Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Politically, Europe is a very fragmented region.
2. Corn (maize) and the potato were unknown in Europe until after the voyages of discovery
starting in the fifteenth century.
3. Under the nation-state idea, each nation can be free to govern itself only if it has its own
state (country).
4. Since the 1800s, glaciers in alpine valleys have advanced.
5. The Danube River is Europe's longest and most used for transportation of freight.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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  • Magnitude 2 S-waves are faster than magnitude 7 S-waves.
  • Magnitude 2 S-waves are slower than magnitude 7 S-waves.
  • Magnitude 2 S-waves are the same speed as magnitude 7 S-waves.

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