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Chapter 4 – The European Core
Chapter 4
The European Core
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As defined in this book, the European Coreland does not include which country?
a. Andorra
b. Ireland
c. Austria
d. Italy
e. None of the above
2. Scotland and England were two separate countries until the Act of Union in:
a. 1066
b. 1603
c. 1707
d. 1815
e. 1997
3. The Commonwealth of Nations is:
a. A political union of all of the United Kingdom’s former colonies
b. The British version of the European Union
c. A supranational organization of the UK with many of its former colonies
d. An exclusive trade arrangement with the UK and its former colonies
e. The political cooperation between England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, in addition to the smaller surrounding islands
4. Which of the following was not of major significance to Britain’s urban/industrial rise?
a. Coal mining
b. Iron and steel manufacturing
c. Textiles
d. Shipbuilding
e. Weapons technology
5. The Industrial Revolution:
a. Was based initially on water power, then expanded with power supplied by coal-fired steam engines
b. Greatly reduced its dependence on coal when a process was devised to make coke from charcoal
c. Took advantage of new iron and steel-making processes developed in Germany, which later spread to Britain
d. Began the decline of the hedgerow as manufacturing plants demolished them to make room for their operations
6. Which country uses wind power to provide more than 20 percent of its electricity needs?
a. United Kingdom
b. Germany
c. Netherlands
d. Denmark
e. Luxembourg
7. The leading financial center in Europe is:
a. Zürich
b. Paris
c. Brussels
d. London
e. Amsterdam
8. Which nation’s economy doubled in the 1990s?
a. France
b. Belgium
c. Andorra
d. Ireland
e. Switzerland
9. Which of these pairings is incorrect?
a. Silicon Bog – Ireland
b. Silicon Fen – Southeast England
c. Silicon Saxony – eastern Germany
d. Randstad – Belgium
e. Scientific City – central France
10. Why has there been continual violence over Northern Ireland since the 1960s?
a. The majority Catholic population in Northern Ireland feels economically discriminated against by the richer Protestant minority, and has rebelled violently
b. Forcible attempts by the Irish Republican Army to reunite Northern Ireland with the rest of Ireland in the 1960s halted the then-peaceful devolution of Northern Ireland
c. Vast emigration of Irish people to other countries during this time made Protestants the majority in Northern Ireland, and Britain responded by taking control of the region
d. The marginalized Catholic minority rebelled and fought against the direct control of Northern Ireland by London and the occupation of the region by the British Army
e. Protestants rebelled when London announced the British Army and support would be withdrawn, and a Catholic-dominated Northern Ireland Assembly established
11. Europe’s largest country by area is:
a. Spain
b. Germany
c. France
d. Sweden
e. Romania
12. Which of these cities lies in the French Riviera?
a. Lyon
b. Paris
c. Dijon
d. Grenoble
e. Nice
13. The customs and tradition of the _____ play a strong role in French self-identity and sense of well-being.
a. Vineyard
b. Rural village
c. Family farm
d. Steel plant
14. Which nation generally fell behind other European powers during the Industrial Revolution before modernizing after World War II?
a. Austria
b. Switzerland
c. Netherlands
d. France
e. Belgium
15. What is the definition of a primate city?
a. It is always the capital of a nation
b. It is the largest city in a nation that is not the capital
c. It is any metropolitan area with more than 10,000,000 residents
d. It is a city larger than the second and third-largest cities combined
16. Which of these was not funded or encouraged by the French government to encourage economic growth?
a. Penalties for new development in the Paris region
b. Subsidies supporting children for population growth
c. Promoting the combination of smaller companies into larger ones
d. The transfer of agricultural workers to industrial jobs
e. An excellent educational system
17. Which of these capital cities developed in an area with few natural resources in its vicinity?
a. Paris
b. London
c. Berlin
d. All of the above
18. Marseille is France’s leading _____.
a. Agricultural center
b. Naval base
c. Tourist destination
d. Steel producer
e. Seaport
19. The two “cornerstones” of the European Union are _____ and ______.
a. France and Great Britain
b. Germany and Great Britain
c. Germany and Italy
d. France and Germany
e. None of the above
20. Which of these German cities is not located on the Rhine?
a. Cologne
b. Mannheim
c. Frankfurt
d. Wiesbaden
e. Bonn
21. One of the most notable contrasts between Germany and France is:
a. The recent success of Germany’s economy
b. Their attitudes towards the European Union
c. The distribution of many large and mid-sized cities across Germany
d. Their current roles as colonial powers
e. The dominance of agriculture over industry in France
22. The largest influx of immigrants to Germany has come from:
a. Albania
b. Russia
c. Poland
d. Morocco
e. Turkey
23. Which of these countries would be most at risk if sea levels rise?
a. France
b. Netherlands
c. United Kingdom
d. Monaco
e. Ireland
24. The world’s largest port (measured by tonnage handled) is:
a. Amsterdam
b. Antwerp
c. Europoort
d. Rotterdam
e. Hamburg
25. Which of these countries was for centuries a Dutch colony?
a. Belgium
b. India
c. Libya
d. Indonesia
e. Malaysia
26. Why did the Netherlands overtake Belgium and Luxembourg as the leading industrial Benelux country?
a. The discovery of major reserves of natural gas in the country
b. The decline of Belgium’s coal-based economy
c. The immense subsidies Netherlands gave to its industries to make them more productive
d. The great boost to the economy creating the polder lands generated
e. The lower cost of Dutch-made goods
27. The European Union is headquartered in:
a. The Hague
b. Paris
c. Bonn
d. Brussels
e. Geneva
28. How has the relative lack of raw materials and energy sources within Switzerland’s borders affected Swiss industry?
a. Switzerland generates most of its revenue from international goods transported across a vast network of railroads crisscrossing the entire nation
b. Switzerland has always been more dependent upon agricultural products than industrial exports
c. Swiss industries focus on very skilled labor and production of small, efficient goods
d. Switzerland has imposed very high tariffs on imports to protect its own manufacturing base
e. Switzerland has focused more on banking, tourism and being the headquarters for various supranational organizations for revenue instead of industry
29. Which country falls behind the Western Europe norms in agricultural efficiency?
a. Luxembourg
b. Belgium
c. Ireland
d. Austria
e. Germany
30. Which of these countries is not a welfare state?
a. Germany
b. Belgium
c. Netherlands
d. France
e. None of the above
True-False Questions
31. Northern Ireland voted to become part of the Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland) in 1921, but Protestants in the region rebelled.
FALSE
32. France is Europe’s largest agricultural producer.
TRUE
33. All European Coreland nations have a primate city.
FALSE
34. France is the world’s number one tourist destination.
TRUE
Chapter 5
The European Periphery
Multiple Choice Questions
35. Three-fifths of _____ is arable, the largest proportion of any European nation.
a. Poland
b. France
c. Italy
d. Denmark
e. Hungary
36. Which country relies on hydropower for 99 percent of its electricity?
a. Iceland
b. Norway
c. Sweden
d. Estonia
e. Croatia
37. Which of these countries does the Danube not flow through or form the border of?
a. Hungary
b. Serbia and Montenegro
c. Croatia
d. Czech Republic
e. Slovakia
38. A large, strategically located region caught between conflicting interests of great powers is the definition of a:
a. Shatter belt
b. Hinterland
c. Periphery
d. Buffer state
39. Which of these is not a Slavic ethnicity?
a. Poles
b. Croats
c. Bulgarians
d. Macedonians
e. Albanians
40. Which of these Slavic peoples use the Cyrillic alphabet?
a. Poles
b. Slovenes
c. Croats
d. Serbs
e. Slovaks
41. Muslims do not make up a significant portion of the population in which of these countries?
a. Bosnia and Herzegovina
b. Croatia
c. Serbia and Montenegro
d. Macedonia
e. Bulgaria
42. Which of these is not a hallmark of communism?
a. Doctrines of racial or ethnic superiority
b. Abolition of independent trade unions
c. One-party dictatorial governments
d. Centrally planned national economies
e. State ownership of agriculture
43. Which of these statements is true about economics in Eastern Europe?
a. The Baltics have become the wealthiest nations in this region by utilizing their vast mineral resources
b. The Czech economy has struggled recently as a result of increased state control over industry
c. Russia and Hungary are Romania’s primary export destinations
d. Most of Albania’s revenue comes from remittances from abroad
e. The old Soviet-style heavy mining and manufacturing economies established in Eastern Europe have now largely been replaced with high-tech and service sectors
44. How did several Eastern European nations pay for new industrial plants and equipment in the 1980s?
a. By producing quality goods efficiently for the first time and exporting them to Western countries
b. By forming independent trade unions such as Solidarity that changed the communist-style economic policies of Eastern Europe
c. By borrowing heavily from Western banks and governments
d. By selling the goods Eastern Europe imported from the Soviet Union to Western nations for a profit
45. The most economically prosperous Eastern European country (measured by GDP-PPP) is:
a. Estonia
b. Slovenia
c. Czech Republic
d. Hungary
e. Lithuania
46. The “Velvet Revolution” was:
a. The amicable separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993
b. The dissolution of Yugoslavia into its successor states
c. The establishment of the initial United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia
d. The bloodless overthrow of the Communist government in Czechoslovakia
e. The massive Eastern European movement towards democracy and free markets in the early 1990s
47. Prague is located in:
a. Bavaria
b. Sudetenland
c. Moravia
d. Upper Silesia
e. Bohemia
48. Which of these capitals is not on the Danube?
a. Sofia
b. Vienna
c. Belgrade
d. Bratislava
e. Budapest
49. Albanian emigrants have mostly gone to:
a. Greece
b. Germany
c. Romania
d. Turkey
e. Italy
50. Which of these regions was a former Yugoslav “autonomous province”?
a. Macedonia
b. Serbia
c. Montenegro
d. Kosovo
e. Herzegovina
51. The leader of the former Yugoslavia who ruled strongly enough to keep the disparate sections of that country unified was named:
a. Enver Hoxha
b. Vaclav Havel
c. Lech Walesa
d. Josip Tito
e. Slobodan Milosevic
52. What was the cause of the war in Bosnia that started in 1992?
a. Croats from neighboring Croatia invaded Bosnia to fight the native Serbian population of Bosnia in order to prevent the annexation of Bosnia by Serbia
b. The government in Sarajevo refused to recognize Bosnia as an independent nation, and sent in troops to quell the drive for independence
c. Minority groups such as Albanians and Kosovars agitated for more political freedom within Bosnia, and rose up against the governments of Sarajevo and Belgrade
d. The implementation of the Dayton Accord split Bosnia into two countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the two sides fought with each other over control of territory
e. Serbs residing in Bosnia rose up against Sarajevo in order to partition Bosnia along ethnic lines, and join their territory to a “greater Serbia”
53. The Dayton Accord:
a. Split the territory of Bosnia into a mostly Serb Bosnia and a majority Croat and Bosniak Herzegovina
b. Was the name of the treaty signed in 1998 that allowed Serbia to retain the territories of Kosovo and Montenegro in exchange for surrendering various war crimes suspects
c. Paved the way for the withdrawal of United Nations troops in the former Yugoslavia and allowed the presence of NATO to fight the Serbs
d. Created a second tier of government in Bosnia under the multiethnic national government: one for Bosnian Serbs and another for a federation of Croats and Bosniaks
e. Allowed former Bosnian Croats to form their own country of Croatia, while the remainder of Bosnia would be partitioned between the Bosniaks and the Bosnian Serbs
54. Ethnic Albanians can largely be found in which two regions of the former Yugoslavia?
a. Macedonia and Kosovo
b. Vojvodina and Kosovo
c. Kosovo and Montenegro
d. Croatia and Macedonia
e. Serbia and Montenegro
55. Which former Yugoslavian country is most likely to break up into smaller countries?
a. Croatia
b. Macedonia
c. Kosovo
d. Bosnia and Herzegovina
e. Serbia and Montenegro
56. Which is not part of the “Mediterranean diet”?
a. Citrus fruits
b. Figs
c. Eggplants
d. Corn
e. Grapes
57. Which of these was not a reason Southern European economies historically lagged behind those of northern and western Europe?
a. Southern European countries had generally poor and unskilled workforces
b. Maintaining colonial empires created by Southern European nations took up most of their available capital and left little for domestic development
c. Wealthy landowners controlled most of the capital and had little interest in changing the agrarian system that made them rich
d. Undemocratic and unstable governments did not want to industrialize
e. Rugged topography made the construction of road and railways difficult and expensive
58. Vasco de Gama and Henry the Navigator explored the coasts of Asia and Africa under the flag of:
a. Spain
b. Italy
c. Portugal
d. Malta
59. Which country had a major civil war between 1936 and 1939?
a. Poland
b. Portugal
c. Spain
d. Yugoslavia
e. Greece
60. The mainstay of the Greek economy is:
a. Cork
b. Tobacco
c. Tourism
d. Figs