Geography 102 Europe – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Where have significant oil and natural gas supplies been found in the European realm?
answer
The North Sea
question
Which former Soviet Socialist Republic is also called White Russia and is still strongly linked to Moscow?
answer
Belarus
question
Transferability is a spatial interaction concept related to the costs of overcoming the distance between two places.
answer
True
question
Even though British dominance over most of Ireland ended in 1921, they are still called the British Isles.
answer
True
question
Each of the three Benelux countries is a member of the European Union.
answer
True
question
Bulgarians are emigrating in substantial numbers.
answer
True
question
From the end of World War II until 1990, what dominated politics in eastern Europe?
answer
The Soviet Union
question
According to Figure 1B-5, what city is the wealthiest in France?
answer
Paris
question
What country has more in common with Finland than its other neighboring states, and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe?
answer
Estonia
question
which country was not a founding member of NATO?
answer
Spain
question
Which of the following is the Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains and is centered on industrialized Barcelona?
answer
Catalonia
question
What is the only European country that has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea?
answer
France
