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Which is not one of the four subregions of Europe?

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Microstates

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Physically, Europe is best characterized as being a large :

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Peninsula

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Which is not one of the largest European nations in terms of population?

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Poland

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The traditional physical dividing line between Europe and Asia lies mainly in the :

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Urals

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The population of Europe is about __ that of the United States.

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twice

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Europe essentially defined the:

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Demographic transition

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The country with the highest population growth rate in Europe is:

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Albania

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The population replacement level is:

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The number of births needed to keep the population steady

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To reverse population decline and keep the ratio of working-age people to the elderly the same, Europe needs to :

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accept millions of new immigrants each year

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Which country is the largest destination for migrants to Europe?

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Germany

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As of 2007, the number of official euro-using nations was _

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13

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Why is northern Europe an attractive magnet for immigrants

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They have generous welfare benefits and accept asylum-seekers

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Immigration can be a drain upon European nations because:

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They often have large families on welfare, costing the state money instead of generating new tax revenue

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Which is not an island off the coast of Europe?

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Ceylon

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Europe is fringed by numerous

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Estuaries, Islands, Peninsulas, and Seas (All of the above)

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The British Isles lie roughly as far north as:

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Labrador

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Europe has a largely temperate climate because of:

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The North Atlantic Drift

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Much of Europe can be described climatically as:

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Marine West Coast

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What is the single largest physical feature across Europe?

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The North European Plain

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A fertile, windblown soil associated with glaciated areas in Europe is called:

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Loess

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Which of these countries does not have an extensive upland area?

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Hungary

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The adriatic Sea lies off the coast of which country?

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Croatia

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Mt. Blanc, the tallest mountain in the Alps, lies on teh border between __ and __

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France and Italy

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The process of offloading rock and soil by glaciers is known as glacial __

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deposition

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Most European precipitation arises from:

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Fronts

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Which is not a land use type found in Europe?

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Shifting cultivation

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Coniferous forests cover much of the land area of which area?

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Scandinavia

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Prairie and steppe biomes are not found in which of the following countries?

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Poland

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The Mediterranean climate arises mainly from

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seasonal shifts in atmospheric belts

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The original forest covering many Mediterranean lands has largely been replace with

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Chaparral

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Why was the pound (pond) lock an important development?

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It made possible the transport of inland goods to the coasts by interconnected waterways

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Which of these cities is NOT a seaport located on the lower course of a river?

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Copenhagen

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An estuary is

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An area where the tide meets a river current

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The __ is Europe's most important inland waterway

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Rhine

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The Danube River empties into the

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Black Sea

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The first millennium BCE witnessed a great expansion of __ and __ peoples

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Celtic and Greek

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The Celtic culture hearth was located in modern-day

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Germany and Austria

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Modern-day Romance languages evolved from

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Latin

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Which of the following language groups has the smallest geographic distribution across Europe?

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Baltic

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In which country is a Uralic language not spoken?

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Albania

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Which of these ethnic groups is present throughout Europe but has no homeland?

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Roma

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Which of these regions is not a major devolutionary area?

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Bavaria

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Which of the following nations has the largest estimated percentage of Muslims?

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France

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About what percentage of Europeans consider religion to be "very important" in their daily lives?

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20 percent

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The global balance of power shifted towards Europe during the

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Age of Discovery

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Which was NOT one of the main manifestations of growing European power in the world?

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The mass forced migrations of slaves and other laborers to Europe

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Which of these nations was NOT a major player in the initial exploration and colonization of the world?

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Germany

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Why was Europe able to acquire so many overseas colonies?

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Europeans were able to create large companies that had access to enough money and labor to allow for extensive overseas colonization.

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The increase in production of manufactured goods during the Industrial Revolution came about initially because of the invention of

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The steam engine

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What was a proximate cause of the initial decline of Europe's share of the world's manufacturing output?

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Warfare

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Europe's near-monopoly on the export of manufactures was eroded because of

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increased competition

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European nations lost most of their colonies after

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WWII

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An economy largely focused on high technology and service industries is known as a __ economy

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postindustrial

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One of the major problems of a deindustrialized economy according to the text is

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Not as many people are required to work in the new technologies as old

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Agriculturally, Europe is

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not self-sufficient

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The three leading European nations in terms of total fish catch are located

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adjacent to the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea

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WWII ended in

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1945

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After WWII Russia and many Eastern European countries entered into a treaty known as the

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Warsaw pact

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Which country is not a NATO member?

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Ireland

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Which country's application to join the European Union was rejected?

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Turkey

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The desire of Europeans for their continent to be "war proof" was the main reason behind the creation of the

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European Union

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The country with the highest GDP-PPP in the world is

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Luxembourg

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Which is NOT one of the potential benefits of free trade among the EU members?

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Increasing the usage of "quality standards" between member nations to enhance the durability of European-made products

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Select the incorrect statement about the Euro

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It has been adopted by all but one of the original 15 EU members

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The "big bang" refers to

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The expansion of the EU in 2004

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Why will the newest members of the EU NOT receive the same level of agricultural subsidies as the older members?

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The older members fear subsidizing will bankrupt EU, and the newer members are using older technologies w/o same quality controls (a and b)

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According to the text, the watershed event that began to make Europeans feel more secure was when

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the Berlin Wall fell

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Which of these countries does Serbia and Montenegro NOT border?

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Slovenia

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Which of these countries has a shoreline on the Bay of Biscay?

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Spain

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Which of these capital cities is the southernmost?

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Niscosia

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In terms of area, the average European country is about the size of

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Arkansas

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Which country in this region has the lowest population growth rate?

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Ukraine

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The most populated nation in Central Asia is

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Uzbekistan

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Most of _ is characterized by a Mediterranean climate

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Armenia

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Why do buildings have to be erected on pilings in the high Arctic?

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So the permafrost below the buildings will not melt and cause the foundations to tilt

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Mollisols found in a belt from Ukraine to Kazakhstan are among the best soils to be found anywhere.

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The agriculture of northeastern Siberia is generally

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Nomadic herding

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Which of these rivers is not in Siberia?

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Ural

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The Volga-Don Canal connects these two important rivers in the vicinity of

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Volgograd

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In 2007, there were approximately __ births per 1,000 people and approximately __ deaths per 1,000 people in Russia

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10 to 15

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The __ is a large land area with elevations generally below sea level

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Caspian Depression

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Which of these is not a mountain range?

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Irtysh

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Which sea lies between Sakhalin and Kamchatka?

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Sea of Okhotsk

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Murmansk is located north of Moscow on the __ Peninsula

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Kola

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Most of European Russia lies in which physical feature?

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Russian plain

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Which river empties into the Caspian Sea?

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Volga

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The great Volga Scheme created

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Vast reservoirs created behind numerous dams for easier navigation

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The __ is a vast, waterlogged area underlain by permafrost and subject to tremendous flooding in the spring

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West Siberian Plain

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In which country do people speak a Romance language?

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Moldova

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In which Central Asian country is an Iranian language spoken?

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Tajikistan

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The Rus (or Varangians) originated in:

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Scandinavia

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Which of these statements is false regarding Muscovy?

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Only the principality of Muscovy (Moscow) avoided being occupied by Tatars

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Which of these statements is false regarding St. Petersburg?

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Russia established St. Petersburg as its capital after defeating the French under Napoleon in 1812

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Which of htese countries is historically not considered to have a land empire?

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United Kingdom

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The Uniate Church is mainly found in

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Ukraine

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The Cossacks were

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peasant-soldiers from the steppes, formed originally from serfs

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The Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution both took place in

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1917

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How were Russia and later the Soviet Union able to repeatedly triumph over powerful invaders?

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Love of country, scorched earth strategies, huge land area, winter (all of the above)

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Soviet and Allied forces began to reverse Nazi advances in 1943 after the Battle of

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Stalingrad

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Which of these statements about the USSR's command economy is incorrect?

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The prosperous private farmers resisted collectivized agriculture fiercely, leading to reprisals by teh poor rural farmers wanting the land

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Which of these is true about Karl Marx?

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He stated that the central theme throughout history was the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

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The policy of glasnost meant

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openness

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The second Russian Revolution was

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The collapse and dissolution of the soviet union

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Which of these have the events of 1991 in chronological order from first to last?

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Yeltsin elected president of Russia; Baltics gain independence; attempted coup in Moscow fails; Gorbachev resigns as head of Communist Party; parliament votes to dissolve Soviet Union

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What was the result of Yeltsin's "economic shock therapy"?

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A new consumer-oriented society formed upon class lines, with an enormous gulf between the rich and poor people

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The Russian autonomous republic of Sakha produces about one-quarter of the world's

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diamonds

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Which is not one of the seven new Russian administrative regions created in 2000?

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Northeastern

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The Russian "subject" spearated from the rest of Russia is

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Kaliningrad

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St Petersburg lies on the

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Gulf of Finland

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Which of these is an example of where Russian irredentism might be taking place?

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Crimea

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Which nation embraces Russia as an ally against the Turks?

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Armenia

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Which of these statements about Russian autonomous areas is correct?

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The sakha republic no longer pays any taxes to Moscow, but instead must pay all the subsidies to local industry that Moscow originally paid

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Which of these statements about Georgia is false?

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Georgians living and working in Russia send back enough money in remittances to allow the Georgian government to act as a generous welfare state to native Georgians

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Which two countries elected a joint parliament in 2000?

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Belarus and Russia

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Which is false about the first Chechen war?

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Chechen forces captured the capital city of Beslan in 1996 and renamed it Groznyy

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Which of these countries is the least likely to pursue closer political, military, and economic integration with Russia?

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Ukraine

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Which of these statements is false about the second Chechen war?

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The cessation of hostilities between Moscow and Chechnya lasted five years

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The capital of Georgia is

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Tbilisi

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What did Ukraine do to win a much-increased foreign aid package from the United States?

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Destroy its cache of nuclear warheads

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In terms of the world's estimated oil reserves, the Caspian Sea region ranks __

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Third

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Which of these countries does not contain a major oil pipeline?

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Armenia

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According to some forecasts, which nation might be the world's largest producer of oil in 2015?

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Kazakhstan

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Which Central Asian country has mined and barricaded some of its borders in an attempt to keep radical Islamists out?

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Uzbekistan

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Which country in this region has the smallest population?

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Armenia

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