World Geo Unit 6: Quiz 3

Front 1

a dam

Back 1

dike

Front 2

land below sea level from which water has been removed and which is protected by dikes (dams)

Back 2

polder

Front 3

an increase in the population of a city

Back 3

urbanization

Front 4

Europe is an "intercontinental highway" of sorts for species that migrate between ______.

Back 4

africa, western asia, north america

Front 5

Select the statements that are true of tourism in Western Europe.

Back 5

is a significant source, mediterranean is a tourism hound, is economic boon, has impacted w. europe, countries promoting without damaging ecosystem

Front 6

The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) seeks to protect the marine environment of the ______ from pollution.

Back 6

baltic sea

Front 7

Catalytic converters ______.

Back 7

remove harmful pollutantsfrom vehicle emissions, have been required in w. europe since 1993

Front 8

Which of the following is an international plan to protect the North-East Atlantic marine environment from pollution?

Back 8

OSPAR

Front 9

This international policy focuses on the ozone layer.

Back 9

montreal protocol

Front 10

the control of an overseas territory by a foreign power

Back 10

colonization

Front 11

a policy extending political, economic, or military rule over a foreign nation

Back 11

imperialism

Front 12

technically an independent nation that is under the military and/or financial control of another nation

Back 12

satellite country

Front 13

two countries germany invaded

Back 13

austria, poland

Front 14

the first europeans are believed to ________ that became _______

Back 14

hunter-gatherers, farmers

Front 15

europes first civilization

Back 15

crete

Front 16

rome _______ citizenship to other outlying countries

Back 16

extended

Front 17

rome built a network of many _______ to unite the territoty

Back 17

roads

Front 18

rome promoted ________ unity

Back 18

cultural

Front 19

romes inability to _____ its territory led to its fall

Back 19

defend

Front 20

feudalism was a ______ and _______ program used to divide territory in the middle ages

Back 20

social, economic

Front 21

_______, _______, and Russia were on one side

Back 21

france, britain

Front 22

_________, ______, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were on the other side.

Back 22

Germany, Italy

Front 23

WWII factors other than Treaty of Versailles

Back 23

the depression;
conflicting ideologies
German military aggression.

Front 24

What factor was likely responsible for the location of Europe's first civilization?

Back 24

it is between three continents

Front 25

These cities were part of the Roman Empire.

Back 25

Frankfurt, london, paris

Front 26

Which was a system under which land and labor were exchanged for defense?

Back 26

feudalism

Front 27

Which factors enabled Europe to colonize foreign territories?

Back 27

advanced technology, military strength, political power

Front 28

Which nations were formed following World War I?

Back 28

Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

Front 29

During both world wars, which country was aligned with Germany?

Back 29

italy

Front 30

The Berlin Wall divided which country into east and west sections?

Back 30

Germany

Front 31

The period of great political unrest that divided Europe into eastern and western sections was called _____.

Back 31

The cold war

Front 32

After World War II, the division between eastern and western Europe was known as the _____.

Back 32

Iron Curtain

Front 33

Which organization is a unifying force in Europe?

Back 33

EU