WorksheetsEurope
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which peninsula includes the country of Greece?
a)
Jutland
b)
Iberian
c)
Scandinavian
d)
Balkan
2.
What term is defined as a long, narrow, deep passageway from the sea between high cliffs?
a)
peninsula
b)
landlocked
c)
fjord
3.
What term is defined as an area of land surrounded on three sides by water?
a)
fjord
b)
peninsula
c)
sparse
d)
landlocked
4.
What term means a country that is completely surrounded by other countries?
a)
waterlocked
b)
landlocked
c)
fjord
d)
peninsula
5.
What peninsula is shown in green?
a)
Jutland
b)
Iberian
c)
Swedish
d)
Scandinavian
6.
Physical features like the fjords, marshlands, and lakes of the WESTERN UPLANDS were formed by:
a)
Erosion from rivers
b)
Glaciers
c)
Wind
d)
Dinosaurs
7.
The ALPINE MOUNTAINS (Alps) contains the highest point in all of Europe. Mount Elbrus is located in what country?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
8.
Most of Europe has a ______ climate.
a)
cold
b)
harsh
c)
mild
9.
What makes Europe warmer than other areas of similar altitude?
a)
Westerly Winds
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
North Atlantic Drift
d)
All of these
10.
What mountain range is between France and Spain?
a)
Alps
b)
Pyrenees
c)
Apennines
11.
Under what body of water is most of Europe's oil?
a)
Adriatic Sea
b)
North Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Strait of Gibraltar
12.
What are the 5 countries of Scandinavia?
a)
Greenland, Iceland, Sweden Denmark, Finland
b)
Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden
c)
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark
d)
Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway
13.
Which country has the highest GDP in Scandinavia?
a)
Finland
b)
Denmark
c)
Norway
d)
Sweden
14.
Which of these countries remains neutral in international conflicts?
a)
Iceland
b)
Sweden
c)
Finland
d)
Denmark
15.
Which country has lots of eco-tourism due to its geysers, volcanoes, and glaciers?
a)
Norway
b)
Sweden
c)
Iceland
d)
Denmark
16.
Which country is known for its fjords?
a)
Norway
b)
Greenland
c)
Finland
d)
Denmark
17.
Which territory is uninhabitable because it is mostly covered by ice?
a)
Finland
b)
Denmark
c)
Greenland
d)
Iceland
18.
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
19.
This country is not located on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
a)
Denmark
b)
Finland
c)
Sweden
d)
Norway
20.
This group of people were early warriors to Scandinavia.
a)
SAMIs
b)
Naxis
c)
Vikings
d)
Romans
21.
How do the ocean currents effect the coastal climate of Northern Europe?
a)
windier
b)
warmer
c)
colder
d)
rainier
22.
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
23.
What religion was brought over with the colonizers and is most common in European society?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
24.
Countries working together to cooperate in times of conflict to rebuild. This is an example of
a)
forming the European Union
b)
isolating the United States
c)
reducing stockpiles of weapons
d)
limiting immigration to the region
25.
When Europe introduced the Euro as a common currency, one result was-
a)
more economic cooperation in Europe
b)
an erosion of local cultural traditions
c)
higher unemployment rates in Europe
d)
increased competition between businesses
26.
Norway, Sweden and Finland are located on what peninsula?
a)
Jutland
b)
Iberian
c)
Balkan
d)
Scandinavian
27.
A period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals.diseases,and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Renaissance
28.
What Mt. Range separates Spain from France?
a)
Alps
b)
Ural
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Kjolan
29.
What is the common currency used throughout most of Europe?
a)
US Dollar
b)
Rubel
c)
Pound Sterling
d)
Euro
30.
What city of Italy is home to the Pope and the Catholic Church?
a)
Naples
b)
Salerno
c)
Rome
d)
Geneva
31.
Where were the Vikings from?
a)
England
b)
Scandinavia
c)
North America
d)
Rome
32.
What is a berskerker?
a)
A really good cook
b)
A crazy fighter
c)
A big boat
d)
A dog
33.
What three countries make Scandinavia?
a)
Norway, Denmark, Sweden
b)
Rome, Carthage, Constantinople
c)
Greenland, Turkey, Norway
d)
Gaul, Greenland, Greece
34.
What were Vikings most known for?
a)
attacking places along the coast of Europe
b)
being nice
c)
having dragons as pets
d)
creating an army larger than Rome's
35.
Which peninsula is made up of the countries of Spain and Portugal?
a)
Italian
b)
Iberian
c)
Balkan
d)
Jutland
36.
How many countries are in the European Union today?
a)
15
b)
21
c)
33
d)
28
37.
How has the EU promoted economic cooperation across Europe?
a)
It has reduced trade barriers such as tariffs and taxes
b)
It raised workers' salaries
c)
It ended business competition
38.
What kind of government is the European Union most like?
a)
democracy
b)
unitary
c)
confederation
d)
monarchy
39.
What are most democratic economies today?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Mixed
d)
Market
40.
In a democracy, the citizens....
a)
must submit to the demands of a small ruling group
b)
have no rights or power.
c)
vote for government officials and on some decisions
d)
have freedom of speech and religion, but that is all.
41.
True or False: Most economies are mixed economies because most governments of market economies see a need for some level of government regulation.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Why country can be described as having a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
England
d)
Germany
43.
Why does international trade require a system for exchanging currencies between nations?
a)
It is the law
b)
The banks demand it
c)
It promotes traveling
d)
It makes purchasing goods and services easier in other countries that use a different currency.
44.
What three questions must every economy ask?
a)
Where to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce
b)
When to produce, how to produce, what to produce
c)
what to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce
d)
Why produce, when to produce, for whom to produce
45.
A tariff is ______.
a)
A limit placed on the number of imports that may enter a country
b)
An economy in which change in price and consumer demand guide what and how goods and services will be produced.
c)
A tax on imports
d)
An economy in which all decisions are made by one central ruling authority.
46.
What is the common currency of the EU?
a)
Pound
b)
Euro
c)
Dollar
d)
Peso
47.
People are free to travel and trade between the E.U. countries.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The ____________ marked a period of cultural revival and
enlightenment.
a)
Reformation
b)
Crusades
c)
Renaissance
d)
Catholics
49.
The cultures of Greece, Spain, and Italy are centered on the family and are influenced by the ________________.
a)
Protestant religion
b)
Roman Catholic religion
c)
Muslim religion
d)
Jewish religion
50.
Which country voted in 2016 to pull out of the European Union?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Italy
51.
Which of the following European countries does not belong to the European Union?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Sweden
52.
Europe is a country.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
This relates to the beliefs and traditions of a group of people
a)
cultural
b)
political
c)
economic
54.
This is the organization of European countries that work together to promote economic growth
a)
Euro
b)
European Union
c)
tariffs
d)
currency
55.
This describes a variety, or difference (of cultures, for example)
a)
cultural
b)
diversity
c)
political
d)
tariffs
56.
Which is NOT a uniting factor of the countries of the EU?
a)
using common currency
b)
being in the trade bloc
c)
having over 20 languages spoken
57.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
58.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
To eliminate the nation of Germany
b)
To contain the spread of communism
c)
To spread communism to other countries
d)
To strengthen bonds with China and Germany
59.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
60.
Which organization replaced the League of Nations in 1945?
a)
The Group of Eight
b)
The United Nations
c)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
The Warsaw Pact
61.
What key difference made the United nations stronger than the League of Nations?
a)
The UN had a military, and the League of Nations did not
b)
Russia chose to join the UN but not the League of Nations
c)
The UN had free and unchallenged membership
d)
The League of Nations lacked the marketing strength of the UN
62.
What event prompted the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact?
a)
the formation of NATO
b)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
the Korean War
d)
the launch of Sputnik
63.
During the Cold War Era, which best explains why the United States and the Soviet Union avoided real military conflict with each other?
a)
They did not want China to get involved in an armed conflict.
b)
They did not have weapons powerful enough to use in a war.
c)
They were concerned about the possibility of global nuclear war.
d)
They did not have any allies to help them in a war.
64.
Peacekeeping missions are working in more than a dozen of the world's many troubled regions. The authority to intervene and use force, if necessary, is found in several articles in the Charter. Which organization is best described in the above statement?
a)
World Court
b)
European Union (European Community)
c)
United Nations
d)
World Trade Organization (WTO
65.
The governments of most Western European countries are considered to be what form?
a)
Democracies
b)
Oligarchies
c)
Dictatorships
d)
Authoritarian
66.
Which type of government allows citizens to vote directly on laws?
a)
Republic
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Theocracy
67.
What was the original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
a)
To end all theocracies
b)
To discourage a growing political interference by the Soviet Union
c)
To develop the Eurozone
d)
To protect refugees in Greece
68.
Catholicism and ___________ are the dominant Christian denominations in Western Europe.
a)
Protestantism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
69.
Spain and Italy have which denomination in common?
a)
Lutheran
b)
Protestantism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Buddhism
70.
How has the European Union promoted economic cooperation across Europe?
a)
It has banned foreign imports
b)
It raised worker salaries
c)
It reduced trade barriers between countries
d)
It has ended business competition
71.
Romance, Slavic, and ___________languages are spoken in Western Europe.
a)
Germanic
b)
Baltic
c)
Iranian
d)
Indic
72.
Name the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula.
a)
Spain and France
b)
France and Germany
c)
Portugal and Spain
d)
Portugal and Italy
73.
What country started WWII?
a)
Poland
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Germany
74.
Most of Europe today has what type of economies?
a)
Command
b)
Free Markets
c)
Traditional
75.
What decade did Hitler rise to power?
a)
1930s
b)
1910s
c)
1960s
d)
1920s
76.
Archduke Ferdinand's assassination led to what event?
a)
Cold War
b)
WWII
c)
Atomic bomb
d)
WWI
77.
Germany attacking Poland was one if the official starts to what?
a)
WWI
b)
Cold War
c)
WWII
d)
WWIII
78.
What country was communist?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
UK
79.
What is the boundary between Russia that separates Asia and Europe?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Danube River
d)
Alps
80.
What is a benefit of the E.U?
a)
less trading partners
b)
easier Trade
c)
loss of culture
d)
more technology
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