Europe Geography Quiz 1

The main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom comes from...

• Radiation from nearby powerplants

• Growing manufacturing resulting in more factories

• Exhaust from cars/automobiles

• Investing in renewable energy

Burning coal factories are the main cause of which environmental issue?

• Over extraction of the Canadian Shield

• Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

• Acid Rain in Germany

• Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest

Acid Rain has destroyed forests in Germany. Which industry is impacted the most because of this?

• Timber (trees)

• Oil and gas

• Shipping

• Tourism

What is one solution to the Acid Rain problem in Germany?

• Ban the funding and use of all public transportation

• Ban the use of electric vehicles

• Close all the remaining nuclear power plants

• Encourage the use of renewable energy sources (Hydro, solar, wind)

Why was the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster dangerous?

• The initial explosion destroyed most of the nearby cities

• Large amounts of radioactive material were released

• A successful Soviet nuclear reactor was dangerous for the United States S

• Everyone got superpowers

Doctors noticed an increase in cancers and birth defects around the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster site after the incident. What would best explain this?

• People were exposed to large amounts of radiation

• A new disease emerged around this time

Which of the following was an upside to the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster?

• Other countries invested in the safety requirements for nuclear power plants

• There was a total ban on all nuclear power plants

#1 represents which physical feature

• Mediterranean Sea

• Rhine River

• Danube River

• Atlantic Ocean

#3 represents which physical feature?

• Alps

• Pyrenees Mountains

• Ural Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

Which # represents the United Kingdom?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4