Geog101 W2 quiz

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Question 1 4 / 4 points What is true of about a primate city? Question options: It is always the country's capital city. It is a country's largest city by population. All countries have a primate city. All of the above. Question 2 4 / 4 points Catherine the Great's territorial acquisition aim was: Question options: the warm-water Black Sea via Ukraine. conquest of western Europe in retaliation for Napoleon's 1812 invasion. four islands near Japan. establishing a Russian base in interior Canada. Question 3 4 / 4 points Which of the following is NOT an example of European international integration? Question options: The Euro currency. The Benelux countries Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004-2005 Question 4 4 / 4 points Which is NOT true about the site and situation of Paris? Question options: Paris was originally founded on an island in the Seine River as a citadel.

Paris is situated on the coast of France, making trade easier. Paris is a core city serving a large peripheral region. It is the primate city of France. Question 5 4 / 4 points Russian imperialism in the century after Catherine the Great was aimed chiefly at: Question options: China. Persia. Central Asia. Canada. Question 6 4 / 4 points Which of the following western European states is not currently a member of the European Union? Question options: the Netherlands Austria Luxembourg Switzerland Question 7 4 / 4 points The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by what mountain range? Question options: Appennines Alps

Pyrenees Pennines Question 8 4 / 4 points Moscow dealt severely with the breakaway republic of Chechnya in the 1990s and 2000s because _______. Question options: Moscow feared other republics within the Russian federation might declare independence. A large number of Russians lived there. Chechnya contains important resources Question 9 4 / 4 points To the east of the Kuzbas region lies a farming and resource extraction region centered around _____. Question options: the Ural Mountains the Caspian Sea the Volga River Lake Baikal Question 10 4 / 4 points Which physical region of Russia is the most agriculturally productive? Question options: The West Siberian Plain. The Yakutsk Basin. The Ural Mountains. The Russian plain. Question 11 4 / 4 points

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Which of the following statements about the former Soviet Union is NOT true? Question options: The central government favored some ethnic groups over others. The Soviet economy was a tremendous success story; the USSR would still exist if it were not for overriding ethnic differences. The central government sent ethnic Russians to settle in places that were not traditionally Russian. The Soviet system bound the economies of the republics to the decision making power of the central government. Question 12 4 / 4 points Where have significant oil and natural gas supplies been found in the European realm? Question options: Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland North Sea Adriatic Sea Question 13 4 / 4 points Physical and cultural geographic regions of Europe include: Question options: Mediterranean Europe Western Europe Eastern Europe Northern Europe All of the above Question 14 4 / 4 points The population of Northern Ireland is:

Question options: about 8 million. driven by political and cultural differences hidden by religious differences. not part of the United Kingdom. made up of refugees from Wales. Question 15 4 / 4 points In Russia, western Barents Sea ports are kept relatively ice free by: Question options: warm water entering the ocean from rivers a warm water current called the North Atlantic Drift warm water from nuclear power plants geothermal activity Question 16 4 / 4 points All of the following countries are part of "Mediterranean Europe", EXCEPT: Question options: Greece Spain Switzerland Italy Cyprus Question 17 4 / 4 points Which of the following areas of Russia is east of the Urals? Question options: Moscow

the realm's core area the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbas) the Volga River Question 18 4 / 4 points Which of the following is Northern Europe's largest country - with both population and territory? Question options: Denmark Norway Sweden Finland Question 19 4 / 4 points The textbook maps a boundary between Europe's core and periphery in Chapter 2. Which country lies entirely outside the European core? Question options: Portugal Spain the United Kingdom Sweden Question 20 4 / 4 points Permanently frozen ground that thaws only briefly at the surface is known as: Question options: whitesoil boreal taiga

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permafrost Question 21 4 / 4 points St. Petersburg: Question options: was named Leningrad during Soviet times. was always a competitor for Moscow but did not become the capital of Russia until the 1917 Revolution. lies on the doorstep of Siberia, a binding force between the eastern and western halves of Russia. lies at the head of the Sea of Okhotsk. Question 22 4 / 4 points Which of the following statements about Moscow is NOT true? Question options: Many Russians can not afford to live in Moscow. Russia's core area centers on Moscow. One of Moscow's chief locational attributes is its coastal site on an arm of the Baltic Sea. Moscow is surrounded by a ring of industrial cities. Question 23 4 / 4 points Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt? Question options: The division and fragmentation found in Eastern Europe. A country like Greece which contains many small islands. A fractious political party. An encircling roadway destroyed by conflict. Question 24 4 / 4 points

Which of the following statements about Russia and the United States is NOT true? Question options: The Russian Empire expanded to cover territory that eventually became part of the United States. The majority of Russia's climate resembles that of the west coast of the United States. The Bering Strait separates the United States from Russia. Russia eventually sold Alaska to the United States. Question 25 4 / 4 points What is true about the geography of the North European Lowland? Question options: It contains the mountain ranges of the Alps. It contains excellent farmland. It does not include southeastern England. It has historically functioned as a barrier to contact and communication due to its marshy conditions.

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