Europe - Pre-Assessment

Level 1

A strong northerly wind from the Alps that can bring cold air to southern France is called (a)  

• mistral
• foehn
• loess
• fjord

Level 1

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the group

• permafrost

• loess

• tungsten

• fjord

Level 1

the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group

• ethnic cleansing

• balkanization

• russification

• black market

Level 1

a method of managing pollution in which a limits is placed on emission and businesses or countries can buy and sell emissions allowances

• cap and trade

• Kyoto Protocol

• acid deposition

• ecotourism

Level 1

the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment

• ecotourism

• Kyoto Protocol

• cap and trade

• pollution hot spot

Level 2

Why does most of the agriculture of southern Europe occur along the coastal plan region?

• it has lower amounts of rainfall and warmer temperatures

• it has higher amounts of rainfall and rich, sedimentary soil conditions

• it has irrigation opportunities from the river systems of the nearby mountains

• it has beneficial soil conditions and does not flood

Level 2

The Eastern European countries that benefited from foreign investments shortly after the fall of the communism were countries

• located in Balkan Peninsula

• located near Western Europe

• with the most educated populations

• with a history of protest against Soviet rule

Level 2

The languages of Italy, Spain, and Portugal are categorized as Romance languages, which are based on

• Greek

• Roman

• Latin

• Vatican

Level 2

The runoff of chemicals and waste from _________ areas nearby adds to the pollution that endangers coastal areas, wetlands, and rivers in Northern Europe

• agricultural

• forested

• industrialized

• rural

Level 2

In the Alps and Pyrenees, _________is causing glaciers to shrink and allowing organisms that live in warmer temperatures to multiply

• climate change

• algae blooms

• soil erosion

• water pollution