CBA 3 Review Practice 3

What mountain range runs north to south through Russia and separates Europe from Asia?

• The Alps

• The Caucasus

• The Urals

• The Pyrenees

Because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, the climate of most of Western Europe is –

• Mediterranean

• subarctic

• marine west coast

• semiarid

What three countries in Europe have the lowest overall population density?

• Spain, Portugal, and Italy

• Iceland, Finland, and Sweden

• Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

• Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia

Which of these was the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?

• Sulfur dioxide

• Nuclear radiation

• Nitrogen oxide

• Cyanide

Which of these is a major cause of acid rain?

• Dumping sewage in river systems

• Spraying pesticides on crops

• Burning fossil fuels for energy

• Weakened trees

Which of these European countries has the largest amount of coal?

• France

• Germany

• Poland

• United Kingdom

Power plants and factories in Europe’s “Black Triangle” are doing which of the following to reduce acid rain?

• Stopping work on windy days

• Installing smokestack scrubbers

• Building taller smokestacks

• Switching to coal as fuel

Which of these is the most common land use in Europe?

• trade and manufacturing

• forestry

• commercial farming

• subsistence farming

How did the accidental spill of cyanide at a mine in Romania spread to neighboring countries?

• Winds blew cyanide to other countries

• Rivers carried cyanide to other countries.

• Crops poisoned with cyanide were sold to other countries.

• Storms dropped rain poisoned with cyanide on other countries.

What conclusion can one draw by studying the map?

• African men tend to be better educated than African women and typically they make more money as well.

• African men and women have about the same level of education and make the same amount of money

• African men have much lower life expectancies than women.

• In Africa, more women than men graduate from high school.