Voc Geo 5

What is the primary currency used by most European Union (EU) countries?

• Pound Sterling

• Euro

• Franc

• Krona

What is the purpose of the Schengen Area?

• To establish a common currency

• To promote free trade among EU countries

• To allow passport-free travel across participating countries

• To coordinate EU defense policies

Which term best describes the delegation of decision-making to a higher authority that governs multiple states?

• Federalism

• Nationalism

• Supranationalism

• Localism

Which organization focuses on collective defense and includes members from Europe and North America?

• European Commission

• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

Parliamentary democracy means that:

• The head of state is elected directly by citizens.

• Laws are made by a monarch and religious leaders.

• The government is run by elected representatives and a parliamentary system.

• The president has the sole power to veto laws.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• The widespread movement to abolish slavery in Europe.

• The transition to new manufacturing processes and industrial technologies.

What was one result of the Columbian Exchange?

• European countries adopted parliamentary democracy.

• Global trade declined due to economic isolation.

• The exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, and technologies between the Old and New Worlds.

• The creation of the Euro as a common currency.

What is the European Commission’s primary role?

• To manage the EU’s monetary policies.

• To draft and enforce EU legislation and represent the EU internationally.

• To act as a military alliance among EU countries.

• To oversee parliamentary elections in EU states.

What does the term "Eurocentrism" refer to?

• A focus on the history and culture of Europe as superior or central to world history.

• The adoption of the Euro as a global currency.

• The policy of expanding the EU's borders.

• The development of a common market for European trade.

What was the purpose of the Common Market within the EU?

• To unify the member states under a single political system.

• To create a free trade area where goods and services can move without barriers.

• To establish a unified currency for all EU nations.

• To regulate agriculture across the EU.