Europe Physical Geography and Climate

The land mass of Europe and Asia together is called ______.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What mountain range is the dividing point between Europe and Asia?

• Ural

• Alps

• Pyrenees

How close do most Europeans live to a seacoast?

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

• 300 miles

What percentage of the Netherlands lie below sea level?

• 15%

• 35%

• 25%

What is the purpose of dikes?

What are reclaimed lands from the sea called?

• peninsulas

• polders

• dikes

What is an peninsula?

• Land Surrounded by water on 3 sides

• completely surrounded by water

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What mountain range separates Spain and Portugal from mainland Europe

• Alps

• Pyrenees

• Ural

What were built in Europe to connect rivers for economic and transportation purposes.

• polders

• fjords

• canals

The ____ River is the most important river in Western Europe; while the ____ River is the most important river in Eastern Europe

• Rhine, Danube

• Danube, Thames

• Thames, Rhine