Ch. 8 Lesson 1 "Islands, Peninsulas, and Mountains"

Some geographers consider Europe and Asia to be one continent called __________ .

• Asiatic

• the Orient

• Eurasia

• Asiope

The ______________ is a continuation of the Gulf Stream current.

• North Atlantic Drift

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Strait of Hormuz

• Mediterranean Sea

Which of these islands is separated from the continent by the English Channel.

• Iceland

• Malta

• Sicily

• The British Isles

Most of central Ireland is lowland with rolling hills and bogs. A bog is....

• a pool of water in the forest.

• an area of marsh or swamp.

• a natural mud pit.

• a wide, shallow river or stream.

What is the largest river in Britain?

• Severn

• Trent

• Tyne

• Thames

Which of these is NOT a peninsula in the southern part of Western Europe?

• Cambrian

• Iberian

• Apennine

• Balkan

The Eiffel Tower is located in _______ .

• London

• Rome

• Paris

• Athens

The Pyrenees Mountains form the boundary between what two countries?

• Britain and France

• France and Spain

• Spain and Portugal

• Portugal and Andorra

Polders are ....

• plains that stretch from northern France across Belgium.

• plateaus with elevations above 1000 feet.

• areas of land reclaimed from the sea.

• the peninsulas that form Scandanavia.

___________ is known for its long, deep, narrow lakes called lochs and its funnel-shaped bays called firths.

• Norway

• Austria

• Switzerland

• Scotland