GEO 1310 Exam 2|Questions with
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Where are the Pyrenees located? - -On the border between France and
Spain
- Who are the Basques? - -A group in northern Spain isolated by the
Pyrenees mountains which preserves their unique culture
- What group has one of the most unique languages on the entire planet? - -
The Basques
- What is ETA? - -A group of Basques that engaged in domestic terrorist
activity in Spain to try and achieve their goal of an independent Basque
country
- Alpine countries - -Term that originated in reference to the Alps but now
refers to any mountainous conditions anywhere in the world
- Which mountain range has excellent potential for hydroelectricity? - -Alps
- What is needed for hydroelectricity? - -Rivers with lots of water and steep
elevation gradient
- What are the 3 advantages of hydroelectricity? - -1. Cheap
2. Renewable
3. Relatively clean
- What mountain range has a significant risk of earthquake activity? - -
Apennines
- What is the Richter scale? - -Primary scale used to measure earthquake
intensity
- How bad on the Richter scale are earthquakes in the Apennines going to
get? - -About a 7
- Who was Count Dracula based off of? - -Vlad Tepes Dracula
- Where did Vlad Tepes Dracula rule? - -In the Carpathians and
Transylvanian Alps
, - How did Vlad Tepes Dracula get the nickname Vlad the Impaler? - -He had
15,000 prisoners of war and impaled them all, then stood them up on the
trail leading into his territory
- Ottoman Empire - -Muslims who began invading southwestern Europe,
bringing political control and religion of Islam
- What mountain range was heavily sculpted by glaciation? - -Kjolen
Mountains (Scands)
- What is needed for alpine glaciers? - -High altitude
- What is needed for continental glaciers? - -High latitude
- Fjords - -Steep slopes formed as a result of glaciers moving down the
mountains towards the coastline
- Where can you find an example of fjords? - -Norway
- Steppe - -Russian word meaning short grass
- What grows very well in the North European Plain? - -Small grains such as
barley, rye and oats
- What does Massif Central mean? - -Central plateau
- The Scottish Highlands are remnants of what? - -What was once a lofty
mountain range
- What happens once mountains stop growing? - -Erosion will wear them
down
- What city does the Thames River run through? - -London
- What city does the Seine River run through? - -Paris
- What is the Po River a critically important source for? - -Irrigation water
- What is the Po River valuable for growing? - -Rice
- What is the most heavily trafficked river in the world in terms of the
volume of goods carried upon it? - -Rhine River
- Rotterdam Port Facility - -The gateway to the Rhine River where it empties
into the North Sea
Verified Solutions
Where are the Pyrenees located? - -On the border between France and
Spain
- Who are the Basques? - -A group in northern Spain isolated by the
Pyrenees mountains which preserves their unique culture
- What group has one of the most unique languages on the entire planet? - -
The Basques
- What is ETA? - -A group of Basques that engaged in domestic terrorist
activity in Spain to try and achieve their goal of an independent Basque
country
- Alpine countries - -Term that originated in reference to the Alps but now
refers to any mountainous conditions anywhere in the world
- Which mountain range has excellent potential for hydroelectricity? - -Alps
- What is needed for hydroelectricity? - -Rivers with lots of water and steep
elevation gradient
- What are the 3 advantages of hydroelectricity? - -1. Cheap
2. Renewable
3. Relatively clean
- What mountain range has a significant risk of earthquake activity? - -
Apennines
- What is the Richter scale? - -Primary scale used to measure earthquake
intensity
- How bad on the Richter scale are earthquakes in the Apennines going to
get? - -About a 7
- Who was Count Dracula based off of? - -Vlad Tepes Dracula
- Where did Vlad Tepes Dracula rule? - -In the Carpathians and
Transylvanian Alps
, - How did Vlad Tepes Dracula get the nickname Vlad the Impaler? - -He had
15,000 prisoners of war and impaled them all, then stood them up on the
trail leading into his territory
- Ottoman Empire - -Muslims who began invading southwestern Europe,
bringing political control and religion of Islam
- What mountain range was heavily sculpted by glaciation? - -Kjolen
Mountains (Scands)
- What is needed for alpine glaciers? - -High altitude
- What is needed for continental glaciers? - -High latitude
- Fjords - -Steep slopes formed as a result of glaciers moving down the
mountains towards the coastline
- Where can you find an example of fjords? - -Norway
- Steppe - -Russian word meaning short grass
- What grows very well in the North European Plain? - -Small grains such as
barley, rye and oats
- What does Massif Central mean? - -Central plateau
- The Scottish Highlands are remnants of what? - -What was once a lofty
mountain range
- What happens once mountains stop growing? - -Erosion will wear them
down
- What city does the Thames River run through? - -London
- What city does the Seine River run through? - -Paris
- What is the Po River a critically important source for? - -Irrigation water
- What is the Po River valuable for growing? - -Rice
- What is the most heavily trafficked river in the world in terms of the
volume of goods carried upon it? - -Rhine River
- Rotterdam Port Facility - -The gateway to the Rhine River where it empties
into the North Sea
