Spring Semester 2

Which event had the greatest impact on how people settled across Europe?

• World War I

• World War II

• Industrial Revolution

• Fall of the Soviet Union

The European Union began with the creation of...

• A military alliance between European powers

• A common market for coal and steel

• A unified European parliament constitution

• New national borders after world wars

Why does Europe have so many manufacturing industries?

• Cold weather requires indoor work

• Tourists want to purchase European products

• Immigrant workers provide labor for factories

• Ports and rivers make it easy to transport goods

The biome found in Arctic Russia characterized by low precipitation and freezing temperatures is called...

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Taiga forests

Which cultural site would you most likely visit while touring Central Asia?

• Mosque

• Cathedral

• Mountain lodge

• Ice hockey arena

A distinctive feature of Europe's cultural landscape includes...

• Shopping malls

• Bullfighting arenas

• Historic cathedrals and churches

• Large national parks

What is a common cultural landscape feature in Southwest Asian towns?

• Shipyards

• Skyscrapers

• Sports stadiums

• Open-air shopping bazaars

Southwest Asia's climate creates biomes that are mostly...

• Taiga and tundra

• Temperate forests

• Tropical rainforests

• Grasslands and deserts

Studying Southeast Asian cultures would likely focus on...

• Water resource management

• Language and communications patterns

• Regional climate zones

• Modern civil conflicts

Desalinization plants are increasingly built in regions experiencing...

• Widespread deforestation

• Large refugee populations

• Severe earthquakes

• Shortages of drinking water