Chapter 9: Northern Europe Geography Study Guide

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True or False: Although the United Kingdom has many large cities, none rise to the level of a primate city.

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True

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True or False: Ireland has glaciers and active volcanoes.

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False

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True or False: Iceland's waters are geothermally heated to provide hot springs and energy for the country.

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True

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True or False: The United Kingdom's market economy is the smallest economy in Northern Europe.

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False

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True or False: Parts of Scandinavia lie above the Arctic Circle, where the sun never sets for more than two months each summer and where it never rises for two months each winter.

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True

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True or False: As with water pollution, most of the air pollution in Scandinavian countries is the United Kingdom and other industrialized European nations.

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True

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True or False: Ireland has a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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False

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True or False: Scandinavia's wealth of energy-producing resources through hydroelectric and geothermal power provides the countries with a major advantage in clean energy production, with the result of minimal water and air pollution.

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True

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True or False: Scotland is a major builder of ships and has constructed some of the world's largest cruise ships.

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False

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True or False: Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, is home to half of the island's population.

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True