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The Irish use peat for______

A. FuelB. Food substitute

C. Bricks for housesD. Wood substitute

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This causes the mild climate that is experienced by Western Europe.

A. Tropic of CancerB. North Atlantic Drif

tC. Location in northe

rn latitudesD. Elevation of surro

unding mountains

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Land that is reclaimed from the sea is known as________.

A. PolderB. DikeC. Zuider ZeeD. Sealand

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A vast coniferous forest in Russia is the __________.

A. tundraB. steppeC. plainD. taiga

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The central government of the former Soviet Union controlling industry is an

example of what type of economy?

A. Command Economy

B. Free Market economy

C. Traditional Economy

D. None of the above

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What do many geographers consider the dividing line between

Europe and Asia?A. Ural Mountain

s

B. Russian border

C. Black Sea

D. Caucasus Mountains

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Norway, Sweden, and Finland make up what

peninsula?

A. BalkanB. IberianC. JutlandD. Scandinavian

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What countries make up the Iberian Peninsula

A. France and Spain

B. Portugal and Spain

C. Morocco and Spain

D. Italy and France

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What two European rivers are widely used for business activity?

A. Seine and Elbe

B. Thames and Volga

C. Rhine and Danube

D. Rhone and Rhine

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Ireland and Great Britain make up _________.

A. Jutland Peninsula

B. British Isles

C. Baltic Islands

D. Balkan Peninsula

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This Mediterranean country was the birthplace of democracy.

A. GreeceB. ItalyC. SpainD. Albania

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Which of the following were NOT preventative measures used for

the Bubonic Plague?

A. Fresh Flowers

B. Human sacrifice

C. Burning of Incense

D. Spreading vinegar on the floors

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This was built by the Soviets to divide the German capital

following WW II?

A. The Great Wall of Germany

B. An electric fence

C. The Berlin Wall

D. The Maginot Line

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Warring Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims formed what former Balkan

country?A. Serbia

B. Albania

C. Romania

D. Yugoslavia

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This document gave rights to English nobles and inspired future

individual rights.

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Magna Carta

C. English Bill of Rights

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Why are onion domes popular in Russia?

A. Religious significance

B. Artistic reasons

C. Stop snow from weighing down the roof

D. Symbol of national pride

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Excessive irrigation is causing the shrinking of what lake?

A. Lake BaikalB. Aral SeaC. Black SeaD. Victory Lake

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Most of Russia’s population lives west of this landform because it is

easier to trade with Europe.

A. Black Sea

B. Rhine river

C. Ural Mountains

D. Danube River

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An 1986 environmental hazard here has caused health problems decades

later.

A. Chernobyl

B. Croatia

C. Constantinople

D. Corsica

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The Soviet government’s control of all industry is an example

of________?

A. Traditional economy

B. Free Market economy

C. Command economy

D. Capitalism

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Europe’s economy switched from ___________ to industry in the 1700s.

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B. Retail

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Which of the following made it possible for industry to thrive in

Europe?

A. Bad weather

B. Incredible River systems

C. The European Union

D. Coal and Iron reserves

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What caused European cities to grow in size?

A. Increase in birthrate

B. Found a cure for the plague

C. Industrial Revolution

D. Advances in urban construction

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Which of the following was NOT a reason for the creation of the

European Union?

A. Form a single economic market

B. Make it easier to trade between nations

C. To compete with British and American markets

D. To form a powerful military

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What was Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy toward the West called?

A. Rasputin

B. Glasnost

C. Bruschetta

D. Borsht

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