Unit 4 Europe Test Review

If a business is mostly a tourism industry, how is its economic activity defined?

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• retail

• service

Which of the following is a contribution of the ancient Greeks that continues to influence societies?

• medical practices

• monotheistic religion

• agricultural skills

• democratic government

What event that happened from 1939 - 1945 greatly contributed to increased cooperation between European nations?

• Outbreak of war in Southeast Asia

• Emergence of powerful nations in Africa

• Economic competition from the United States

• Devastation caused by the Second World War (WW II)

Europe is considered a peninsula of peninsulas, which explains why many countries in the region —

• experience very cold climate conditions

• depend on the sea (water) for economic growth

• lack political connections with each other

• use terrace farming to support the population

What country is this?

• France

• Ireland

• Germany

• Czech Republic

How does physical geography in Europe affect the distribution of goods?

• A warm, temperate climate allows for year round work in Europe.

• Mountain barriers have closed off access to overland routes in Europe.

• Numerous highways have been built across the Northern European Plains.

• Navigable rivers and harbors provide many European cities with trading ports.

What physical feature of Europe has led to trade as an essential economic activity in Europe?

• nearness to water

• Alps

• cold climate

• language

What country is this?

• Germany

• France

• Ireland

• Poland

The formation of the ​ (a)   has had the greatest effect on the economies of European countries today.

• European Union
• British Empire
• Communist party
• Axis powers

​A (a)   is a piece of land that is connected to a mainland but juts out and is surrounded by water on three sides

• peninsula
• ethnicity
• assimilation
• Transportation Corridor