Europe Review 2023

Having a clear line of succession (knowing who will rule next because power is inherited) is an advantage of which form of government?

• Dictatorship

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Monarchy

Which of these events led to independence movements in other countries? (More than one correct answer)

1. The Greek city-state of Athens creates a type of government known as democracy.

2. Spain and Portugal colonized large parts of the Americas between the 1400s to the 1800/1900s.

3. Between 1858-1947, the British Empire controlled India, its most valuable colony.

4. Between 1914-1918 and between 1939-1945 large parts of two world wars were fought in Europe.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is "literacy rate"?

Many goods in from North and South America are shipped through the Panama Canal.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

Which of the following is NOT a major language group in Europe?

• Slavic

• Romantic

• Germanic

• Cyrillic

Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain?

• Pollutes fresh water

• Damages architecture

• Causes birth defects

• Kills forests

Which of the following art forms has been most influenced by early Greeks and Romans?

• architecture

• painting

• literature

• music

Europe has a history characterized by instances of conflict and cooperation between cultures. Most recently, many European nations have been working to cooperate by -

• isolating the US

• forming the European Union

• reducing stockpiles of weapons

• limiting immigration to the region

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

• English Channel

• European Plain

• English Plain

• Alps Mountains

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion?

• Increase in cancer cases

• Evacuation

• Land and water contamination

• Smog