A+ Answers of the following Questions

1. In the Northern Europe subregion, which country, famous for its mobile phones, was ruled under the Swedish monarchy until 1809?
A. Finland
B. Estonia
C. Denmark
D. Norway 

2. Europeans' desire for less control from a central government and greater local political autonomy is an example of
A. devolution.
B. separatism.
C. decolonization.
D. supranationalism. 

3. Regarding the eastern Slavs, which of the following statements is false?
A. Under Polish, Austrian, and Lithuanian influences, the people of Belarus and Ukraine adopted national identities that distinguished them from Russians.
B. The word Ukraine means "borderland."
C. Ukraine has expressed interest in reuniting with the Russian Federation.
D. The word Belarussian means "white Russians." 

1. The EU modified its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in an effort to reduce expensive and unwanted surpluses. This is an example of
A. intensification.
B. extensification.
C. concentration.
D. specialization. 

2. Which of the following is the dominant country of the Central Asian subregion?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Turkmenistan
C. Tajikistan
D.Uzbekistan

3. The nation-state concept originated in which of the following countries?
A. France
B. United States
C. Japan
D. England 

1. With respect to industrial practices, the most polluted region of Russia is located around
A. Volgorad.
B. Lake Baikal.
C. Moscow.
D. Norlisk. 

2. Economic growth that assures basic resources for future generations is associated with _______ human development.
A. modern
B. "growth pole"
C. ecological
D. sustainable 

3. As of the year 2009, how many people around the globe lived outside their country of birth?
A. 50 million
B. 100 million
C. 700 million
D. 200 million 

1. In 2005, which two European groups rejected an EU treaty that would have provided for an EU constitution?
A. The French and the Irish
B. The Danes and the Irish
C. The Germans and the Dutch
D. The French and the Dutch 

2. The position of a place north or south of the equator is measured in
A. terms of relative location.
B. meridians of latitude.
C. degrees of latitude.
D. terms proportional distance. 

3. Nationalism is to pride in one's national identity as a _______ is to a group of people who share a common identity, a sense of unity, and a desire for self-government.
A. country
B. region
C. nation
D. state 

1. In Russia, which of the following occurred after the global financial crisis in 1998?
A. Russia became a major exporter of grain after 2001.
B. Large areas of farmland were bought back from foreign investors.
C. Russian farmers abandoned their farms in large numbers.
D. The Russian ruble declined in value against the dollar by about 12 percent. 

2. The concept of the _______ of distance is illustrated by the fact that as cost increases with distance, interactions between people decrease.
A. friction
B. flexibility
C. relativity
D. erosion 

3. Which of the follow is a Slavic language?
A. Romanian
B. Gaelic
C. Flemish
D. Polish