The Natural Environment

What characterises the relief in Europe?

•  Europe is the continent with the most mountain ranges and rivers.

• Europe is an area with a large amount of seismic and volcanic activity which is why there are so many volcanoes and volcanic lakes.

• Europe is the continent with the highest mountains in the world. The Ural mountain range separates Europe from Asia.

What is the cause of the abundant precipitation in the maritime climate in Europe?

•  The large amount of peninsulas and interior seas

• The storms that come from the Atlantic

• The influence of the current from the Gulf of Mexico

What relief separates the two plateaus on the Spanish peninsula?

• The sistema Ibérico

• The sistema central

• The Sierra Morena

Into which sea does the Danube flow?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Baltic Sea

What climate is the in the Canary Islands?

• Canarian or sub-tropical

• Canarian or dry Mediterranean

• Canarian or wet tropical

What is the main characteristic of the continental Mediterranean climate in the interior of peninsular Spain?

• Large thermal contrasts: very hot summers and very cold winters 

• In general it is warm and dry with very little temperature range

• The highest average and extreme temperature in Europe

What are the climates in Europe?

• Maritime, continental, sub-tropical, alpine and polar

• Maritime, continental, Mediterranean, alpine and polar

• Maritime, continental, sub-tropical, tropical and alpine 

Where is the Appalachian mountain range?

• North America

• Central America

• South America

What is the main river of the Great Plains in North America?

• Yukon

• Mississippi

• Amazon

What animals are typically found in the North 

American continental climate?

• bear, wolf, moose, beaver, fox, bison

• bear, coyote, moose, crocodile, fox, puma

• bear, caribou, moose, seal, raccoon, puma