WORLD QUIZ
CHAPTER 4 EUROPE - CHAPTER 5 RUSSIA
1. The collective term used to refer to the group of countries that includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and others is ________________.
a) Eastern Europe
b) the Philippines
c) the Balkans
d) the Bosporus and the Dardanelles
2. The peninsula shared by Portugal and Spain is:
a) Scandinavia.
b) Montenegro.
c) the Balkans.
d) Iberia.
3. Europe’s moderate climate is largely due to:
a) the presence of numerous mountain ranges in its landmass.
b) the climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it.
c) the Gulf Stream and the Jet Stream.
d) the atmospheric cooling effects of volcanic eruptions in Scandinavia.
4. The European river that carries the most traffic is the:
a) Seine.
b) Rhine.
c) Thames.
d) Amazon.
5. The economic core of Europe is located where the Rhine River meets the:
a) North Sea.
b) Atlantic Ocean.
c) Tyrrhenian Sea.
d) Mediterranean Sea.
6. In addition to industrial sites, cities, and transport spaces, what is the dominant land cover throughout Europe?
a) Taiga forests and steppe lands
b) Glacial rock and sandy soils
c) Crops and pasture grass
d) Tundra and subtropical forests
7. The North Atlantic Drift is the easternmost end of:
a) the Jet Stream.
b) the Gulf Stream.
c) plate tectonic activity.
d) El Nino.
8. What climate type dominates Eastern Europe and consists of hot summers and long, cold winters?
a) Mediterranean
b) Temperate midlatitude
c) Humid continental
d) North Atlantic European
9. Feudalism developed in medieval Europe to:
a) increase the amount of land being seeded.
b) impose a social structure on local communities.
c) stimulate peace treaties among warring clans.
d) defend rural areas against invaders from Scandinavia and the Eurasian interior.
10. What movement arose to challenge the elitist practices of the Catholic Church?
a) Liberation theology
b) Anglican resurgence
c) Methodist renaissance
d) Protestant Reformation
11. The greatest challenge to Roman Catholicism in medieval Europe was:
a) Islam.
b) the Protestant Reformation.
c) secular humanism.
d) Unitarian philosophies.
12. _________________ is the strategy for increasing a country’s power and wealth by acquiring colonies and managing all aspects of their production and trade for the colonizer’s benefit.
a) Mercantilism
b) Feudalism
c) Globalization
d) Humanism
13. Which is not one of the reasons why settlements were generally established at a specific location as discussed in class?
a) …at the confluence of two rivers
b) ….at defensive sites
c) …at shallow river crossings
d) ….at the bottom of narrow gorges
14. A(n) _______________________ accepts responsibility for the well-being of its people, guaranteeing basic necessities such as education, employment, and health care.
a) nation-state
b) incorporated township
c) parish
d) welfare state
15. The term used after World War II to describe the long, fortified border zone between Western Europe and Eastern Europe is: _________________
a) glasnost b) perestroika
c) the iron curtain d) Checkpoint Charlie
16. Until its demise at the end of the 1980s, the Soviet sphere of influence included which of the following countries?
a) West Germany b) East Germany
c) Italy d) Sweden
17. The form of government in Spain today is called ___________________.
a) democracy
b) fascism
c) parliamentary monarchy
d) autarchy
18. The creation of the EU formalizes which of the following processes?
a) Economic integration of Europe
b) Rising self-sufficiency of European countries
c) Spread of European influence into northern Africa
d) The replacement of NATO by a similar European-led alliance
19. Which of the following is a strategy that the EU employs in an effort to reduce costs of production in the wealthiest EU member countries?
a) Relocate factories from wealthy EU countries to lower-wage countries in the EU
b) Raise tariffs within the EU
c) Move companies to Mexico, Southeast Asia, or China
d) Reduce wages and eliminate jobs in the wealthy countries of North Europe
20. What was the dominant type of housing constructed to accommodate the post–World War II growth of Europe’s cities and is the type of lodging in which most people now reside?
a) Detached single-family homes
b) Extended-family compounds
c) Apartments
d) Communal dormitories
21. Which of the following is a likely result of a stable population with a low birth rate?
a) The economy expands over time.
b) Demand for high-skilled workers may go unmet.
c) Immigration to that nation decreases.
d) More people are available to care for the elderly.
22. Migrants who are expected to live in a country for a finite period of time, fulfilling seasonal needs for additional workers, are known as:
a) illegal immigrants.
b) undocumented aliens.
c) EU-unapproved migrants.
d) guest workers.
23. The Muslim riots in Europe in recent years can best be explained by:
a) Muslims’ inherent anti-Semitic prejudice.
b) Muslims’ following of shari’a law.
c) Muslims’ perceived exclusion from social services and education.
d) Muslims’ refusal to assimilate.
24. Which of the following is NOT true of women’s roles in European politics?
a) In most European national parliaments, women make up less than a third of elected representatives.
b) The United Kingdom has had women in high government positions.
c) Women generally serve in the lower ranks of government bureaucracies.
d) As of 2005, European women and men have approximately equal levels of political influence.
25. Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Netherlands?
a) It never established colonies in the tropics as did its European neighbors.
b) It has rejected the idea of the EU and today is not a member.
c) It shuns any engagement in international trade.
d) Its landscape is almost entirely modified by humans.
26. Which of the following has aided in improving Ireland’s economy?
a) Attraction of foreign manufacturing companies
b) Reduced cost of living
c) Increased taxes for large companies
d) The admission of Hungary to the EU
27. Which of the following conveys the major regional differences within Italy?
a) Continental Italy is poor, whereas its islands are wealthy.
b) Northern Italy is wealthy, whereas the south is poor and stagnant.
c) Southern Italy is industrial, whereas the north is agricultural.
d) Italy’s islands are industrial, whereas the continent is agricultural.
28. Which of the following statements is true about the Scandinavian countries?
a) They are the most densely occupied countries in Europe
b) They rely on the U.K. for energy resources.
c) They have had to restrict fishing in the Mediterranean Sea due to overexploitation.
d). They embrace strong social welfare systems.
29. Which statement best describes the transition from communism to market-based economies in Central Europe?
a) While agriculture in these economies has remained dominant, and the arts are flourishing, most of the Central European countries have been simply unable to attract foreign investment
b) The process has been remarkably smooth, especially in the nations that were once a part of Yugoslavia.
c) The experiences of the Central European countries have been uneven, which is why some have chosen to return to communist systems.
d). The process has been challenging, as high-level political bureaucrats and political bosses have done everything in their power to maintain a lock on power and resources.
30. Serbian violence against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia was based primarily on:
a) religious conflict.
b) a desire to keep resources and skills within Yugoslavia.
c) Nazi principles.
d) Tito’s directives for keeping Yugoslavia united at all costs.
31. The Russian political leadership tends to see U.S. and EU efforts to promote democracy in the Russian realm as:
a) harmful to the environment.
b) efforts to gain control of formerly Soviet countries.
c) a way of cutting off Russian support to Iran and Cuba.
d) stabilizing influences in sometimes troubled areas.
32. What percentage of the earth’s land surface did the USSR cover?
a) 1/6 b) 1/8 c) ? d? 1/3
33. The official name of Russia today is the ______________.
a) Russian Federation
b) USSR
c) Russian Confederacy
c) Union of Russian Republics
34. European Russia’s most important river is the ____________.
a) Danube b) Volga
c) Kolyma d) Yangtze
35. Between the North European Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau is__________________.
a) the Irkutsk Basin
b) Northeast China Plain
c) West Siberian Plain
d) Kolyma Mountain Range
36. The Chernobyl nuclear plant was located in:
a) Georgia. b) Ukraine.
c) Russia. d) Chechnya.
37. The alphabet used in most of the countries of the Russian region is:
a) Roman. b) Armenian.
c) Cyrillic. d) Sanskrit.
38. Which of the following represents a strategy implemented during the Soviet era to achieve cultural unification?
a) The use of non-Russian languages was encouraged in inter-republic business transactions.
b). Ethnic Russians were resettled throughout the peripheral republics in order to provide skilled labor and regional compliance.
c) While formally a secular state, the Soviet government sought to institute certain Islamic values throughout the country
d) The education system fostered a general tolerance by providing instruction on the diverse cultures and religions of the Soviet people.
39. The process by which the Soviet Union sent large numbers of ethnic migrants to live among non-Russian ethnic groups in the far reaches of the empire was known as:
a) assimilation.
b) acculturation.
c) Russification.
d) eurofication.
40. The vast central region of Russia is known as:
a) Siberian Russia.
b) European Russia.
c) Eastern Russia.
d) the Central Asian States.
41. Given its location, the Russian Far East is well situated to develop economic relationships with:
a). the Pacific Rim.
b) North America
c) the European Union.
d) South America.
42. Which of the following is a prediction made by some geographers about the Russian Far East?
a) It will become as densely populated as the surrounding East Asian countries
b) Because of its immense resources, the capital of Russia will move here.
c) Because of its immense resources, China will invade and take it from Russia.
d). It may eventually break away from Russia and gain independence.
43. Which of the following is the best description of Belarus?
a) Its population is mostly Russian, with a small amount of the population being of ethnic origins.
b) Its leaders are seeking closer ties with the European Union.
c) Its rich resources have made it a magnet for foreign investment.
d) It remains closely allied to Russian industry and interests.
44. Caucasia is located between which two seas?
a) the Aegean and the Adriatic
b) The Caspian and the Black
c) The Black and the Baltic
d) The North and the Bering
45. Since 1991, which of the following has greatly affected the daily lives of a great many Caucasians?
a) The disappearance of oil resources
b) Drought-induced famine
c) Violence by Chinese soldiers
d) Inter-ethnic strife
46. Which of the following has NOT been a spur to change in the Central Asian States that were once part of the Soviet Union?
a) Political independence
b) The desire to move from an oil-based economy to one based on manufacturing and agriculture
c) The rise of ethnic and religious identities
d) The desire to move to greater prosperity as a result of gas and oil reserves
47. The most rugged landscapes in Central Asia are found in:
a) Kazakhstan.
b) Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
c) Uzbekistan.
d) Turkmenistan.
48. Civilization flourished in Central Asia until what change took place in 1500?
a) The shift from trade along the Silk Road to trade along sea lanes
b) A shift in weather patterns that turned Central Asia into a dustbowl
c) The migration of non-native peoples into the region
d) The region’s decision to be self-sufficient rather than engage in trade
49. Which country is establishing a free-trade zone along its border with Turkmenistan?
a) Iran
b) Armenia
c) Pakistan
d) Uzbekistan
50. Which economic program is getting women of the Central Asian States involved in entrepreneurial activity?
a) The sex trade
b) Internet dating and mail-order brides
c) Microcredit
d) Distance education courses
ANSWER THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS –USE 3-5 SENTENCES EACH
(points off if not answered or not 3-5 sentences)
-Describe the process by which the Aral Sea has shrunk. What have been some of the effects on the region?
-Explain how the colonial system connected to the Industrial Revolution in Europe.
-Explain how Cold War politics got the Soviet Union involved in Afghanistan and how the Afghan War was one factor leading to the downfall of the USSR.
-Describe at least three exceptions to democracy in Europe that persisted through the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s.
-Describe the criteria a country must meet to be considered for membership in the European Union.
-Explain why protective agricultural policies, such as tariffs and subsidies, are unpopular in the developing world.
-Explain what a “subsidy” is, then discuss the rationale for the use of subsidies in European agriculture and how they relate to the practice known as “dumping.”
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