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The Cultural Geography of Europe

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statements about multiculturalism in Europe is false?

a)

There are 23 official languages in the European Union.

b)

European countries have high rates of immigration

c)

European countries have high rates of immigration

d)

eliminating different languages and cultures throughout the continent

2.

Which of the following is an important goal of European unification?

a)

restricting immigration from outside Europe

b)

eliminating different languages and cultures throughout the continent

c)

focusing farm production on one or two crops

d)

creating a common, multicultural society

3.

All of the following are major European ethnic groups except

a)

Celtic

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

Iberian

4.

Before the formation of the European Union, several countries formed the ECSC, an organization with the primary goal of

a)

establishing common culture

b)

creating a common

currency

c)

managing heavy industry

d)

establishing

linguistic connections

5.

Several European nations formed the European Community in 1957 to

a)

create a common

European currency

b)

create elements of government, including legislative, executive, and judicial branches

c)

allow for the movement of goods, services, and people across borders and to eliminate tariffs among member nations

6.

Which of the following was not a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

a)

the rise of a middle class

b)

the urbanization of

Europe’s society

c)

advances in agriculture and industry

d)

the decline of Europe’s large cities

7.

The World Wars of the twentieth century immediately led to

a)

the establishment of a communist bloc in Eastern Europe

b)

the establishment of a communist bloc in Eastern Europe

c)

an emphasis on humanism

d)

an emphasis on ties to Greek and Roman societies

8.

Which of the following was not a result of the European Age of Exploration?

a)

new products and habits like drinking tea

b)

the conquest of foreign lands and peoples

c)

the rise of new empires in Europe

d)

European isolation from the rest of the world

9.

As a result of the events of the __________, Europeans began to establish a common culture with ties to classical Greek and Roman civilizations.

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Renaissance

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Cold War

10.

Because almost 97 percent of the people living in Poland are of Polish ethnic descent, Poland is a(n) __________ society.

a)

genetically diverse

b)

ethnically homogeneous

c)

genetically endangered

d)

ethnically heterogeneous

11.

Which of the following is not one of Europe’s four major ethnic groups?

a)

Germanic

b)

Latin

c)

Basque

d)

Slavic