Territory and Boundaries in Geography Answers

The __________ Ocean and the __________ Ocean surround Europe. A. Pacific . . . Atlantic B. Arctic . . . Indian C. Pacific . . . Indian D. Arctic . . . Atlantic Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA The country labeled with the number 3 on the map above is __________, and it has a population of _____ million people. A. Russia . . . 139 B. France . . . 65 C. Spain . . . 47 D. Poland . . . 38 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is an important goal of European unification? A. restricting immigration from outside Europe B. eliminating different languages and cultures throughout the continent C. focusing farm production on one or two crops D. creating a common, multicultural society Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about multiculturalism in Europe is false? A. There are 23 official languages in the European Union. B. European countries have high rates of immigration. C. Few Europeans study abroad, preferring to remain in their own multicultural country for academics. D. The role of religion has steadily declined in recent years. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The governments of Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are all examples of __________. A. federations B. pure democracies C. federal republics D. constitutional monarchies Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Compared with Eastern Europe, Western Europe has a temperate climate. This difference can be explained by __________. A. the existence of fjords in Eastern Europe B. the North Atlantic Drift C. the large number of lakes in Western Europe D. the sirocco winds Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following countries is a federal republic? A. Germany B. Norway C. Belgium D. the United Kingdom Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A(n) __________ is a warm, dry wind that blows down the side of a mountain. A. fjord B. avalanche C. foehn D. sirocco Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The European Union was formally established in _____. A. 2000 B. 1993 C. 1979 D. 1948 Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

The World Wars of the twentieth century immediately led to __________. A. the establishment of a communist bloc in Eastern Europe B. the urbanization of Europe’s societies C. an emphasis on humanism D. an emphasis on ties to Greek and Roman societies Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following was not a result of the European Age of Exploration? A. new products and habits like drinking tea B. the conquest of foreign lands and peoples C. the rise of new empires in Europe D. European isolation from the rest of the world Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

One of the major purposes of the Schuman Plan, proposed in 1950, was to achieve lasting peace by __________. A. requiring all European countries to become part of the United Nations B. creating a European athletic event similar to the Olympics C. ensuring that all Europeans spoke French and German D. aligning European nations economically and politically Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Which of the timelines above accurately shows the order of historical events in Europe? A. One (1) B. Two (2) C. Three (3) D. Four (4) Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

During the Renaissance, education began to emphasize the study of __________ over more traditional studies. A. agriculture B. humanism C. medicine D. trading Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Image by vxla The Great __________ Plain, shown in the photo above, stretches across Croatia, Serbia, and Romania and is highly populated because of its fertile soil. A. French B. British C. Hungarian D. Greek Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A type of national lawmaking body that is common throughout Europe is known as a __________. A. congress B. parliament C. prime minister D. federal assembly Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A system of government in which elected officials control the government can best be described as a __________. A. constitutional monarchy B. dictatorship C. federation D. republic Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The government of Belgium provides three community councils to protect the interests of __________. A. the major ethnic and language groups in the country B. immigrants to Belgium C. those who move from Brussels to Flanders D. minorities who move from Belgium to neighboring countries Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

What type of government does the United Kingdom have? A. a constitutional monarchy B. a federal democracy C. a dictatorship D. a monarchy Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Medicare, child care services, and retirement benefits are all examples of __________. A. charitable organization programs B. community security C. societal obligations D. social protections Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The right to freedom of press is most often suppressed in __________. A. Russia B. Greece C. Germany D. the United Kingdom Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Because almost 97 percent of the people living in Poland are of Polish ethnic descent, Poland is a(n) __________ society. A. genetically diverse B. ethnically homogeneous C. genetically endangered D. ethnically heterogeneous Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A government in which a monarch shares power with other branches of government is called a __________ monarchy. A. constitutional B. communist C. traditional D. federal Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Identify the correct capital city of the country highlighted on the map above. A. Brussels B. Warsaw C. Berlin D. Paris Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is not an example of a historically ethnically diverse country in Europe? A. Macedonia B. Switzerland C. Bosnia and Herzegovina D. Ireland Please select the best answer from the choices provided.