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West Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, Austria is a part of

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North Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Baltic states are part of

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West Europe and the Iberian Peninsula

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Pyrenees Mountains separate

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North, West, East, Central Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the North European Plan occupies parts of

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West Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Rhine is one of the two major rivers of

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West Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Elbe is one of the two major rivers of

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South Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Po is the major river of

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East and Central Europe

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in the sub-regionalized schema discussed in class, the Hungarian Plain is in

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Scandinavia

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Norway, Sweden, and Denmark together are known as

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The Balkans

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the countries that formed upon the backup of Yugoslavia at the end of the Cold War are called

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East and Central Europe

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the following sub-region best exemplifies a shatterbelt

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Danube

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the major river of east and central Europe is the

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London

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the most populous city in West Europe is

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Madrid

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the most populous city in South Europe is

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warm-wet summers cool-wet winters

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the climate of West Europe has

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warm-dry summers cool-wet winters

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the climate of South Europe has

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the Alps and Pyrenees

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South and West Europe are separated by these mountain ranges

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Seine

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Paris is located on this river

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Amstel

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Amsterdam is located on this river

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Spain and Portugal

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the two European countries that were first to acquire overseas colonies were

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Amsterdam

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this city is known for its many canals

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Germany, Belgium, and Italy

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the three European countries that were the last to acquire overseas colonies were

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1492

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parts of Iberia were controlled by Muslim Moors from 711 CE until

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toponyms such as Andalusia and Guadalquivir; settlement patterns and architecture such as the white hill towns; music and musical instruments such as flamenco and the guitar; beverages such as sherry or jerez; thoroughbred horses and equestrian sports (all of the above)

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the places of southern Spain retain many vestiges of Arab culture including

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5 or more

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how many centuries did European Christians need to take Iberia from the Arabian Muslims

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Ronda

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which of the white hill towns of Andalusia is known for the origin of modern bullfighting

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Roman catholicism muslim lutheranism eastern orthodox

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the major religions in East and Central Europe are

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Romance Slavic Albanian

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the major Indo-European language groups in East and Central Europe are

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Serbian nationalism

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which of the following led to attempts at ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s

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North Europe, and East and Central Europe

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during the Cold War, the Soviet "satellite states" were in

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Rome

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Europe's "Blue Banana" corridor of industrialization and population includes all these cities except

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right after WWII

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the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe was implemented

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Balkanization

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the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units

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Kosovo

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in the 1990s, the most extreme example of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans occured in

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Protestant

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in terms of organized religion, North Europe is predominantly

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Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

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in terms of organized religion, South Europe is predominantly

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Vienna

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Europe's "Golden Triangle" of industrial production includes all these cities except

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700 million

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the population of Europe is approximately

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20 million

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Europe is home to approximately _____ Muslims

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19th century

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beginning in the fourteenth century, the Balkans were increasingly incorporated into the empire of the Ottoman Turks, who controlled most of that region through the

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true

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West Europe became economically and politically powerful because of climates and abundant, fertile soils suitable for agriculture as well as extensive coal fields

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true

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South Europe industrialized later on the basis of hydroelectricity because of a lack of coal fields

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true

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the Balkans are ethnically divided between Christians and Muslims mainly because they were a part of the Ottoman Empire for many centuries

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true

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Wedding-cake architecture refers to the style of many public buildings in East and Central Europe that date to the period of Soviet control during the Cold War

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true

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as the Netherlands acquired colonies over the seventeenth century, Amsterdam expanded outward in a semicircular pattern of concentric canals focused on the harbor that received the wealth of its overseas empire

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true

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out of the South American, Middle American, North American, and European regions studied in this course, Europe is the only one without at least one megacity

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true

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European industrialization began in association with the coal fields of Britain in the 18th century

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true

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European sugar colonies and enslaved African workers generated much of the initial capital to begin the Industrial Revolution in England

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true

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Many Muslim immigrants to the Netherlands come from its former colonies in Indonesia

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true

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Many Muslim immigrants to France come from its former colonies in northern Africa

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true

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the Kosovo War of 1998-99 pitted Christian, Eastern Orthodox, Slavic speaking Serbs against ethnically Albanian, Muslim separatists

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true

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ISIS wants to reestablish Muslim control over parts of Europe that were parts of the Arab and the Ottoman empire for many centuries

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false

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Slavic languages dominate South Europe

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true

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Polish is a Slavic language, but Poland is predominantly Roman Catholicism and uses the Latin alphabet

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true

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Romanian is a Romance language and Romania uses the Latin alphabet, but Romania is predominantly Eastern Orthodox

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