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1. by the late 1800s, britain’s chief rivals as industrial powers were

a canada and the united states

b france and italy

c germany and russia

d the united states and germany

2. london, england’s chief trading city, is located on the

a english channel

b humber river

c firth of forth

d thames river

3. in the great famine of the 1840s, about two million irish were pushed from ireland and pulled to the united states by

a culture

b jobs

c religion

d climate

4. why has glasgow’s economy declined, causing the city to lose nearly a third of its population since the 1960s?

a shipbuilding in glasgow moved to london.

b manufacturing jobs have been lost.

c the wool industry has collapsed.

d oil and natural gas reserves have dried up.

5. england’s highest region, the highlands, is found along its

a western coast

b eastern coast

c southern coast

d northern border

6. what industry has provided new jobs in wales in recent years?

a shipbuilding

b textiles

c health care

d tourism

7. in the 1980s, welsh patriots fought and won the right to

a establish their own parliament

b broadcast television programs in welsh

d have their own capital city

c merge with scotland

8. the first people to settle in ireland were

a the vikings

b the english

c the normans

d the celts

9. because the nordic nations are located to the far north, they have

a long winters and short summers

b long summers and short winters

c a tropic climate and plentiful rain

d no summers and only a brief growing season

10. england’s earliest cities grew as centers of

a culture

b finance

c trade

d industry

11. religious conflict in northern ireland started with

a england’s split from the catholic church in the 1500s

b rebellions in ireland between 1916 and 1921

c cultural differences resulting from viking invasions around 800

d the norman invasion of england in 1066

12. england’s best farmland and most productive farms are found in the

a highlands

b lowlands

c midlands

13. most nordic peoples belong to the

a reformation church

b lutheran church

c russian orthodox church

d roman catholic church

14. ireland is nicknamed the emerald isle because of its

a green vegetation

b geographic shape

c mineral resources

d economic success

15. the days of the “midnight sun,” when the sun never really sets at night, occur during what season?

a spring

b winter

c autumn

d summer

16. the nordic nations have similar cultures because they share similar

a landscape

b language

c histories

d climate

17. coal mining declined in wales because

a companies did not use modern technology

b all the coal had been taken from the mines

c people feared the damage done to the environment

d demand for coal fell because of high prices

18. ireland encountered economic difficulties when it adopted the euro, the currency of

a the united kingdom

b the united states

c the european union

d northern ireland

19. which statement is an example of how the nordic nations choose to be neutral?

a these countries enjoy prosperity with mixed economic systems.

b sweden agreed in the 1800s to give finland to russia.

c these nations welcome tourists to visit their chief cities.

d denmark promotes peaceful solutions to international crises.

20. in the late 1800s and early 1900s, wales was one of britain’s biggest

a coal producers

b economic rivals

c trading partners