Select the BEST answer for each question from the choices given by clicking on the radio button
1.
Europe's relative location:
A.
has proven inefficient for international trade
B.
is one of inferior global accessibility
C.
is disadvantaged by its proximity to the sea
D.
is one of centrality within the land hemisphere
E.
is disadvantaged by its closeness to Australia
2.
The major chain of mountains in Europe is referred to as the:
Alpines
Apennines
Pyrenees
Carpathians
Central Uplands
3.
Which of the following is not in the Western Uplands?
Sweden
Switzerland
Scotland
Ireland
Portugal
4.
The geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods is known as:
spatial specialization
Balkanization
supranationalism
irredentism
areal functional specialization
5.
The industrial revolution in Europe:
produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the region
caused a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories
initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to drive engines emerged
gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, positioned on coal fields and near iron ores
confirmed the superior quality of European products, which were already beating inferior textiles and other wares from India and China before the Industrial Revolution even began
6.
__________ forces are divisive to a nation.
Irredentist
Centripetal
Centrifugal
Charismatic
none of the above
7.
A country's leading urban center, disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, such as Paris is to France, is known as the country's:
capital city
primate city
nodal point
functional region
central place
8.
The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as:
devolution
irrendentism
conurbation
CBD
9.
The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:
Austria
Spain
France
10.
Which of the following is not a state created by the devolution of former Yugoslavia?
Bosnia
Macedonia
Croatia
Slovakia
Moldova