Overview of Europe Quiz

Match the following:

• Greece

• Scandinavian Peninsula

• Spain and Portugal

• Iberian Peninsula

• Norway, Sweden, and Finland

• Italian Peninsula

• Italy

• Balkan Peninsula

Physical Geography: Look at the map to answer the questions: These mountain range separates Europe from Asia

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ural Mountains

Human Geography: Based on the map is in the Scandinavian Peninsula (Number 4)

• Norway
• Spain
• Russia
• France

Human Geography: Which of the following identifies the location of European Countries based on the map.

• 1. France 2. Spain 3.England 4.Norway 5.Germany 6.Italy 7.Greece 8. Russia
• 1. Russia 2. Greece 3.England 4. Norway 5.France 6.Italy 7.Spain 8.Germany
• 1. Italy 2.Russia 3.Spain 4.Italy 5.Norway 6.England 7.Germany 8.Greece

Match the following:

• Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia

• Eastern Europe

• Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece

• Northern Europe

• British Isles, Sweden, Norway, Finland,

• West-Central Europe

• Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands

• Southern Europe

Culture: This is the most practiced religion in most of the European countries

• Islam
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism

Culture:

-Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)

-Raphael (1483-1520)

-Claude Monet (1840-1926)

-Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

-Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

The above listed men made a lasting contribution to European culture by----

• creating folktales and stories

• introducing new political ideas

• producing master works of art

• composing famous symphonies

Culture: This major artwork created by Da Vinci is named?

• Self-Portrait
• The Emotionless Lady
• Mona Lisa
• Joan of Arc

History: During the Middle Ages, Europe was characterized by having knights trying to control small kingdoms. As a consequence, Europe today is politically divided into?

• nations at war
• small nation-states
• French or Spanish speaking nations

What major event in the mid 1900s led to collaboration between European countries?

• Economic competition with Russia
• War with the United States
• Devastation caused by the Second World War (World War II)