Continent of Europe Test #1

___________ are people who examine questions about the universe and search for truth. Socrates and Plato are considered to be two of the greatest ones during the golden age of Greece.

• Plebeians

• Patricians

• Philosophers

• Presidents

When a consul rejects a decision made by another consul that is known as a _______.

• veto

• philosophy

• hypothesis

• republic

Land that has been reclaimed from the sea for farming is called ________.

• waterways

• polders

• bays

• fjords

Narrow, deep bays in Norway that did not encourage settlement (population growth) are called _______.

• bays

• peninsulas

• seas

• fjords

Which land region does NOT help form Europe?

• Alpine Region

• Uplands

• Appalachian Mountain Range

• The Northern European Plain

* Advisors to the king

* In some city-states, they set a ruling council that served as the government

* Members of the upper-class

Who are these statements describing?

• Ambassadors

• Presidents

• Aristocrats

• Monarchs

The Catholic Church is MOST associated with which country?

• England

• Italy

• Russia

• Japan

Which city would be MOST likely to rely on its port to drive its economy?

• Berlin

• Bonn

• Hamburg

• Munich

Which number on the map is closest to the mountain range known as the Alps?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Europe's vast coastline and inland river system have had the GREATEST impact on

• the continent's investing and banking industries.

• the continent's mining and agriculture industries.

• the continent's technology and manufacturing industries.

• the continent's fishing and shipping industries