Exam 2 Eurasia – Flashcards
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In Europe with what tripe of feature are the names Rhine Loire Thames Danube and Elbe associated
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Rivers
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Why is the city of Chernobyl well known
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It is the site of the worlds worst ever nuclear accident
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In which European country would you find fjords
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Norway
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What was the distinctive skill for which cossacks were well known
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Horsemanship
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Which European mountain range Rome the political border between Spain and France
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Pyrenees
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Which of the following was not a former soviet republic
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Afghanistan
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What are the current impacts of climate change in Europe
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All of these
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What is the 1 element that helps us to understand geographies of climate, vegetation, and agriculture in the Russian domain
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The northern latitudinal position of the Russian domain
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What country or Europe has the largest population in the region
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France
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The Caucasus mountains are located between which 2 bodies of water
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Black Sea and Caspian Sea
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What is the approximate population of Europe
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530 million
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In which region of the Russian domain is permafrost a problem
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Siberia
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Probably the most striking characteristic of European demography is
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The lack of natural growth
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What is the approximate population of the Russian domain
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200 million
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Which event had been an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990
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The collapse of the Soviet Union
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The trans Siberian railroad
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Ends at the port city of Vladivostok
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Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers and their descendants from which country or southwest asia and North Africa
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Turkey
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Which Russian city was known at Leningrad during the soviet era
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St. Petersburg
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Where do most immigrants to France come from
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France's former colonies in Africa
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Which Russian port provides Russia with the most rapid access to the Pacific Ocean
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Vladivostok
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1 of the major characteristics of European population and settlement patterns is its high level of
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Urbanization
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Most average Russians living in the city life in what kind of housing
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In high rise apartments
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Which countries or Europe comprise the region of Scandinavia
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Norway, Sweden, Denmark
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Which language group dominates in the Russian domain
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Slavic
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Which is the 2nd most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe
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English
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Who were the Cossacks or the Russian domain
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Slavic speaking semi nomadic Christians
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What has been an important source of conflict in Northern Ireland
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The Catholics minority feel that the Protestant majority has discriminated against them
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Who were the original founders of Russia
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Northward moving hunters from Ukraine
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Which country of Europe has the regions largest percentage of Muslims
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France
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The conquest of Siberia
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Was primarily carried out by Cossacks
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The Ottoman Empire expanded its borders almost to the gates of what European city in the middle of the 16th century
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Vienna, Austria
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What is the language of the volga Tatars of the Russian domain
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Slavic
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What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state
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Irredentism
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What was the policy of the former Soviet Union regarding religion within its borders
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The USSR discouraged all religion and even persecuted religious practice
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How many world wars were fought in Europe
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2
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In the Russian domain which non Christian religion has the greatest number of believers
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Islam
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What do the letters in NATO stand for
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North Atlantic tasty organization
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Which 2 countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War
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USA and Russia
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From 1945 until 1990 Europe was divided into 2 geopolitical and economic blocks, east and west, separated by the metaphorical
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Iron curtain
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Who were the Bolsheviks
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A fraction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers who established the former USSR
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The term __ is used to describe the geopolitical processes of small scale independence movements based upon ethnic fault lines
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Balkanization
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What is perestroika
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Restructuring of the planned centralized economy an early move toward a freer market
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What is the currency of the European monetary union
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The euro
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One of Putin early political moves was to crackdown on dissidents in the Russian republic of
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Siberia
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What kind of organization is the European Union
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A supranational organization working toward economic, political, and cultural integration in Europe
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Which of the following countries is not a member of the common wealth of independent states
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Estonia
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In which country of Europe has conflict between Catholics and Protestants been a problem
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Ireland
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What happened to the economy in the Russian domain after the demise of the former USSR
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Unprecedented economic decline followed by explosive growth in 2000 -2001 that has improved the economic of all countries in the region
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What was the Cold War
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An armed conflict between the USA and the USSR that lasted from 1946-1991
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In which of Europe is Protestantism the dominant religion
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all of these
