Physical Geography of Europe

These mountains in Europe are the oldest rock formations with low peaks.

• Alps

• Pyrenees

• Northwestern

• Southern

Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Crete are the 5 major islands of the _________ region.

• Alps

• Eastern Europe

• Northern Europe

• Mediterranean

This country is south of the Artic Circle in the North Atlantaci Ocean and has volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers.

• Sweden

• Finland

• Iceland

• Ireland

This is the highest peak in the Alps.

• Mont Blanc

• Carpathians

• Rhine

• London

The plains region of Northern Europe have _______ land and are the major agricultural region of Europe.

• silt

• dry

• rugged

• fertile

This river runs through France and Germany into the Netherlands and connects cities to the North Sea.

• Rhine

• Danube

• Thames

• Balkan

These mountains form a barrier between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe.

• Pyrenees

• Alps

• Ural

• Carpathians

Rivers on this peninsula are shallow, narrow, and difficult for large ships to travel.

• Appenine

• Balkan

• Iberian

• Spanish

The _______ depends on the distance from the sea.

• winter

• climate

• summer

• temperature

What percent of forest were cut down in Ireland by 1922?

• 99%

• 100%

• 50%

• 20%