Unit 3 Test Review

What is not a result of Europe having many peninsulas?

• Increased opportunities for trade

• Diverse climates and ecosystems

• •  Each peninsula has developed its own agricultural specialty.

• Enhanced maritime navigation

Which mountains cut Italy off from the rest of Europe?

• The Pyrenees

• The Alps

• The Carpathians

• The Apennines

What best describes the Northern European Plain?

• A mountain range in Europe

• •  A variety of crops are produced in abundance.

• A large desert area in Northern Europe

• The economic zone of the European Union

Why are parts of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom heavily industrialized?

• Due to the abundance of natural resources

• Because of their strategic locations

• Result of historical colonization and trade

• • They have coal and iron deposits.

Why does inland Europe have a harsher climate than areas near the Atlantic Ocean?

• This region does not benefit from prevailing winds

• Because of the higher elevation of inland Europe

• Due to the dense forests in inland Europe

• Because of the lack of large bodies of water to moderate the climate

This mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain.

• The Pyrenees
• The Alps

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

Push factors and pull factors refer to what?

• Types of forces in physics

• • People leaving one area for another based on different reasons

• Marketing strategies for businesses

• Biological responses to stimuli

Which problem did many of the economies of Eastern Europe experience under communism?

• Too few goods

• Richer economies

• Too much freedom for the people

• Capitalism

Why is Europe able to produce an abundance of food?

• • Much of its land is suitable for agriculture.

• Because of its large land area

• Due to high import rates of food

• Because of a strict diet that requires less food production

What country controlled a large region in Eastern Europe after World War II?

• Soviet Union
• United Kingdom

• Germany

• United States