Test Bank for Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 16th Edition by de Blij, Muller, Nijman

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Chapter Number: 01

Question Type: Multiple Choice

 

01) What is true about the geography of the North European Lowland?

 

1. a) It contains the mountain ranges of the Alps.
2. b) It is the most densely populated of Europe’s landscape regions.
3. c) It does not include southeastern England.
4. d) It has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions.

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 1: 1A.1 Describe Europe’s geographic limits, environmental foundations, resource opportunities, and locational advantages.

Section Reference 1: Geographical Features

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

02) What term represents the geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods?

 

1. a) complementarity
2. b) Balkanization
3. c) supranationalism
4. d) local functional specialization

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1A.4 Discuss the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference 4: Modern Historical Geography

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

03) Which of the following is true of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

 

1. a) It produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the realm.
2. b) It triggered a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world to fill the available jobs in the factories.
3. c) It was initially focused in England, where machinery was invented and the use of steam to power engines emerged.
4. d) It gave enormous situational advantage to large cities such as London and Paris, both positioned on coalfields and near iron ores.

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1A.4 Discuss the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference 4: Modern Historical Geography

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

04) Which of the following is true of Europe’s political revolution?

 

1. a) It began in 1789 with the French Revolution.
2. b) It ended with the division of the German state in 1945.
3. c) It was stimulated by the new weaponry produced by the Industrial Revolution.
4. d) It originated as a reaction to the oppression of the Roman Empire.

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1A.4 Discuss the evolution of modern Europe in spatial context and its impact on the world.

Section Reference 4: Modern Historical Geography

Bloomcode: Comprehension

 

 

05) What forces are divisive to a nation?

 

1. a) situational
2. b) centripetal
3. c) centrifugal
4. d) charismatic

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 7: 1A.7 Demonstrate the rise of European unification in terms of the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive this process.

Section Reference 7: European Unification

Bloomcode: Knowledge

 

 

06) What term represents a country’s leading urban center that is disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings?

 

1. a) core city
2. b) primate city
3. c) entrepôt
4. d) functional region

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1A.5 Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and its changing population.

Section Reference 5: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm

Bloomcode: Knowledge

 

 

07) Which of the following is not an example of European supranationalism?

 

1. a) Benelux
2. b) the Euro currency
3. c) the European Union
4. d) Ukraine’s Orange Revolution

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 7: 1A.7 Demonstrate the rise of European unification in terms of the economic, political, and cultural issues that drive this process.

Section Reference 7: European Unification

Bloomcode: Application

 

 

08) Only the southern portion of what island was recently granted admission to the EU?

 

1. a) Ireland
2. b) Malta
3. c) Turkey
4. d) Cyprus

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 5: 1A.5 Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and its changing population.

Section Reference 5: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm

Bloomcode: Application

 

 

09) Which of the following is the process whereby regions within a state demand political strength and autonomy?

 

1. a) devolution
2. b) irredentism
3. c) complementarity
4. d) supranationalism

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 8: 1A.8 Analyze the impact of the EU on its member nations in terms of economics, politics and the citizens of those member nations.

Section Reference 8: Consequences of Unification

Bloomcode: Knowledge

 

 

10) Which of the following cities is not part of one of the Four Motors of Europe?

 

1. a) Brussels
2. b) Milan
3. c) Stuttgart
4. d) Barcelona

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 8: 1A.8 Analyze the impact of the EU on its member nations in terms of economics, politics and the citizens of those member nations.

Section Reference 8: Consequences of Unification

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

11) Which of the following religions has gradually lost adherents since secularization gathered momentum in the late 1960s, especially in western Europe?

 

1. a) Islam
2. b) Hinduism
3. c) Judaism
4. d) Christianity

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1A.5 Describe the forces that are shaping 21st century Europe and its changing population.

Section Reference 5: Contemporary Europe: A Dynamic Realm

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

12) Which of the following countries has been pulling through the global recession better than any other country in the European realm?

 

1. a) France
2. b) Italy
3. c) the United Kingdom
4. d) Germany

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

13) What is the name of the major river in western Germany that enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and passes through the Ruhr?

 

1. a) Rhône
2. b) Danube
3. c) Elbe
4. d) Rhine

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

14) Which of the following statements is correct about German reunification?

 

1990. a) It occurred in 1990.
1991. b) It has resulted in economic equalization between former East and West Germany.
1992. c) It has led to a country with eight Autonomous Communities.
1993. d) It took place immediately after the end of World War II.

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

15) What is the only European country that has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea?

 

1. a) Portugal
2. b) Germany
3. c) Spain
4. d) France

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

16) Which of the following statements comparing Germany and France is false?

 

1. a) Germany is larger territorially than France.
2. b) Germany has a better river system than France.
3. c) Germany is more industrialized than France
4. d) Germany has better harbors than France.

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

17) Which of the following statements regarding the site and situation of Paris is true?

 

1. a) Paris initially benefited from an excellent site.
2. b) Paris initially benefited from an excellent situation.
3. c) The site of Paris is far inferior to that of any other French city.
4. d) Paris initially benefitted from both excellent site and situation.

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

18) Where are the administrative headquarters of the European Union located?

 

1. a) Geneva
2. b) Paris
3. c) Brussels
4. d) Strasbourg

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

19) Which of the following cities is located in the Randstad conurbation?

 

1. a) Berlin
2. b) Amsterdam
3. c) Copenhagen
4. d) Vienna

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

20) Which of the following western European states is not a member of the European Union?

 

1. a) Austria
2. b) Luxembourg
3. c) the Netherlands
4. d) Switzerland

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 2: 1B.2 Discuss the concept of the “European core” in western Europe and analyze the present and future role of the core countries in the unification of Europe.

Section Reference 2: The Mainland Core

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

21) Where have significant oil and natural gas supplies been found in the European realm?

 

1. a) Baltic Sea
2. b) Gulf of Finland
3. c) North Sea
4. d) Adriatic Sea

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 3: 1B.3 Compare the differences between the regional components of the British Isles and the reasons behind them.

Section Reference 3: The Core Offshore: The British Isles

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

22) The conurbation centered by London lies within which of the following regions?

 

1. a) southern England
2. b) northern England
3. c) Scotland
4. d) Wales

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 3: 1B.3 Compare the differences between the regional components of the British Isles and the reasons behind them.

Section Reference 3: The Core Offshore: The British Isles

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

23) The population of Northern Ireland is:

 

1. a) not part of the European Union.
2. b) made up of refugees from Wales.
3. c) politically dominated by Protestants.
4. d) not part of the United Kingdom.

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 3: 1B.3 Compare the differences between the regional components of the British Isles and the reasons behind them.

Section Reference 3: The Core Offshore: The British Isles

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

24) Which of the following is the Discontinuous North’s largest country in terms of both population and territory?

 

1. a) Denmark
2. b) Sweden
3. c) Norway
4. d) Finland

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1B.5 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of Europe’s Northern domain.

Section Reference 5: The Discontinuous North

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

25) What Northern European country has benefited the most from North Sea oil?

 

1. a) Denmark
2. b) Norway
3. c) Iceland
4. d) Finland

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1B.5 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of Europe’s Northern domain.

Section Reference 5: The Discontinuous North

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

26) What country is located on the Jutland Peninsula and is the smallest-sized state in Northern Europe?

 

1. a) Sweden
2. b) Norway
3. c) Estonia
4. d) Denmark

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1B.5 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of Europe’s Northern domain.

Section Reference 5: The Discontinuous North

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

27) Which Nordic European city serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city?

 

1. a) Stockholm
2. b) Copenhagen
3. c) Oslo
4. d) Reykjavik

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 5: 1B.5 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of Europe’s Northern domain.

Section Reference 5: The Discontinuous North

Bloomcode:  Application

 

 

28) What country has more in common with Finland than its other neighboring states, and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe?

 

1. a) Estonia
2. b) Latvia
3. c) Lithuania
4. d) Kaliningrad

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 5: 1B.5 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of Europe’s Northern domain.

Section Reference 5: The Discontinuous North

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

29) The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by what mountain range?

 

1. a) Appennines
2. b) Alps
3. c) Pyrenees
4. d) Pennines

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

30) What is the Mediterranean European country with the lowest percentage of urban residents?

 

1. a) Spain
2. b) Portugal
3. c) France
4. d) Italy

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

31) Where is Italy’s economic core located today?

 

1. a) Sicily
2. b) the Po River Valley
3. c) the Naples-Venice conurbation
4. d) Catalonia

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

32) Which of the following cities is located in Italy’s and Europe’s core area?

 

1. a) Milan
2. b) Rome
3. c) Barcelona
4. d) Naples

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

33) What economically divides Northern and Southern Italy?

 

1. a) Alps
2. b) Appennines
3. c) Po River
4. d) Ancona Line

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

34) What country is located directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from southernmost Spain?

 

1. a) Portugal
2. b) Morocco
3. c) Italy
4. d) Gibraltar

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

35) Which of the following is the Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains and is centered on industrialized Barcelona?

 

1. a) Portugal
2. b) Andalusia
3. c) Catalonia
4. d) Gibraltar

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

36) What territory is Spain and the United Kingdom in a dispute over?

 

1. a) Cyprus
2. b) Kosovo
3. c) Ceuta
4. d) Gibraltar

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

37) What is the capital and primate city of Greece?

 

1. a) Sparta
2. b) Malta
3. c) Athens
4. d) Cyprus

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

38) What is the Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey?

 

1. a) Cyprus
2. b) Crete
3. c) Malta
4. d) Sicily

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 4: 1B.4 Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference 4: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

39) The international community recognizes which government on Cyprus?

 

1. a) Greek Cypriot
2. b) Turkish Cypriot
3. c) Islamic
4. d) Maltese

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe how core-periphery contrasts shape the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and the Western Balkan Peninsula.

Section Reference: The Discontinuous South

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

40) What term is used to describe eastern Europe as a zone of politico-geographical splintering and fracturing?

 

1. a) irredentist region
2. b) periphery
3. c) shatter belt
4. d) Balkan conurbation

 

Answer: c

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

41) Which of the following describes the term Balkanization?

 

1. a) a peculiar language that is spoken in Bulgaria
2. b) the landmass located west of the Adriatic Sea
3. c) the phenomenon of Serbian supranationalism
4. d) the division and fragmentation of the southern portion of eastern Europe

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

42) The Danube River empties into what sea?

 

1. a) Adriatic
2. b) Mediterranean
3. c) Aegean
4. d) Black

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

43) From the end of World War II until 1990, what dominated politics in eastern Europe?

 

1. a) Ottoman Turks
2. b) Hapsburg Empire
3. c) European Community
4. d) Soviet Union

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

44) Where is the leading manufacturing/industrial complex in Poland located?

 

1. a) the Bohemian Basin
2. b) the Warsaw area
3. c) the Vistula Valley
4. d) Silesia

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

45) Which of the following is the Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland?

 

1. a) Kaliningrad
2. b) Leningrad
3. c) Latvia
4. d) Estonia

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

46) Which former Soviet Socialist Republic is also called White Russia and is still strongly linked to Moscow?

 

1. a) Belarus
2. b) Lithuania
3. c) Moldova
4. d) Estonia

 

Answer: a

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Comprehension

 

 

47) Which of the following is a significant minority found in Slovakia?

 

1. a) Czech
2. b) Hungarian
3. c) Serbian
4. d) Slovenian

 

Answer: b

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Knowledge

 

 

48) What term represents when a state seeks to acquire the neighboring territory of another country that is home to ethnically similar people?

 

1. a) colonization
2. b) devolution
3. c) interference
4. d) irredentism

 

Answer: d

 

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective 6: 1B.6 Analyze the post-Soviet evolution of states formerly behind the iron curtain and their responses to the challenge of peripheral location.

Section Reference 6: The Eastern Periphery

Bloomcode:  Knowledge