Test 2

Question 1

What was Western Europe characterized by

Answer 1

A renewed interest in culture

Question 2

During the 1700s Western Europe was characterized by the growing use of

Answer 2

Machines

Question 3

Mediterranean Europe has a climate of ___ summers and ___ winters

Answer 3

Warm, cool

Question 4

___ and ___ have traditionally been an important part of Western Europe’s economy

Answer 4

Shipping , trade

Question 5

The two major language groups of Western Europe are ___ and ___

Answer 5

Romance, Germanic

Question 6

The continent of Europe can best be described as a

Answer 6

Giant peninsula of peninsulas

Question 7

This is used in the production of steel

Answer 7

Iron ore

Question 8

Melted glaciers create valleys called

Answer 8

Fjords

Question 9

Service industries are called __ economic activities

Answer 9

Tertiary

Question 10

A deliberate effort to keep routes separate is called

Answer 10

Cultural divergence

Question 11

An economic system combining the different degrees of government regulation is called a ___ economy

Answer 11

Mixed

Question 12

The Nordic region has a mild climate because the __ ___ ___ moderates the weather

Answer 12

North Atlantic drift

Question 13

___ of Ireland is covered by peat

Answer 13

1/6

Question 14

Coal mining is/is not a major economic activity in the Nordic nations

Answer 14

Is not

Question 15

A major result of the industrial revolution was exports of manufactured goods to the British colonies ___

Answer 15

Increases

Question 16

London improved in the 1500s when improvements in ships caused what

Answer 16

Increased trade

Question 17

These lakes were created by the movement of glaciers

Answer 17

Scotland’s lakes

Question 18

Ireland’s basic landscape pattern is ___ on the coastline with a ___ in the middle

Answer 18

Hills, plain

Question 19

The Welch economy changed in the late 20th century when foreign investment brought in

Answer 19

New industries

Question 20

Nordic countries DO OR DO NOT have similar terrain

Answer 20

Don not

Question 21

What energy is important Ireland

Answer 21

Geothermal

Question 22

Literacy rates in Western Europe are almost ___%

Answer 22

100

Question 23

The E.U. Is a corporate ______ organization

Answer 23

Economic

Question 24

The landform pattern of Western Europe is ___ on the North and south with a ___ ___ in the center

Answer 24

Mountains, broad plain

Question 25

The ___ ____ ____ produces the climate in Western Europe

Answer 25

North Atlantic drift

Question 26

The two most densely populated countries in Western Europe

Answer 26

Norway and Sweden

Question 27

Humans changed the environment of Western by doing what

Answer 27

Clearing most of the natural forests

Question 28

What resource helped fuel the industrial revolution

Answer 28

Coal

Question 29

London became an important shipping center because of why

Answer 29

Ships could sail directly into its port

Question 30

Heavy industries in Wales have declined due to their emphasis on

Answer 30

Service industries