7th Grade Western Europe

A country that is entirely surrounded by land is said to be 

• peninsula
• island
• landlocked
• waterlocked

A fjord is...

• a deep river in the middle of the country 
• a deep, narrow river between mountains 
• a high cliff beside the sea 
• a deep, narrow inlet of sea that is between high cliffs is 

These dominate the geography of Western Europe 

• peninsulas 
• mountains
• plains
• plateaus 

This body of water borders Western Europe on the west 

• Mediterranean Sea 
• Atlantic Ocean 
• Baltic Sea
• North Sea

These massive bodies of ice shaped Europe thousands of years ago

• winds
• earthquakes
• volcanoes
• glaciers

The coastal areas of Western Europe get plenty of rain mainly due to 

• ocean winds
• rain forests
• temperate climates
• mountain breezes 

The British Isles, Iceland, Sardinia, and Corsica are all __

• mountains
• islands
• peninsulas
• plains 

This is the longest river in Western Europe 

• Danube 
• Rhine
• Tigris
• Nile

Western Europe's population density is ____ compared to the United States

• slightly lower 
• about the same 
• much higher
• much lower

Another major feature of Western Europe is its 

• high plateaus 
• long coastlines
• rolling plains 
• vast deserts