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The center of the Roman Catholic Church, the branch of Christianity with the most members, is in |
| | A) | Paris. |
| | B) | London. |
| | C) | Madrid. |
| | D) | Rome. |
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The Vikings, a sea-faring people who explored and raided wide areas in search of land and resources, were based in |
| | A) | Russia. |
| | B) | France. |
| | C) | Germany. |
| | D) | Scandinavia. |
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The last of the major groups to migrate into Europe, about A.D. 400, were the |
| | A) | Romans. |
| | B) | Franks. |
| | C) | Slavs. |
| | D) | English. |
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The Industrial Revolution began in |
| | A) | Germany. |
| | B) | Great Britain. |
| | C) | France. |
| | D) | Russia. |
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The climate type characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters is the |
| | A) | midlatitude continental interior climate. |
| | B) | mediterranean climate. |
| | C) | midlatitude west coast climate. |
| | D) | tropical climate. |
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A city that is particularly concerned about global warming and its possible effect on rising sea levels is |
| | A) | Venice. |
| | B) | Genoa. |
| | C) | Rome. |
| | D) | Naples. |
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Fertile soils developed from windblown glacial sediments are called |
| | A) | loess. |
| | B) | acid deposition. |
| | C) | algae blooms. |
| | D) | anerobic conditions. |
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The economic and political organization that non-Communist Europeans created in the 1950s to compete globally was |
| | A) | NATO. |
| | B) | EEC (now EU). |
| | C) | COMECON. |
| | D) | UN. |
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The advantages of locating an industry near others like it because of a skilled labor force, transportation, and financial and other services are called |
| | A) | geographic inertia. |
| | B) | the gravity model. |
| | C) | agglomeration economies. |
| | D) | entrepreneurship. |
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Decline in manufacturing and its jobs is |
| | A) | decolonization. |
| | B) | deindustrialization. |
| | C) | devolution. |
| | D) | digression. |
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The process of rehabilitating old housing for middle- and upper-class residents of a city is called |
| | A) | property taxation. |
| | B) | entrepreneurship. |
| | C) | economic opportunity. |
| | D) | gentrification. |
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In which subregion of Europe are GDPs highest and women most empowered? |
| | A) | Western Europe |
| | B) | Northern Europe |
| | C) | Mediterranean Europe |
| | D) | East Central Europe |
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The practice of changing from the cultivation of a variety of crops to concentrating on a specific crop to gain high profits is called |
| | A) | specialization. |
| | B) | diversification. |
| | C) | intensification. |
| | D) | extensification. |
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Targeting a particular people for extermination, expulsion, or assimilation because they live in a particular territory is called |
| | A) | colonization. |
| | B) | ethnic cleansing. |
| | C) | planned economy. |
| | D) | nationalism. |
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Which of the following Mediterranean countries does not have a Mediterranean coast? |
| | A) | Italy |
| | B) | Greece |
| | C) | Portugal |
| | D) | Spain |
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European countries eagerly transferred manufacturing technologies to their overseas colonies. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Communists believed that state socialism, governance by the Communist Party, was necessary to protect the people from capitalists and other enemies. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Alps, Sierra Nevada in Spain, the Dinaric Alps, and the Balkan Mountains are all the result of the clash of tectonic plates. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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East Central Europe has suffered much higher levels of air pollution than Western Europe. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The enclosed shape of the Mediterranean Sea is a big contributor to its pollution problems. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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21 | |
Russia is a new member of NATO. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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22 | |
Despite two religions and four languages, Switzerland is a strongly unified country. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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23 | |
Europe has lost its lead place in world tourism. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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24 | |
Conflicts in East Central Europe involve more than religious differences. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Rape is now officially considered a war crime. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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