WorksheetsChapter 12/13 Test: World Geography: South and Eastern Europe
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The languages of Italy, Spain, and Portugal are categorized as Romance languages, which are based on
Greek
Roman
Latin
Vatican
Which statement summarizes trends in the population patterns of Southern Europe today?
Births are occurring at a faster rate than deaths, resulting in a growing, younger population.
Births are occurring at a slower rate than deaths, resulting in a shrinking, aging population.
Births and deaths are occurring at about the same rate, resulting in an unchanging population rate.
Births are occurring at a faster rate than deaths, resulting in larger families but an unchanging population rate.
As manufacturing activity declined across Southern Europe over the past 30 years, the (a) sector has increased steadily.
Agricultural
Industrial
Financial
Service
Which factors account for economic instability in the Southern European region in the 21st century?
Energy scarcity, post-World War II reconstruction, EU membership
Loss of manufacturing base, consumer overspending lack of health care, low literacy rates
Government overspending, high unemployment, high national debt
EU loans and subsidies, overreliance of tourism industry, global economic downturn
Which illustrates an example of how society in Southern Europe has been influenced by rich intellectual traditions established in the Greek and Roman Empires and embraced anew in the Renaissance?
Higher education is increasingly common, and literacy rates are high.
Healthcare is provided by the state, and quality of life has been rising steadily.
Greeks and Italians share the same Romance language family.
Italy and Greece excel at modern art, as exemplified by the works of Picasso, Gaudi, and Dali.
The conflict in the Balkan Peninsula that led to civil war in the 1990s was primarily between ______________ and ______________.
Serbs and Croats
Serbs and Albanians
Serbs and Bosniaks
Serbs and Macedonians
The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires ruled Eastern Europe until ______________.
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
The Renaissance
Eastern Europe has become successful at manufacturing automobiles and ______________.
Electronics
Furniture
Textiles
Footwear
A region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity is known as ______________.
A. Shatter Belt
B. Buffer Zone
C. Hinterland
D. Frontier
The division of a region into smaller hostile regions known as ______________.
A. Fragmentation
B. Segmentation
C. Partitioning
D. Balkanization
How was the political geography of Eastern Europe reshaped after the end of World War II?
Most countries became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Most countries fell under the control of the Soviet Union.
Most countries changed their borders, and new countries were formed.
Most countries retained their borders, but some changed their names.
When did the first Slavs migrate from Asia to Eastern Europe?
Thousands of years ago
After the collapse of the Roman Empire
In the 15th century
In the early 20th century
The Eastern European countries that benefited from foreign investments shortly after the fall of communism were countries
Located in the Balkan Peninsula
Located near Western Europe
With the most educated populations
With a history of protest against Soviet rule
How did healthcare systems change in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Countries transitioned from free healthcare systems provided by the national government to pay-for-services healthcare systems offered by private healthcare providers.
Countries transitioned from pay-for-services healthcare systems offered by private healthcare providers to free healthcare systems provided by the national governments.
Countries retained their free healthcare systems provided by the national governments.
Countries retained their pay-for-services healthcare systems offered by private healthcare providers.
The largest minority group in Europe is the
Poles
Slovaks
Muslims
Roma
Which of the following countries is not part of the Balkan Peninsula?
Greece
Albania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mediterranean climate found in Southern Europe?
Cold, snowy winters
Humid, rainy summers
Hot, dry summers
Cool, wet winters
What is a significant cultural influence that the Renaissance had on Southern Europe?
The development of Gothic architecture
The revival of classical learning and arts
The spread of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
The establishment of feudalism
Which of the following countries is considered part of Eastern Europe?
France
Poland
Spain
Italy
What is a common economic activity in the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe?
Fishing
Forestry
Mining
Agriculture
