Europe Review

What is a polder?

• a group or string of islands

• strong winds that travel from west to east

• land reclaimed from the sea

• where part of the sea connects to the lower end of a river

What is an archipelago?

• a group or string of islands

• strong winds that travel from east to west

• area of land surrounded on three sides by water

• land reclaimed from the sea

What is a peninsula?

• a group or string of islands

• strong winds that travel from west to east

• area of land surrounded on three sides by water

• land reclaimed from the sea

What is a fjord?

• an area of high elevation

• narrow, water-filled valleys

• the weathering and erosion caused by glaciers

• slightly salty water

What underwater structure connects Britain from mainland Europe?

• Main-Danube Canal

• the London Bridge

• the Hogwarts Express

• the Chunnel

Western Europe is separated from Southern Europe by two mountain ranges. What are they called?

• The Alps and the Pyrenees

• The Ural and Carpathian

• The Himalayas and the Andes

• The Rocky and the Appalachian

What countries are located in the Atlantic Archipelago, otherwise known as the British Isles?

• Wales and Scotland

• The UK and Ireland

• Britain and Ireland

• Germany and France

What is the European Union?

• A lawmaking body in Germany.

• An organization of 27 European countries.

• The countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom.

• A trade agreement between the UK and the US.

Which of the following was a powerful Greek city-state and the first known democracy?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Rome

• Constantinople

When did Rome's western empire fall?

• When the emperor Constantine adopted Christianity.

• When the eastern empire defeated the western empire.

• When invaders from Northern Africa invaded the city of Rome.

• When Germanic groups invaded and conquered Rome.