World Regional Geography

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Review - Europe
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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:

A.

Alpines

B.

Apennines

C.

Pyrenees

D.

Carpathians

E.

Central Uplands



3.

Which of the following is not in the Western Uplands?

A.

Sweden

B.

Switzerland

C.

Scotland

D.

Ireland

E.

Portugal



4.

The geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods is known as:

A.

spatial specialization

B.

Balkanization

C.

supranationalism

D.

irredentism

E.

areal functional specialization



5.

The industrial revolution in Europe:

A.

produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the region

B.

caused a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories

C.

initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to drive engines emerged

D.

gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, positioned on coal fields and near iron ores

E.

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.

A.

Irredentist

B.

Centripetal

C.

Centrifugal

D.

Charismatic

E.

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:

A.

capital city

B.

primate city

C.

nodal point

D.

functional region

E.

central place



8.

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as:

A.

devolution

B.

irrendentism

C.

conurbation

D.

supranationalism

E.

CBD



9.

The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is:

A.

Portugal

B.

Austria

C.

Spain

D.

France

E.

none of the above



10.

Which of the following is not a state created by the devolution of former Yugoslavia?

A.

Bosnia

B.

Macedonia

C.

Croatia

D.

Slovakia

E.

Moldova

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