GEOG 1010 Test 2 – Flashcards
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what countries of Europe compromise the region of Scandinavia?
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Norway, Sweden, and Finland
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Of the following European countries, which one has been most successful in dealing with its environmental problems?
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Britain
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what progress has Europe made toward meeting the requirements of the Kyoto protocol?
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it has made relatively little progress
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which country in the region of Europe experienced a major volcanic eruption in April 2010?
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Iceland
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what mountain rand in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 11,000 feet?
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alps
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in Europe, with what type of feature are the names Rhine, Loire, Thames, Danube and Elbe associated?
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rivers
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what is Europe's longest river?
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Danube
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which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?
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Spain
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what is the natural growth rate in Europe?
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very slow rate of growth
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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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why did Jewish people cluster in the Muslim land of the Iberian Peninsula around 900 CE?
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Muslims in Iberia were more tolerant of Jews than were Christians
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what three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes?
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medieval, renaissance-baroque, and industrial
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which country of Europe has taken the most dramatic stands to prevent thee overuse of the English language within its boarders?
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France
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where in Europe would you be most likely to hear a Hellenic language spoken?
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greece
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what is the major factor determining weather a particular Slavic language uses the latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet in its written form?
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the domain religion of the people who speak that language
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which country of Europe had the region's largest percentage of Muslims?
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France
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recently, several new countries have applied for NATO membership. what must they do before the may join?
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meet NATO standards of military readiness
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Europe was the battleground for which wars during the 20th century?
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ww1, ww2, and the cold war
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the Ottoman Empire expanded its boarders 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 word for the agglomeration of small, privately owned agricultural parcels into larger, state-owned farms?
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collectivization
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all of the following events occurred after and as the result of the end of the cold war, EXCEPT
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Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia unified into a single country called the Baltic Republic
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what is the name of the agreement that establishes the European Union?
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the Maastricht Treaty
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in which country of Europe did the Industrial Revolution start?
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England
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which of the following is NOT a cause of the economic hard times facing eastern Europe today?
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immigrants from Afghanistan who are willing to work fro pennies are flooding into Europe
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what is the currency of the European Monetary Union?
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the euro
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where is the eastern edge of Europe and the western edge of the Russian Domain approximately located?
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the Ural Mountains
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why has the population of the Russian Black Sea sturgeon declined?
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a global black market for the eggs of the species has caused overfishing
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which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?
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Lake Baikal
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which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?
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Ukraine
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what makes Russia distinctive?
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it has the largest land area of any country on earth
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in which region of the Russian domain is permafrost a problem?
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siberia
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what is the dominant climate type in the Russian domain?
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continental
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which of the following is a characteristic of the demography of Russia today?
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rising death rates among middle-age males
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the Trans-Siberian Railroad
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ends at Vladivostok
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which region of the former soviet union became known as a "repository fo political dissidents and trouble-makers"?
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Siberia
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what was the purpose of russification (the soviet policy of resettling russians into non-Russian portions of the former USSR)?
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to increase Russian dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR
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what Russian city was known as Leningrad during the soviet era?
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St. Petersburg
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what is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian domain?
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circular
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who were the Cossacks of the Russian domain?
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Slavic-speaking, semi-nomadic Christians
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what language group dominates in the Russian domain?
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slavic
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what is the current policy toward religion in the Russian domain in this post-soviet era?
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there has been a religious revival
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which natives of the Ukrainian and Russian steppe played a pivotal role in aiding Russian expansion into Siberia during the 16th century?
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cossacks
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who were the Bolsheviks?
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a faction of Russian communism representing interests of individual workers, who established the former soviet union
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who was the main architect of the soviet union?
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Lenin
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what has become of democracy in Russia in the post-soviet era?
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there was a general flowering of democracy followed by a reduction of civil liberties since 2002
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what influence did the breakup of the soviet union have on the Russian mafia?
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the more liberal economic and political environments allowed the mafia to flourish more openly and widely
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what countries are Russia's major trading partners?
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Britain and Germany
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why is development in Siberia limited?
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unstable ground resulting from permafrost makes it extremely difficult to place permanent structures on the land surface
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what happened to the economy in the Russian domain after the demise of the former soviet union (USSR)?
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unprecedented economic decline, followed by selective economic improvement with the rise in world oil and natural prices since 2002
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what is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?
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western europe
