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WorksheetsNorthern Europe
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which natural resources are found in abundance in the North Sea?
a)
fish and gold
b)
gold and petroleum
c)
fish and seaweed
d)
petroleum and natural gas
2.
This country is not located on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
a)
Denmark
b)
Finland
c)
Sweden
d)
Norway
3.
This group of people were early warriors to Scandinavia.
a)
SAMIs
b)
Naxis
c)
Vikings
d)
Romans
4.
How do the ocean currents effect the coastal climate of Northern Europe?
a)
windier
b)
warmer
c)
colder
d)
rainier
5.
These are geographic features with deep inlets between high cliffs.
a)
gorges
b)
geysers
c)
lochs
d)
fjords
6.
Increased ice in the tundra has caused all of the following except:
a)
more difficult for the reindeer to eat
b)
more difficult for the reindeer to migrate
c)
more difficult to track the reindeer
d)
more difficult to get to the reindeer herds
7.
The conflict in Northern Ireland is between these two groups.
a)
north and south
b)
English and Irish
c)
Protestants and Catholics
d)
Vikings and Laplanders
8.
This is the most urban country in Northern Europe.
a)
Norway
b)
Finland
c)
England
d)
Sweden
9.
In this country, the main source of energy is geothermal.
a)
Finland
b)
Iceland
c)
Norway
d)
Greenland
10.
This country is NOT part of the United Kingdom
a)
Scotland
b)
Sweden
c)
Northern Ireland
d)
Wales
11.
The government of the United Kingdom is best described this way.
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
demoocracy
d)
communist
12.
The British and the Dutch settled their difference in India by doing this.
a)
joining forces
b)
going to war
c)
the Dutch merged with the Spanish
d)
dividing the trade routes
13.
The oceans and the seas of Northern Europe are a major source this.
a)
nuclear energy
b)
algae
c)
fish
d)
geothermal energy
14.
This is true of all Scandinavian countries.
a)
use geothermal energy to heat their homes
b)
have strong economies and high standards of living
c)
are part of the United Kingdom
d)
use nuclear energy to heat their homes
15.
Denmark controlled these countries in the 1500s.
a)
Sweden and Norway
b)
Denmark and Finland
c)
Iceland and Greenland
d)
Scotland and Ireland
16.
Because of the Industrial Revolution, this happened in the United Kingdom.
a)
much of the labor force died
b)
Scotland became independent
c)
all countries increased economically
d)
Ireland became divided
17.
This is a territory of Denmark.
a)
Greeland
b)
Iceland
c)
Finland
d)
India
18.
This has been an effect of climate change in Northern Europe.
a)
there are fewer reindeer herders
b)
the value of reindeer meat has decreased
c)
snowmobiles are more effective for herding
d)
reindeer migration patterns have changed
19.
The northern part of this country has a tundra climate.
a)
Scotland
b)
Norway
c)
Denmark
d)
Wales
20.
This is how Great Britain became a super power.
a)
pirating ships
b)
business deals
c)
naval defense
d)
pludering
21.
In the early 1900s, a cricket club badge was a sign of the following.
a)
power
b)
poverty
c)
Protestantism
d)
Catholicism
22.
If you wanted to visit Blarney Castle you would go here.
a)
Northern Ireland
b)
Southern Ireland
c)
Northern Wales
d)
Northern Scotland
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