Geog 101 Exam 1

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What is the name of the warm water ocean current that allows for mild temperatures in the British Isles?
North Atlantic Drift
What has been the staple crop of Ireland for the past 200 years?
Potatoes
What was the name of the British head of Treasury blamed for worsening the potato famine?
Sir Charles Trevelyan
An Irish term used to describe a "good time" that may initially sound shocking to American tourists.
Craic (Crack)
The period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland from the 1960-1990s is known as ___________________
The Troubles
The rapid economic growth in Ireland from 1995-2007 is often referred to as the:
Celtic Tiger
Who is the current prime minister of England?
Rishi Sunak
What ethnic group makes up the largest ethnic minority in London?
Indian
What is the term used to describe violent, radical football fans in England and Scotland?
Hooligans
The national dish of Scotland that involves numerous ground organs stuffed into a sheep's stomach is _____________.
Haggis
The Old Firm Rivalry is a football match between ______________ and ______________ that takes place at least twice a season in Scotland's Glasgow.
Celtic Rangers
The prehistoric rock formation known as Stonehenge is located in which nation-state
England
In 2014, Scotland held a referendum to determine if it should...
Leave the UK
What is the name of the famous Gothic Cathedral located in Paris, France?
Notre Dame de Paris
Approximately 80% of France's electricity is generated by through what controversial, and incredibly clean, type of power plant?
Nuclear
The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world and home to perhaps the most famous painting in the world - The Mona Lisa. In which city is it located?
Paris, France
What is the name for lowing-lying land that was once underwater but is now habitable?
Polders
What city is the de facto capital of the European Union?
Brussels
Flanders and Wallonia are culturally distinct regions in which nation-state?
Belgium
Windmills and Tulips are iconic features of which nation-state?
Netherlands
Which treaty established the European Union in 1992 (effective on 01/01/1993)?
Maastricht Treaty
The Trappist monks of Brussells are famous for....?
Beer/Brewing
What is the largest immigrant/ethnic group in Germany?
Turkish
What river begins in the Alps, passes through the cities of Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Budapest, Hungary before emptying into the Black Sea?
Danube River
What are the official languages of Switzerland?
German, Italian, French, Romansch
In what German city was the Oktoberfest festival first held?
Munich
What two (economically prosperous) nations are not members of the European Union? (See Nordic and Baltic States for the second country).
Switzerland Norway
What is the geopolitical term that refers to the nation-states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?
The Baltic States
What body of water forms the eastern border of both Bulgaria and Romania?
Black Sea
What is the northern most capital of any sovereign state? (city & country).
Reykjavik, Iceland
What genre of music founded in Oslo, Norway, was responsible for promoting the burning of numerous churches throughout the early 1990's?
Black Metal
What term represents an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries (i.e. hatred of foreigners)?
Xenophobia
Sweden and the other Northern European countries have what type of Social Welfare/Protection System?
Social Democratic
What is the name of the indigenous people inhabiting the area in the Arctic Circle encompassing the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia? Many are semi-nomadic reindeer herders.
Sami
What is the name of the Icelandic Volcano (the name of which was flawlessly pronounced by Mr. Watkins in class) that recently erupted cloaking Northern Europe in a dark cloud of smoke
Eyjafjallajökull
Spain and Portugal are located on which peninsula?
Iberian Penninsula
Which Spanish city holds the Fiesta de San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls?
Pamplona
What is the name of the waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco?
Strait of Gibraltar
What ethnic group wants to form their own nation-state by separating themselves from Spain & France? In the recent past, a nationalist group known as the E.T.A. has used terrorist tactics to attempt to achieve this goal.
Basque Country
The unfinished Basilica known as La Sagrada Familia is located in which city?
Barcelona
What Italian city is known for its 26 miles of winding canals?
Venice
Who sculpted the statue of David and painted the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Who is the current Pope?
Pope Francis I
In which city is the Colosseum located?
Rome
An enclave is a territory entirely surrounded by another territory. What small nation-state that we discussed in class is considered an enclave?
Vatican City
What is the name of the decorative Imperial eggs made for the Czars of Russia?
Fabergé Eggs
St. Basil's Cathedral was built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century near the Kremlin in the Red Square. Which city is it located in?
Moscow
Who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Which mountain range is a physical boundary that separates Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
What is an example of supranationalism?
The EU
The Romanian Language is considered a Romance Language. What other languages are also members of this sub-group?
Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian
What term describes a realm that is dominated by a single major political entity (like North America)?
Monocentric Realm
Geography is the study of the Earth's phenomenon and their variations over ______, _________, and _____________
Spaces, places and scales