GWA Europe Test Prt.3

Question 1

What is the “Rock” & location

Answer 1

Rock of Gibraltar; Southern tip of Iberian Peninsula

Question 2

Which European country controls the “Rock”

Answer 2

U.K.

Question 3

What is the “Pillars of Hercules” also known as

Answer 3

Rock of Gibraltar

Question 4

How far away is the “Rock” from Africa

Answer 4

8 miles

Question 5

What is the tallest peak in Western EU? What Mt. Range is it apart of? Location? Height? Rank?

Answer 5

Mont Blanc; part of the Alps; Border of France, Italy, & Switzerland; 15,404 ft; 11th

Question 6

What is the name of the “legendary” forest region located in Southern Germany

Answer 6

Black Forest

Question 7

What is Hadrian’s Wall? Location?

Answer 7

Fortification. Keeps certain people out; Border of England & Scotland

Question 8

What is a Reich

Answer 8

Empire

Question 9

How many Reich’s has Germany had? What were they?

Answer 9

3: H.R.E, Unification of Germany, Nazis

Question 10

How long did the Berlin Wall last

Answer 10

1961 - 1989

Question 11

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall

Answer 11

Separated communist Germany from Democratic Germany

Question 12

What was Checkpoint Charlie

Answer 12

Only gate house for the Berlin Wall. People from Eastern Germany would try to hide in compartments to get into the western side.

Question 13

What is the believed relative location of Camelot

Answer 13

Winchester, England

Question 14

What was the Great Starvation? Location?

Answer 14

A fungus (blight) that caused the potatoes to go black and killed a vast amount

Question 15

What European country was once referred to as Gaul

Answer 15

France

Question 16

Which EU country is most visited by tourist

Answer 16

France (mainly Paris); 75 million tourist annually

Question 17

Are there tunnels in the Alps

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

What is the longest tunnel that crosses Mont Blanc? What countries does it connect?

Answer 18

Swiss Italian Tunnel; connects Switzerland, Italy, Austria, & France

Question 19

What is EU’s oldest country

Answer 19

San Marino

Question 20

When and where were the first “modern” Olympics games held? Year?

Answer 20

Athens, Greece in 1896

Question 21

What is a Chunnel? Location

Answer 21

Tunnel that goes underneath the English Channel. Between UK to France

Question 22

What is the most populated cities in EU (1-9)

Answer 22

1. Moscow
2. London
3. St. Petersburg
4. Berlin
5. Madrid
6. Rome
7. Paris
8. Athens
9. Vatican City

Question 23

What happened in EU about 12,000 - 10,000 years ago? Physical Results?

Answer 23

Ice age; caused Glacial Fjords & Glacial lakes

Question 24

Which areas of EU are prone to the most activity from tectonics

Answer 24

Southern & Eastern EU

Question 25

Where are active volcanos located in EU

Answer 25

Iceland

Question 26

Which climate zone is most similar to St. Louis

Answer 26

Humid Continental

Question 27

Where are an abundance of natural resources found in EU

Answer 27

Western EU

Question 28

What are EU major resources

Answer 28

Coal, Iron, Natural Gas

Question 29

What negative impact does EU receive from these natural resources

Answer 29

Global warming / pollution (smog)

Question 30

What does EU rank in pop. for continents

Answer 30

3rd

Question 31

When was there rapid pop. growth in EU (Years)

Answer 31

1000 - 1300

Question 32

When was there rapid pop. decline in EU (Years)? Why?

Answer 32

1300 - 1450; due to a plague (Bubonic plague)

Question 33

Why did the pop. in EU increase in the 17th & 18th century? Why?

Answer 33

Industrialization; Sanitation improved

Question 34

What is the most popular language in EU? Percent?

Answer 34

English. 55% of European's second language

Question 35

What is the largest religion of EU

Answer 35

Christianity

Question 36

What are the other religions of EU

Answer 36

Orthodoxy, Islam, Protestantism

Question 37

Which city-state was more interested in culture, intellect, and democracy?

Answer 37

Athens

Question 38

The Soviet and its satellites treaty of defense during the Cold War was called?

Answer 38

Warsaw Pact

Question 39

From which Germanic tribe does the country France derive its name from?

Answer 39

Franks

Question 40

What is the predominant climate of southern Europe?

Answer 40

Mediterranean Climate

Question 41

After WWII East Germany was controlled by which European country?

Answer 41

Soviet Union (USSR)

Question 42

What happened to Germany Post-WW2

Answer 42

Divided among various countries. Turned to West and Eastern Germany

Question 43

What rule was Eastern Germany under and who controlled it

Answer 43

Communist under the control of the Soviet Union

Question 44

NATO

Answer 44

Formed to defend Western EU. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Question 45

Truman Doctrine

Answer 45

U.S & its allies will aid countries encountering armed minorities

Question 46

Marshall-plan

Answer 46

Provided $ to rebuild European economies

Question 47

When did the Cold War end

Answer 47

1990

Question 48

When did Germany get reunified

Answer 48

1990

Question 49

When did the Soviet Union collapse (Warsaw Pact dissolved)

Answer 49

1991

Question 50

What other countries peacefully split into 2 nations

Answer 50

Czechoslovakia (Czechia & Slovakia)

Question 51

What other countries engaged in civil war? Why?

Answer 51

Yugoslavia; due to ethnic disputes

Question 52

What is the European Union

Answer 52

Organization that integrates countries politically, economically, & socially

Question 53

How many members are in the EU

Answer 53

27

Question 54

What is the capital of the EU

Answer 54

Brussels

Question 55

When was the EU formed

Answer 55

1957

Question 56

The Maastricht Treaty

Answer 56

Revised the original EU Treaty and was signed into effect on Nov. 1st 1993

Question 57

How many European countries do not use the Euro

Answer 57

8