Lesson 1: QUIZ Physical Geography of Western Europe

1.Western Europe is separated from Southern Europe by two mountain ranges: the Alps and the _____.

1. 
   

• Carpathians

• Apennines

• 1. Urals

• 1.  Pyrenees

2.Since 25 percent of the Netherlands is below sea level, the Dutch have built _____ to hold back the water.

• 1.  levees

      

• 1.  dikes

• 1. dams

• 1. polders

3.The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, _____, and Northern Ireland.

• 1.  Ireland

• 1. Scotland

• 1. Belgium

• 1. Luxembourg

4.The English Channel is a busy sea route that connects the _____ with the Atlantic Ocean.

• 1.  Thames River

• 1.  Elbe River

      

• 1. North Sea

• 1. Black Sea

5.The Chunnel runs underneath the English Channel, connecting southeastern England with northern _____.

• 1.  Germany

• 1.  Ireland

      

• 1. Scotland

• 1. France

6.The busiest waterway in Europe is the _____.

• 1. Rhine River

• 1.  Thames River

• 1.  Elbe River

      

• 1. Danube River

7.The Danube is different from other rivers in the region because it _____.

• 1.  is the longest river in the region

• 1.  flows toward the east

      

• 1. flows toward the west

• 1. is a tributary of the Rhine

9.What source of energy was used to fuel machines invented during the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s?

• 1.  coal

      

• 1. oil

• 1.  natural gas

      

• 1. peat

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  10.France is the largest European producer of _____.

• 1.  oil

      

• 1. natural gas

      

• 1. livestock

      

• 1. wheat