almost no matter the weather
Turn up the heat and stay inside
Stockpile goods so they don't go the stores often
4
Which of these is a problem caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam?
Decreased silt deposits downstream
Increased irrigation
Decreased occurence of drought
Regular water supply
5
What was the nation formed by the communist party of Russia in 1922 called?
The KGB
The Union of Special States
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
6
What city is "zero hour" for time zones around the world?
New York
Beijing
Moscow
Greenwich
7
Which of these is not a Romance language?
French
Romanian
Portuguese
Ukrainian
8
After the Roman Empire split in two, what was the capital of the Eastern part?
Byzantium
Rome
Moscow
Kyiv
9
Which of these cities is NOT located on the Northern European Plain?
Moscow
Kyiv
Novgorod
Novosibirsk
10
Throughout the huge plateau that covers Africa, there are several depressions called
Cataracts
Basins
Escarpments
Gold mines
11
What is the mountain range that separates the Northern European and West Siberian Plains?
Caucuses
Himalayas
Urals
Siberian Mountains
12
This is the largest forest on earth, and contains primarily coniferous trees
Permafrost
None of these
Taiga
Tundra
13
Which of these is an effect of the North Atlantic Drift on France?
It makes waves big enough for surfers on French beaches
It helps France to be a major agricultural producer
None of these
Promotes tourism because of the snow it creates for skiing
14
Who was the last tsar of Russia?
Alexander II
Nicholas II
Alexander I
Nicholas I
15
Which of these was a departure point for slaves from the mid-1500's to the mid-1800's?
Cape Town
Olduvai Gorge
Carthage
Goree Island
16
Where was the meeting held by European leaders to divide up Africa for colonization?
Prague
Berlin
London
Munich
17
What is a notable attribute about parliaments in Northern Europe?
Men and women generally have equal representation
They are dominated by younger people
They are dominated by women
They are dominated by men
18
Which of these comprises the smallest climate area in Africa?
Snow-capped mountains
Grassy plains
Rain forest
Desert
19
Which of these has been severely damaged as a result of oil drilling?
The Sahel
The Niger Delta
The Sahara
Lake Nasser
20
What spread across Europe and caused the deaths of millions?
The bubonic plague
Smallpox
The Mongol Horde
Militaristic Germanic Tribes
21
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Mount Kenya
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Everest
The Atlas Mountains
22
Which was the first country in Western Europe to nation-build?
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Germany
France
23
What is the most populated region of Russia?
Northern European Plain
Central Siberian Plateau
Russian Far East
Western Siberian Plain
24
Which of these countries is included in "The Land of the Midnight Sun?"
France
Germany
Austria
Finland
25
This is a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top
An interior delta
A Pangea
A rift
An Escarpment
26
What can the religious and linguistic differences in Europe be traced to?
The Roman Empire and the Reformation
The Renaissance and the Reformation
Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire
The Crusades and the Renaissance
27
This is a long-lasting result of the British Empire
The British monarch is revered everywhere
English is spoken in more countries than any other language
Tea is the beverage of choice in most of the world
The sport of cricket is loved everywhere
28
If you are traveling from India to Thailand, what country will you pass through?
Myanmar
Nepal
Bhutan
Laos
29
What is the term used to describe the permanently frozen soil in Siberia?
None of these
Permafrost
Taiga
Tundra
30
What region of Europe is known as a cultural crossroads?
Northern Europe
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Mediterranean Europe
31
What was the system in South Africa that called for the complete separation of races?
Jim Crow
None of these
Segregation
Apartheid
32
A disease that affects a large number of people over a wide geographic area is called
An epidemic
Endemic
A pandemic
Photogenic
33
What is the name of the hot, steady wind that blows to Europe from Africa?
Sahara
Sirocco
Meseta
Mistral
34
What is an area in the desert where water is found?
Wadi
Oasis
Taiga
Aquifer
35
Because Russia and the Republics are so large, the region...
Has many volcanoes
Has 3 climate zones
Is very poor and underdevelpoed
Has 11 time zones
36
After WWII, what were the nations called that were dominated by the Soviet Union?
Satellite Nations
None of these
Proxy Nations
Vassal States
37
Put the following empires in correct chronological order
Greek, Roman, Ottoman, Byzantine
Ottoman, Roman, Greek, Byzantine
Roman, Greek, Ottoman, Byzantine
Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman
38
What is the name of the fertile soil found on the Northern European Plain?
Prairie grass
Great Plains
Chernozem
Black Gold
39
What are the two most culturally and economically dominant countries in Western Europe?
Spain and France
Germany and Italy
France and Germany
Finland and Germany
40
Who was the first tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II
Ivan the Terrible
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
41
What is the name of the East African ethnic Group that lives on the plains of Tanzania and Kenya?
The Olduvai
The Masai
The Zulu
The Aksum
42
This is the oldest and deepest lake in the world
Lake Baikal
The Caspian Sea
Lake Nassar
The Aral Sea
43
What is the term used to describe a region's distance from the moderating influence of the sea?
North Atlantic Drift
None of these
Continentality
Continental Drift
44
A region known for its cold temperatures as well as many natural resources is
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Siberia
Russia
45
What best explains the deforestation on the Scandanavian Peninsula?
More trees are cut down for wood products than can regrow
Emissions are blown there from industrial regions, which become acid rain
Killer algae brought by high tides
Windmills in the Netherlands blow pollutants to Scandanavia
46
What is the name of the movement in the 1500's that sought to correct abuses of the Catholic church?
Reformation
Restoration
Renaissance
Resistance
47
What was a time of renewed interest in the arts and learning?
None of these
The Reformation
The Crusades
The Renaissance
48
If you are traveling from Afghanistan to Iraq, which country will you pass through?
Pakistan
Iran
Uzbekistan
Oman
49
Traveling from Poland to Hungary, what country will you pass through?
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Austria
50
What is the term used to describe the one continent that contains Europe and Asia?
None of these
Euro-Asia
Eurasia
Asiarupe
51
Which of these controlled a global empire by the 1800's?
France
Spain
England
Russia
52
What is the source that provides 95% of Egyptians with their water?
Victoria Falls
The Nile River
The The Congo River
Lake Tanganyika
53
Traveling from Ukraine to Bulgaria, what country will you pass through?
Croatia
Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
54
Traveling from Lithuania to Germany, what country will you pass through?
Latvia
Ukraine
Poland
Belarus
55
Which of these is NOT a result of Europe having many peninsulas?
Inhabitants of each peninsula developed into separate cultural groups
It has a very long coastline relative to its size
The close proximity to the seas promoted trade and travel
Each peninsula grows specialized crops
56
One reason for the pattern of religious distribution in Europe is:
Eastern Orthodox grew in Byzantium
Catholicism remained strong in lands that were close to Rome
Protestantism grew in places farther from Rome
All of these
57
The Northern European Plain...
Stretches from Poland to the Ural Mountains
Stretches from France to the Ural Mountains
Stretches from France to Poland
Stretches from France to just east of the Ural Mountains
58
Which of these countries dominated a large portion of Eastern Europe after WWII?
England
The Soviet Union
The United States
France
59
This is the longest river in Europe
Yenisei
Volga
Danube
Rhein
60
Why does Eastern Europe have a colder climate than Western Europe?
It is farther from the Pacific Ocean
It is farther from the Mediterranean
Because the prevailing wind blows from the north
It is farther from the Atlantic Ocean
61
What bodies of water are connected by the Bosphorus Strait?
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
The Mediterranean and the Black Sea
The Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean
62
Which of these peninsulas is bounded by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea?
Italian
Balkan
Scandanavian
Iberian
63
What body of water was damaged because of excessive irigation?
Sea of Azov
Aral Sea
Volga River
Dead Sea
64
Traveling from Romania to Bosnia-Herzegovina, what country will you pass through?
Serbia
Moldova
Macedonia
Albania
65
What city was established by Peter the Great on the Baltic Sea?
Kyiv
Novgorod
St. Petersburg
Moscow
66
Which of these developed the first democracy?
Rome
Athens
Persia
The United States
67
What was different about Northern and Southern parts of Eastern Europe after the breakup of the USSR?
The southern part wanted to stay with USSR
There was peace in the north, war in the south
The northern part wanted to stay with the USSR
There was war in the north, peace in the south
68
What is the religion of most of the people in the Nordic countries?
Jewish
Islam
Catholic
Protestant
69
In what direction do the major rivers in Siberia flow?
South
East
North
West
70
Which of these landforms most contributed to the development of ethnic differences in Europe?
Peninsulas
Mountains
Seas
Plains
71
What empire was known as "The Sick Old Man of Europe at the beginning of WWI?
British
Roman
Ottoman
Russian
72
What describes an area that has undergone Balkanization?
Many natural resources
Several small, hostile states
Many leaders in a short period of time
Heavy urbanization
73
What border does the Caucuses Mountains form?
Asia and Africa
Italy and Greece
Caspian Sea and the Black Sea
Europe and Asia
74
Who came up with the plan to rebuild Europe after World War Two?
Churchill
Marshall
Lenin
Stalin
75
Which of the following is NOT a reason to create polders?
To gain farmland
To reduce population density
To reduce erosion caused by waves
To reduce pollution
76
Long, thin valleys that formed as a result of tectonic plates in Africa pulling apart are called
Cataracts
Basins
Rift valleys
Plateaus
77
In what country did the Industrial Revolution Start?
United States
France
USSR
England
78
Which of these is a structure to carry water over long distances?
Camel
Aqueduct
Aquifer
Oasis
79
Which tsar wanted Russia to be more Western European and move Russia into the modern age?
Nicholas I
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Nicholas II
80
Traveling from Iraq to Israel, which of these countries are you most likely to go through?
Afghanistan
Jordan
Lebanon
Iran
81
What was the conflict called between the United States and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century?
Cold War
Proxy War
Hot War
Tepid War
82
What ended the rule of the tsars in Russia?
World War One
The Russian Revolution of 1905
Mikhail Gorbachev
The Russian Revolution of 1917
83
About what percentage of the Sahara is sand?
99%
75%
20%
50%
84
Citrus fruits, olives, and grapes would be found in what region?
Northern European Plain
Mediterranean
Midnight sun
North Atlantic
85
What country is the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Germany
Italy
France
England
86
Traveling from Vietnam to Thailand, what country are you likely to pass through?
Myanmar
Cambodia
China
Brunei
87
This is the Russian leader who put an end to Mongol rule
Ivan the Terrible
Nicholas I
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
88
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia make up the
Nordic Countries
Baltic States
Germanic Countries
USSR
89
Which of these was a leader in the African National Congress?
King Leopold II
Mobutu Sese Seko
Nelson Mandela
Bishop Desmond Tutu
90
Which of the following best describes the Northern European Plain?
A variety of crops are produced in abundance
Air & water pollution has reduced crop production
Political strife inhibits crop production
It floods often, preventing crop cultivation
91
What was the goal of the Crusades?
To recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims
To spread Christianity
To spread Islam
To find a trade route from Europe to Asia

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