Europe: Physical & Human Geography

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain? Pollutes fresh water, Damages architecture, Causes birth defects, Kills forests

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Causes birth defects

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What is the name of the large area of arable land that goes from France's Atlantic coast to Russia's Ural Mountains?

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European Plain

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Why are so many European schoolchildren required to learn one or two more languages besides their own?

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To make it easier to communicate with people from other countries

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Which term means suitable for farming?

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Arable

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Which of the following means an industrialized area of a city or town? Rural, Urban, Arable, Climate

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Urban

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Which of the following is the most significant purpose or benefit from being or living along a river? Easy access to shipping for trade, Easy access to go sailing and swimming, Easy access to travel for vacation, Easy way to travel to and from a job

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Easy access to shipping for trade

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Which body of water has the greatest impact on the spread of languages, religion, and ideas?
Options: Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea

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Mediterranean Sea

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Which of the following are the major causes of acid rain in Germany? Coal burning factories and smog, Coal burning factories and auto emissions, Smog and auto emissions, Nuclear reactor explosion

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Coal burning factories and auto emissions

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion?
Increase in cancer cases,
Evacuation,
Land and water contamination,
Smog

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Smog

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Which environmental issue is still troubling the United Kingdom today? Options: Acid rain, Smog, Radiation from a nuclear explosion, None- the UK doesn't have any environmental issues today

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Smog