Ch 3.2 Cultural Geography of Europe

As a result of the events of the ________________, Europeans began to establish a common culture with ties to classical Greek and Roman civilizations.

• Age of Exploration

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Cold War

During the Renaissance, education began to emphasize the study of _____________ over more traditional studies.

• agriculture

• humanism

• medicine

• trading

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

• the rise of a middle class

• the urbanization of Europe's society

• advances in agriculture and industry

• the decline of Europe's large cities

The World Wars of the twentieth century immediately let to _____________

• the establishment of a communist bloc in Eastern Europe

• the urbanization of Europe's societies

• an emphasis on humanism

• an emphasis on ties to Greek and Roman societies

The European Union established a ______________ called the euro

• pop culture competition

• common currency

• homogenous culture

• common language

Societies in which one major, dominant ethnic group comprised most of the population are referred to as ___________ cultures

• genetically balanced

• heterogeneous

• homogeneous

• genetically diverse

Which of the following is NOT an example of a historically ethnically diverse country in Europe?

• Macedonia

• Switzerland

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ireland

Because almost 97% of the people living in Poland are of Polish ethnic descent Poland is a(n) _________________ society

• genetically diverse

• ethnically homogeneous

• genetically endangered

• ethnically heterogeneous

The government of Belgium provides three community councils to protect the interests of

• the major ethnic and language groups in the country

• immigrants to Belgium

• those who move from Brussels to Flanders

• minorities who move from Belgium to neighboring countries

Which of the timelines accurately shows the order of historical events in Europe?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four