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Social Studies World Geography Unit 06: Europe 20122013

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1 The Ruhr is a region of western Germany

with rich soil and mineral deposits. Farming

has been the traditional use of the land.

Beginning in the 1800s, coal companies

moved in and increasingly exploited the

mineral deposits. Today, there are over

300 coal mines in the region.

What change in European society has

caused this shift in the use of the land in

the Ruhr?

A People no longer needed farm products.

B Erosion in the region led many farmers

to move to more fertile lands.

C Commercial farming made farmlands in

the region less important.

D Industrialization led to the need to use

the coal resources of the region.

2 How has Eastern Europe been

most affected by the use of a variety of

languages?

F It has led to new arts and literature.

G It has made unification difficult.

H It has improved trade and commerce.

J It has allowed the English language to

become dominant.

3 Which pull factor has led many immigrants

to European nations in recent decades?

A to gain economic opportunities

B to escape civil war

C to leave oppressive governments

D to avoid natural disasters

4 The French government imposes a quota

on the importation of foreign movies. For

every seven foreign movies shown, a

theater in France must show one

domesticallyproduced movie. Which

reason is the likely motivation for limiting

foreign movies in France?

F to prevent a loss of French culture

G to improve exports of French films

H to protect theater profits

J to monitor the messages of foreign films

5 Which factor has most contributed to the

reorganization of European national

boundaries since 1990?

A religion

B ethnicity

C political parties

D economies

6 federalism : United States of America ::

___________ : ___________

F European Union : economic policy

G socialism : communism

H supranationalism : European Union

J economic treaties : common good

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7 Which of the following most influences the

marine west coast climate of Europe?

A prevailing westerly winds off the

Atlantic Ocean

B the Alps

C prevailing southerly winds off the

Mediterranean Sea

D deforestation

8 Areas of Europe affected by a

Mediterranean climate most likely

experience —

F warm, dry summers

G short growing seasons

H cold, snowy winters

J heavy rains

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following two questions.


9 Which country most likely has the highest

standard of living?

A Poland

B France

C United Kingdom

D Bulgaria

10 Where are the leastdeveloped countries

located in Europe?

F north

G south

H east

J west

11 Which example BEST demonstrates a

European nation's use of technology

having lasting social, environmental, and

economic impacts?

A the use of polders in the Netherlands

to reclaim land from the sea

B the application of artificial fertilizers in

Ireland to improve potato crops

C the use of terracing in Switzerland to

provide additional farmland

D the partitioning of Germany after

World War II

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following two questions.

Standard of Living Indicators for Selected Nations in Europe, 2011

Country Average Life

Expectancy

(in years)

Infant Mortality

(per 1,000

births)

Albania 77.4 22.8

Bulgaria 73.1 12.9

France 81.1 4.1

Germany 80.0 4.2

Hungary 74.8 7.5

Poland 76.3 7.8

Romania 72.5 17.2

United Kingdom 80.0 5.4

Source: the United Nations and the CIA Factbook


13 Use the passage and your knowledge

of social studies to answer the

following question.

Six currentday countries were once part

of the nation of Yugoslavia: Bosnia

Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,

Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. The

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) was

formed as the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats

and Slovenes" after World War I. These

ethnic groups had inhabited the area

since the 1600s. It was conquered in

1941 by the Axis powers. The Socialist

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–

1991) was a socialist successor state to

the kingdom. Starting in 1991, the SFRY

disintegrated into wars, which were

followed by the secession of most of the

republic's former ethnic states.

The human process that had the greatest

influence on the partitioning of the

Republic of Yugoslavia was the desire to

—

A maintain cultural identity

B migrate to other areas of Europe

C have the same form of government as

in Yugoslavia

D have far more influence as a nation

than Yugoslavia had

14 Use the passage and your knowledge

of social studies to answer the

following question.

Spain built Europe's first __________

plant nearly 40 years ago and is the

largest user of this technology in the

Western world. Spanish companies lead

the market, operating in regions including

India, the Middle East, and North America.

Spanish innovation contributes to bringing

sustainable ________ to millions.

Which terms complete the paragraph

above about technological innovation in

Europe?

F oil refining…energy

G desalination…clean water

H desalination…energy

J nuclear…transportation

12

Where would France likely fall on the economic spectrum?

F A

G B

H C

J D


Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.


15 Which conclusion regarding the influence

of Catholicism on Europe is best

supported by evidence in the map?

A Islam has gained followers in Northern

Europe.

B Much of Europe is either predominately

Catholic or a related Christian religion.

C Catholicism across Europe serves as a

unifying influence among European

nations.

D The central location of Rome has led

to Catholicism dominating the

countries that border the

Mediterranean Sea.

16 Based on current immigration trends,

which religion is most likely to increase in

Western Europe over the next twenty

years?

F Catholic

G Protestant

H Orthodox

J Islam

17 How is the Catholic religion in Europe

related to cultural diffusion?

A The power and reach of the Ottoman

Empire brought Catholicism to the

region.

B The power and reach of the Roman

Empire brought Christianity to much of

the region.

C The Catholic religion of Ireland was

spread by the Vikings and other

invaders onto mainland Europe.

D The Protestant religion replaced the

Catholic religion through the spread of

the written word with the invention of

the printing press.


Use the excerpts and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

(Associated Press: 2008) – A car bombing blamed on the armed Basque group ETA

killed an army officer and wounded 6 people in northern Spain this morning. It was the

third such attack in 24 hours in what appeared to be a steppedup ETA offensive. The

explosion happened as the building was being evacuated following a phone call from ETA

warning of the blast.

The bomb went off shortly after 1:00 a.m. outside an army academy in the northern

town of Santoña, following two other explosions in Basque towns yesterday. The attacks

may be linked to a recent court ruling to ban two proindependence Basque political

parties for having ETA links. Since 1968 the Basque separatist group has killed more than

825 people in Spain and France.

(Time Magazine: 2009) It was supposed to be a thing of the past. But as Northern

Ireland awoke Sunday morning to news of its worst atrocity in over a decade, terrorism, it

seemed, had made an unwelcome return to life in the province. The shooting at the

Massereene army base in Antrim, north of Belfast, killed two young soldiers and seriously

injured four others, including two civilians. Police say the soldiers came under attack when

they stepped out to collect a pizza delivery. And by all accounts, the gunmen were intent

on nothing less than murder. After they fired their initial shots, they approached the

soldiers, some of whom were lying on the ground, and shot them a second time. The 'Real

IRA' is believed to have carried out the attack. The group is one of a number of socalled

dissident republicans — hardliners who oppose the powersharing government between

Northern Ireland's Protestant and Catholic political parties. The 'Real IRA' was also

responsible for the Omagh bomb which claimed 29 lives in 1998 — the bloodiest atrocity in

Northern Ireland's 30year sectarian conflict.

18 Which cause is one reason that led to the terrorist act in Spain?

F religious differences

G desire for political separation and independence

H a pacifist movement against the military

J desire to extend power over other territories and groups

19 Why would these incidents be perceived as terrorism?

A The attacks were unexpected and often involved civilians.

B The attacks prompted a swift military response from the government.

C Government buildings were the target in order to destabilize the national government.

D Key industries were the target of the attacks in order to inflict damage to the economy.


Use the map, table, and passage to answer the following two questions.


Population in Millions

Austria 8.3 Latvia 2.3

Belgium 10.5 Lithuania 3.4

Bulgaria 7.7 Luxembourg .5

Cyprus .8 Malta .4

Czech Republic 10.3 Netherlands 16.3

Denmark 5.4 Poland 38.1

Estonia 1.3 Portugal 10.6

Finland 5.3 Romania 21.6

France 60.9 Slovakia 5.4

Germany 82.5 Slovenia 2

Greece 11.1 Spain 43.8

Hungary 10.1 Sweden 9

Ireland 42.2 United Kingdom 60.4

Italy 58.8

The Council of the European Union

The Council consists of ministers from each of the member countries in the European Union (EU).

Different ministers attend, representing different issues – (such as the French foreign ministers will

attend some meetings while the French ministers for agriculture will attend others).

Each country has a number of votes based mostly on the size of the population, but there is a

weighting formula that favors smaller countries, giving them more voice than they otherwise would

have. Most decisions are taken by majority vote.

The Council consists of ministers from the national governments of all the EU countries. Meetings

are attended by whichever ministers are responsible for the items to be discussed: foreign

ministers, ministers of the economy and finance, ministers for agriculture and so on, as

appropriate.

Up to four times a year the presidents and/or prime ministers of the Member States meet as the

European Council. These "summit" meetings set overall EU policy.


20 Which list of countries benefits from the voting rules that govern the European Union?

F Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta

G Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

H France, Spain, Italy

J Estonia, Poland, Germany

21 Which statement accurately represents the relationship of land area in Europe to size of

population?

A Germany has a greater population density than Spain.

B Smaller countries are found adjacent to major waterways such as seas and oceans.

C Finland has a denser population than France.

D Political boundaries of countries are apparently along physical geographic boundaries.


Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.


22 In countries along the Atlantic Ocean,

more people have demand for high speed

transportation in which of these

locations?

F between Madrid and Barcelona and in

and out of Paris

G between London and Paris

H in and out of capital cities

J between Paris and London and along

the Atlantic coast of France

23 Which of the following has provided a

demand for highspeed rail technology?

A tourism to Europe from other parts of

the world

B the European Union creating

connections across political lines for

work and trade

C a need for day travel so that business

can be conducted without overnight

stays

D all of these.


24 At which level of economic activity are

most European countries (according to

the map)?

F primary

G secondary

H tertiary

J quaternary

25 Which countries most likely have a

combination of a primary and secondary

economy?

A Albania and Romania

B Germany and France

C Portugal and Poland

D Serbia and Slovakia

Use the map and passage with your knowledge of social studies to answer the following

questions.

The percentage of the population involved in specific activities determines the level of economic

development of a nation. Those economic activities are designated as primary, secondary,

tertiary, and quaternary. In a primary economy, much of the population is dependent on use of

the land, like farming, mining, fishing, and hunting. In a secondary economy, much of the

population is involved in manufacturing. This includes taking any products of the land and creating

another product, like grinding grain into flour. A tertiary economy has a large percentage of its

population in the services sector. This includes sales, maintenance, and repair work. Finally,

quaternary societies have citizens working at computers with information processing and

conducting scientific research.

Adapted from Human Geography, R.E. Nelson, et. al.


26 Use the political and physical maps of Europe on the previous page.

Identify three natural borders that have been used to define political units.

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## Item # Correct AnswerPrimarySE

SecondarySE

Obj/Cat

1 S0WG18997CS DWGS.2(B)[S]

NoneSTAAR: WorldGeography 1

2 S0WG19000CS GWGS.5(A)[R]


3 S0WG19005CS AWGS.7(B)[R]


4 S0WG19009CS FWGS.7(D)[S]


5 SWG1070835RX B WGS.14(A) None None

6 S0WG019664CS HWGS.7(D)[S]


7 S0WG18999CS AWGS.4(A)[R]

WGS.21(C)[P]

STAAR: WorldGeography 2

8 SWG1088908D FWGS.4(A)[R]

WGS.21(C)[P]


9 SWG1088910D BWGS.5(B)[S]


10 S0WG017501cs HWGS.5(B)[S]

WGS.21(B)[P]


11 S0WG19017CS AWGS.20(B)[S]


12 S0WG19010CS HWGS.10(B)[S]


13 SWG1089984D AWGS.18(B)[S]

WGS.21(A)[P]


14 S0WG019661CS GWGS.19(B)[S]


15 S0WG019690CS BWGS.17(A)[R]

WGS.21(C)[P]


16 S0WG019660CS JWGS.17(A)[R]


17 SWG19682CS BWGS.17(A)[R]


18 S0WG019643CS GWGS.18(B)[S]

WGS.22(B)STAAR: WorldGeography 3

19 S0WG019685CS AWGS.18(B)[S]

WGS.21(A)[P]


20 S0WG019691CS FWGS.13(B)[S]


21 SWG1089988D AWGS.13(A)[P]

WGS.21(C)[P]

None

Test Key

Social Studies World Geography Unit 06: Europe 2012-2013


22 S0WG019663CS HWGS.19(A)[R]

WGS.21(C)[P]


23 S0WG019662CS DWGS.19(A)[R]


24 S0WG017552cs JWGS.11(A)[S]

WGS.21(C)[P]


25 SWG19678CS AWGS.11(A)[S]

WGS.21(C)[P]


26 S0WG019657CS

Answers will vary but include: Pyrenees Mountains betweenFrance and Spain, English Channel between England andFrance, Irish Sea between Ireland and England, Rhine Riverbetween France and Germany, Baltic Sea between Polandand Sweden, and others.

WGS.13(A)[P]

WGS.22(D) None


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