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World Geography CH 15

Vocabulary

Question: Plant disease
Answer: blight

Question: Energy produced from the Earth's core
Answer: geothermal energy

Question: Able to produce abundant crops
Answer: fertile

Question: Deliberate efforts to keep groups separate
Answer: cultural divergence

Question: Service industries such as finance, insurance, and tourism
Answer: Tertiary economic activities

Fill in the Blanks

Question: England possesses large reserves of iron _______________, a rocky material containing a valuable mineral used in the production of steel
Answer: Ore

Question: Large areas of the Scottish Highlands contain broad, treeless plains called _______________.

Answer: moors

Question: A(n) _________________ is a narrow valley.
Answer: glen

Question: One sixth of Ireland is covered with ___________________, a spongy brownish material containing waterlogged mosses and plants.
Answer: peat

Question: Melted glaciers in Scandinavia created flooded glacial valleys, called ___________________.
Answer: fjords

England/Scotland

Question: Which physical characteristic of England fueled the Industrial revolution
Answer: coal resources in the Midlands

Question: London's relative location improved in the 1500s when
a. the industrial revolution arrived on the island
b. trade across the Atlantic increased
c. improvements in ships and navigation devices increased trade in the Atlantic
d. the center of trade shifted from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
Answer: c. improvements in ships and navigation devices increased trade in the Atlantic

Question: Although politically united with England since 1707, Scotland has retained all of the following except its own
a. system of laws
b. religion
c. parliamentary system
d. system of education

Answer: c. parliamentary system

Question: London became one of the greatest commercial and shipping centers in the world mainly because
a. it is the city that lies closest to the mainland of Europe
b. ships could sail directly into its port
c. of its location on the Atlantic Ocean
d. of the lasting influence of the Roman Empire over European markets
Answer: b. ships could sail directly into its port

Question: Compared with the land in the Highlands, the Lowlands region of England is
a. covered by more fertile farmland
b. richer in coal reserves
c. the center of business and industry
d. much rockier and more difficult for farming and manufacturing
Answer: a. covered by more fertile farmland

Ireland/Wales

Question: Ireland's basic landscape pattern consists of
a. hills ringing most of the coastline with a plain in the middle
b. highlands in the north and lowlands along the southern coast
c. elevated plains spreading across the entire region
d. low hills in the east with a large, high plateau in the west
Answer: a. hills ringing most of the coastline with a plain in the middle

Question: In order to improve its economy, the government of Ireland did not do which of the following?
a. invest heavily in education
b. offer tax incentives to foreign companies
c. cut local taxes by 6.2%
d. invest in telecommunications
Answer: c. cut local taxes by 6.2%

Question: Heavy industries in Wales have declined since the mid-1900s because of the
a. use of more land for farming
b. lack of modern technology
c. emphasis on service industries such as tourism
d. migration of many people to rural areas
Answer: b. lack of modern technology

Question: Which of the following is an accurate statement about the way the Welsh economy changed in the twentieth century?
a. an investment in new technology saved the coal industry
b. After a period of high unemployment, foreign investment brought new industries to Wales
c. Once the coal mies closed, petroleum refineries kept unemployment rates low.
d. the lack of skilled laborers forced the closing of the coal mines

Answer: b. After a period of high unemployment, foreign investment brought new industries to Wales

Question: Which of the following is not an accurate statement?
a. Ireland is physically separate from the rest of Great Britain, while Scotland, Wales, and England are part of the same island
b. Agriculture is a major economic activity in Ireland, but not in Scotland or Wales
c. A large portion of the Irish population is Catholic, while most of the population of Scotland and Wales is Protestant
d. Part of Ireland is an independent country, while all of scotland and Wales are part of Great Britian
Answer: b. Agriculture is a major economic activity in Ireland, but not in Scotland or Wales

The Nordic Region

Question: Because of the moderating effects of the warm currents of the North Atlantic Drift, most of the Nordic Region has what type of climate?
Answer: marine, west coast climate

Question: The Nordic countries all share all of the following characteristics except
a. a Viking heritage
b. similar terrain
c. the same religion
d. mixed economies and democratic systems
Answer: b. similar terrain

Question: What is an important source of energy in Iceland?
Answer: geothermal energy

Question: Which of the following is not a major economic activity in the Nordic nations?
a. farming
b. fishing
c. coal mining
d. oil and natural gas production
Answer: c. coal mining

Question: Most of the Nordic region has a mild marine west coast climate because
a. winds blowing over the North Sea bring abundant rain to the region
b. the warm currents of the North Atlantic Drift moderate weather and keep the coast free of ice
c. the region lies in the northern latitudes and reaches into the Arctic circle and the polar zones
d. mountains running through Norway prevent the warm, moist ocean winds from reaching the area.
Answer: b. the warm currents of the North Atlantic Drift moderate weather and keep the coast free of ice