Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 1. Which of the following pairs were Greek city-states?
A. Rome and Granada
B. Athens and Rome
C. Athens and Sparta
D. Sparta and Granada
____ 2. Which region of Europe has great diversity because of its history as a cultural
crossroads?
A. Mediterranean Europe
B. Western Europe
C. Northern Europe
D. Eastern Europe
____ 3. The name for the fertile soil in the Northern European Plain is
A. magma.
B. topsoil.
C. humus.
D. chernozem.
____ 4. Between the Caspian Sea and the mountains of Central Asia, you will find a dry lowland
area known as
A. the Great Plains.
B. the Caucasus Plain.
C. the Turan Plain.
D. the West Siberian Plain.
____ 5. The region that consists of the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia is known
as
A. Transcaucasia.
B. the Turan Plain.
C. Siberia.
D. Eurasia.
____ 6. Some geographers consider the dividing line between Europe and Asia to be
A. the Volga River.
B. the Ural Mountains.
C. the Central Siberian Plain.
D. the Caucasus Mountains.
____ 7. Eurasia is the name given to Europe and Asia by those who
A. believe in combining names.
B. think of Europe and Asia as one continent.
C. do not know exactly where Europe and Asia are located.
D. think of Europe and Asia as a country.
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some
letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once. (2 points each)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Uplands
Balkan
Venice
Arctic Circle
North Sea
____ 8. Which of these landforms is a peninsula?
____ 9. Which of these is the name of hills or very low mountains?
____ 10. Which of these experiences winter days during which the sun does not rise?
____ 11. Which of these has oil fields that are a major source of petroleum for the world?
____ 12. Where would you most likely find gondolas, waterbuses, and motorboat taxis on
canals?
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 13. Which of these countries consumes the least energy?
A. Ireland
B. Luxembourg
C. Austria
D. Portugal
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____ 14. Which of these countries is the third highest energy consumer?
A. Finland
B. Germany
C. Luxembourg
D. United Kingdom
____ 15. Which two countries are most similar in their levels of energy consumption?
A. Italy and Spain
B. Sweden and Belgium
C. Finland and Greece
D. Belgium and the Netherlands
____ 16. Judging from this graph, which subregion is the highest consumer of energy?
A. Mediterranean Europe
B. Northern Europe
C. Western Europe
D. They are about equal.
____ 17. What overall conclusion can you draw from this graph?
A. Three countries account for half of the EU's consumption of energy.
B. The EU is able to meet its own energy needs.
C. Several EU countries produce more energy than they consume.
D. none of the above
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____ 18. Which country contains the most ethnic groups?
A. Yugoslavia
B. Slovenia
C. Croatia
D. Bosnia and Hertzegovina
____ 19. Which of the following countries is least likely to experience
internal ethnic conflicts?
A. Yugoslavia
B. Romania
C. Hungary
D. Bosnia and Herzegovina
____ 20. Which of the following ethnic groups is found in the greatest number of countries?
A. the Slovenes
B. the Magyars
C. the Bulgarians
D. the Macedonians
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____ 21. What pattern do you notice about the minority ethnic groups that
live in Eastern European countries?
A. They are usually related to the people of a neighboring country.
B. They always live near the borders.
C. They are always a non-Slavic group.
D. There is never more than one ethnic minority in any country.
____ 22. Which of the following describes the relationship between the number of males and
females in the group that is 85 years and older?
A. Females outnumber males in both countries.
B. Males outnumber females in both countries.
C. Males outnumber females in Germany only.
D. Males outnumber females in Sweden only.
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____ 23. Which of the following best describes the population trends shown by these pyramids?
A. Both Germany and Sweden have growing populations.
B. Germany has a growing population, while Sweden has a declining population.
C. Germany has a declining population, while Sweden has a stable population.
D. Both Germany and Sweden have stable populations.
____ 24. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from these population pyramids?
A. Germany's birth rate has been declining.
B. Germany's birth rate remained steady after World War II.
C. Sweden's birth rate was unusually high in the 1950s.
D. Sweden's birth rate was unusually low in the 1960s.
____ 25. Which age group in Sweden has the highest population?
A. 35 to 39
B. 40 to 44
C. 45 to 49
D. 50 to 54
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