ISS 315- Third Exam || very Flawless.
Countries of Western Europe primarily located on the European Lowland? correct answers
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Poland.
What is the Iron Curtain? correct answers the metaphorical name given to the policy of
separation that divided Europe into two separate geopolitical and Economic blocs after World
War II.
Charlemagne. Who is he and what is his importance in Europe? correct answers In the Medieval
time period, he untied much of Western Europe, brought about economic reform, and initiated a
period of cultural growth known as the Carolingian Renaissance. He is seen as the father of the
Holy Roman Empire and the European Union.
Born 748 died 814. Crowned Roman Emperor 800 AD by the Pope.
European countries that were members of the now-defunct Warsaw Pact Alliance. correct
answers Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
Location of the Hanseatic League. correct answers Primarily located on the Baltic Sea, formed to
protect trading cities from piracy
How does Europe compare in size (Area) to the United States? correct answers It is roughly two-
thirds of the United States.
What are the characteristics of the European Lowland? correct answers It is the focus of
intensive agriculture, Large cities, and major industrial activities.
Where was the Jewish Pale? correct answers Eastern Europe
Approximate population of Europe? correct answers 546 million
Examples of countries that are experiencing irredentism in Europe. correct answers The word for
a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in
another state. Example: Finland, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo
What small British territory guards the narrow strait between Africa and Europe? correct answers
Monaco, Gibraltar, Andorra, Sardinia, Crete
What was the purpose of the Schengen Agreement in the European Union? correct answers
Allowed member countries to cross boarders without showing passport.
What are the four seas the encircle Europe? correct answers Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea,
North Sea, Black Sea
Countries of the former Yugoslavia? correct answers Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovenia,
Macedonia, Kosovo
, Country of Europe with the largest population. correct answers Germany
What is the major factor determining whether a particular Slavic language uses the Latin
alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet in its written form? correct answers ~The latitude of the country
in which the language is spoken
~The dominant religion of the people who speak the language
~time period over which the language evolved
~ The political system of the country
~The economic system of the country
Guest workers (and their descendants) in Germany are from which country? correct answers
Turkey
Where do most immigrants to the United Kingdom come from? correct answers Former British
colonial countries: the Caribbean, India, Pakistan, English-speaking countries in Africa, Hong
Kong.
What European languages are NOT Germanic, Romance, or Slavic languages? What languages
in Europe are not part of these three language groups? correct answers Hungarian, Estonian,
Finish, Basque.
Protestant reformation and war. correct answers Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin to
German and developed criticism of the catholic church. A war occurs between Catholics and
Protestants lasted 30 years with 8 million killed.
The greatest economic power of Europe? correct answers German
What are three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes? correct answers
Medieval, Renaissance-Baroque, industrial
In what year was the re-conquest of Spain completed and what things occurred that same year?
correct answers 1492, Jewish people were required to convert to Catholicism or leave the
country, surrendering their money and possessions, Columbus funded to travel to the Americas.
Supranationalism (what countries in the EU?) correct answers When 3 or more nations join
together in a common purpose and give up some of their sovereignty.
Location of Protestantism in Europe. correct answers England, northern Germany, Sweden,
Norway
What is balkanization (devolution)? correct answers The fragmented geopolitical processes
involved with small-scale independence movements and the phenomenon of mini-nationalism as
it develops along ethnic fault lines.
