Review for Europe Quiz on Impact and Environmental Issues

What country has had a lot of deforestation (trees dying) because of acid rain?

• Russia

• Germany

• Ukraine

• United Kingdom

What environmental issue causes damage to trees?

• nuclear explosion

• acid rain

• air pollution

• wind currents

What caused many other European countries besides Ukraine to experience increased levels of radioactivity after the Chernobyl accident?

• animals

• acid rain

• wind currents

• water pollution

Which country did we learn has had an air pollution issue?

• Ukraine

• Ryssia

• United Kingdom

• Germany

Which of the following has caused an increase in air pollution?

• coal-burning factories

• exhaust from automobiles

• exhaust from trucks

• all of the above

Permafrost has created a hindrance (problem) to this country:

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Germany

• Italy

Most of the people in Europe live where?

• the beach

• rural areas

• urban areas

• islands

Would population be more dense or sparse in a colder climate?

• sparse

• dense

• both

• neither

How does the Gulf Stream affect the climate of the United Kingdom?

• The Gulf Stream has no impact on the UK's climate.
• The Gulf Stream causes the UK to have extremely hot summers.
• The Gulf Stream warms the climate of the United Kingdom, leading to milder winters and cooler summers.
• The Gulf Stream leads to harsher winters and warmer summers.

True or False: Of the 3 European countries we have studied, Germany has the most variety of natural resources?

• True

• False