Cultural Geography of Europe – Flashcards
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The European Union was formally established in _____.
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1993
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The government of Belgium provides three community councils to protect the interests of __________.
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the major ethnic and language groups in the country
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Which of the following is not an example of a historically ethnically diverse country in Europe?
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Ireland
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The World Wars of the twentieth century immediately led to __________.
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[NOT] an emphasis on ties to Greek and Roman societies
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One of the major purposes of the Schuman Plan, proposed in 1950, was to achieve lasting peace by __________.
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aligning European nations economically and politically
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During the Renaissance, education began to emphasize the study of __________ over more traditional studies.
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humanism
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Which of the following was not a result of the European Age of Exploration?
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European isolation from the rest of the world
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Which of the following was not a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?
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the decline of Europe's large cities
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Because almost 97 percent of the people living in Poland are of Polish ethnic descent, Poland is a(n) __________ society.
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[NOT] ethnically heterogeneous
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As a result of the events of the __________, Europeans began to establish a common culture with ties to classical Greek and Roman civilizations.
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[NOT] Age of Exploration
