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The U.S.-based meat company that began operating in the European Union around 2007, when Romania entered the EU, was:

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Smithfield Fortune 500 meat compnay

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Following Romania's entry into the European Union, the number of pig farmers had fallen by approximately what percent?

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90

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The process by which cultures become more similar is called __________________.

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Cultural homogenization

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What is the name of the supranational institution that includes most countries of Europe and will create a common market among them?

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European Union (EU)

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According to the textbook, western Europe includes all of the following subregions EXCEPT:

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North Europe, except Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia

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The collective term used to refer to the group of countries that includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and others is ________________.

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Balkans

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The entire European region is one giant _____________ extending off the Eurasian continent.

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peninsula

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The peninsula shared by Portugal and Spain is:

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The Iberian peninsula

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Europe's moderate climate is largely due to the:

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The peninsulas-large bodies of water surrounds the peninsulas;eastwards blowing winds push (North atlantic drift)air over n. and w europe.

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Europe lies on the westernmost extension of which tectonic plate?

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Eurasian plate

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The coastal zones of the North European Plain are best described as:

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Populous

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The European river that carries the most traffic is the:

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The Rhine river

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The economic core of Europe is located where the Rhine River meets the:

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North Sea

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Europe's largest port is:

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Rotterdam

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The _____________ River connects the center of Europe with the Black Sea.

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Danube

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What physical descriptors are used for Europe's largest mountain chain?

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Alps

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What river valley serves as the major transport corridor from the Alps to Rotterdam, Europe's largest port?

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The Rhine

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What are the three major climate zones of Europe?

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Temperate midlatitude climate, mediterranean climate & humid continental climate

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The climate zone that dominates in northwestern Europe is the:

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Temperate midlatitude

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To deal with the challenges posed by the North Atlantic Drift, Europeans have developed a sophisticated system of:

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Drainage system for their houses and communities.

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How is the European Mediterranean climate best described?

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Includes patterns of warm, dry summers & mild, rainy winters.

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What climate type dominates eastern Europe and consists of hot summers and long, cold winters?

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Humid Continental climate

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In a Mediterranean climate the winters are _______ and _______.

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Mildy / rainy

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The most extensive land formation in Europe is the ___________________.

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North European plain

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What are the environmental goals of the European Union?

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clean air & water; sustainable development in agiratule industry, and energy use & maintenance of biodiversity.

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What countries are the major supplier of crude oil and natural gas to Europe?

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Russia, Belarus & Ukraine

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What sea in Europe contains substantial deposits of oil and gas?

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North Sea

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France receives about ___ percent of its electricity by nuclear power.

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78

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Air pollution is heavy over the North European Plain due to all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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Radioactive particles created by nuclear energy.

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Which major bodies of water on the European continent are NOT nearly landlocked?

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North Sea, The Arctic & Atlantic

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Why are the Mediterranean and Black Seas prone to heavier loads of pollution than the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea?

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They are landlocked

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Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the:

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Strait of Gibraltar

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Seawater remains in the Mediterranean Sea for approximately __________ before it flows back into the Atlantic Ocean.

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80 years

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Compared to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean, with what problem must the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Black seas contend?

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Accumulating high levels of pollution

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The term ______________________ is used to describe the volume of water used to produce all that a person consumes in one year.

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Virtual water

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One resident of Europe averages about ____________ the energy consumption of the average North American resident.

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one-half

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Which of the following does NOT explain why the average European uses less energy than the average North American?

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European waste systems are based more on septic systems than sewer systems.

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Which of the following does NOT describe the Guerilla Gardener movement?

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The mandatory inclusion of gardens and public spaces

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What is the name for the type of political parties that have emerged across Europe in response to environmental issues?

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Green

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The first two civilizations in Europe were found in ___________________.

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Southern Europe Greece & Rome

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Romance languages are derived from ___________.

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Latin

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The laws determining how individuals own, buy, and sell land originated in ___________.

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Rome

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The present-day site of the Ottoman Empire is _________________.

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Turkey

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Feudalism developed in medieval Europe in order to:

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Defend rural areas against local bandits and raiders from Scandinavia and Erasain interior.

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Describe a feudal social system.

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Defend a much larger group. serfs, who were legally bound to live on and cultivate plots of lands for the knights.

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During late Roman times, what religion dominated politics and daily life in general across Europe?

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Catholic Church

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What movement arose to challenge the elitist practices of the Catholic Church?

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Protestant Reformers

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Which of the following did NOT occur during the Age of Exploration in Europe, according to the text?

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Feudalism emerged as the dominant social system

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European town charters can be considered the precursors of:

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Civil rights movement; legal documentation for people with few resources could protect their rights.

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The greatest challenge to Roman Catholicism in medieval Europe was:

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Protestnat reformers

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Literacy rates in medieval Europe received a boost from the invention of:

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European version of the printing press

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_________________ 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.

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Mercantilism

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In 1800, the two largest cities in Europe were:

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London & paris

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By the nineteenth century, __________________ had become the world's greatest economic power.

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Britain

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What is thought to represents the defining feat of Europe's industrial revolution?

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led to massive growth in urban areas; leading to democratization

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The event that led to the first major inclusion of common people in Europe's political process was the:

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1789 French revolution

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Karl Marx's treatise titled ________________________ helped European social reformers articulate ideas on how wealth could be more equitably distributed.

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The communist Manifesto

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A(n) _______________________ accepts responsibility for the well-being of its people, guaranteeing basic necessities such as education, employment, and health care.

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Welfare states

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What groups of people were targeted for execution in the Holocaust?

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Jews; ethnic poles, other slavs, roma (gypsies), disabled ,mentally ill, gay ect.

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The instigator of both world wars is generally considered to have been (Looking for a country):

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Germany

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The term used after World War II to describe the long, fortified border zone between Western Europe and Eastern Europe is:

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Iron Curtain

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What was the goal of the various types of welfare states that were introduced throughout Europe?

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Reduce extreme disparities in well-being that had been made worse with industrialization

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What major event occurred in 1989 in Germany?

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Opens the Berlin Wall

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The period of conflict and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union is known as the ____________________.

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Cold War

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In _____________, businesses are owned privately; in ____________, all farms, industry, and land are owned by the government.

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Capitalism / Communism

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In a system of _______________, a central bureaucracy dictates prices and outputs with the aim of allocating goods and services across society according to need.

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Central planning

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Following the world wars, Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the _____________________.

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Marshall plan

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By what decade had most of the former European colonies achieved independence?

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1900's

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What term describes the class of people in a feudal system who do not own land but support the noble (land-owning) class through revenues generated by crop production?

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Serfs

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The philosophy known as _____________________ emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual regardless of wealth or social status.

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Humanism

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What is the name for the nineteenth-century idea that loyalty to the nation should supersede all other loyalties?

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Nationalism

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What social institution was introduced to address the huge inequities in well-being exacerbated through industrialization by guaranteeing the basic necessities of life for all people?

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The welfare state

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