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Thinking Spatially
This exercise is designed to provide you with some experience in the interpretation of maps.

Many of the required answers are case sensitive, with no spelling mistakes allowed. We also suggest you have available a good world atlas when answering these questions.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
1 The European landscape contains a variety of soils and landforms that your text describes as a ...
 
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Question 2
2 Environmental crises are afflicting Europe on many fronts. Acid rain is one of the more prominent problems, with the area known as the Black Triangle most affected. Identify the countries of the Black Triangle.
 
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Question 3
3 This map provides the single best indicator of levels of living. What is this indicator called?
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Identify the geographic commonality or pattern between this map of all-weather roads with this map of Western Europe.

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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Nineteenth-century Italy experienced a reunification of small states ruled by feudal lords, princes, and popes. A major unifying factor was what natural landform?
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Which country in Europe is the most westerly?
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Which country listed below has an infant mortality rate of less than five infants per thousand that die before reaching the age of one year?
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Which region of Europe listed below is not a major area of the continent where there are separatist sentiments according to the authors of your textbook?
 
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Question 9
9 What sea is located east of the United Kingdom? What sea is located east of Italy? What sea is located east of Greece? What sea is located west of Norway?

The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 10
10 Locate the following items concerning Europe, Lapland, Iberian Peninsula, Strait of Gibraltar, Baltic Sea.

The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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