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WorksheetsEurope Geo Bee Quiz
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mountain range that runs through Eastern Europe from Slovakia to Romania
a)
Andes
b)
Carpathian
c)
Alps
d)
Ural
2.
prevailing winds that helped early explorers return to Europe from the Americas
a)
westerlies
b)
El Nino
c)
North Atlantic Current
d)
typhoon
3.
type of renewable energy that is used to heat most of the country of Iceland
a)
geysers
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
wind
4.
port city located in France on the Strait of Dover known for a battle during WWII
a)
Dunkirk
b)
Waterloo
c)
London
d)
St. Petersberg
5.
physical feature in Europe that is rich in loess, iron ore, and coal
a)
Appenine
b)
Northern European Plain
c)
savanna
d)
Siberia
6.
Geographic border between Europe and Asia. Located in Russia north of Turkmenistan and Iran.
a)
Apennines
b)
Alps
c)
Ural
d)
Pyrenees
7.
Plateau located in Spain and Madrid
a)
Meseta
b)
dyke
c)
Fjord
d)
Gibraltar
8.
This country lacks oil and gas reserves, so they rely on nuclear power.
a)
UK
b)
France
c)
Norway
d)
Italy
9.
capital city of Iceland
a)
Minsk
b)
Kiev
c)
Reykjavik
d)
Bogota
10.
architect from Barcelona, Spain that was inspired by nature
a)
Picasso
b)
Monet
c)
Wren
d)
Gaudi
11.
This country is made up of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Iceland
12.
A union of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Scandinavia
c)
Benelux
d)
Iberia
13.
Sea that contains vast oil and natural gas deposits that contribute to Europe's energy needs.
a)
Mediterranean
b)
Black
c)
Baltic
d)
North
14.
This river flows from the Swiss Alps through France and Germany and into the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea
a)
Rhine
b)
Danube
c)
Loire
d)
Thames
15.
Fine, rich soil carried by wind, provides fertile soil for agriculture, made by glaciers over thousands of years.
a)
basalt
b)
ore
c)
loess
d)
delta
16.
Process by which ice breaks off a glacier and enters the water to become an iceberg
a)
loess
b)
calving
c)
icing
d)
berging
17.
The source/start for some of Europe's major rivers are in the Alps.
a)
Rhine
b)
Headwaters
c)
Tributary
d)
Estuary
18.
A strait in Istanbul, Turkey that connects the Mediterranean and Black Seas
a)
Gibraltar
b)
Panama
c)
Bosporus
d)
Aral
19.
the shift after 1750 in Europe and North America from a farming economy to one based on coal, steel, and specialized labor.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Renaissance
c)
Reformation
d)
Enlightenment
20.
Company founded in Amsterdam in the 17th century that established outposts in Indonesia so they would have access to spices.
a)
Lipton
b)
Dutch East India Company
c)
Early Gray
d)
Red Rose
21.
Fine, rich soil carried by wind, provides fertile soil for agriculture, made by glaciers over thousands of years
a)
loess
b)
silt
c)
basalt
d)
ore
22.
This physical feature separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe
a)
Alps
b)
Apennines
c)
Urals
d)
Pyrenees
23.
a crack that opens in the surface of a glacier
a)
crevasse
b)
calf
c)
fissure
d)
canyon
24.
Capital city of Ukraine
a)
Ankara
b)
Kiev
c)
Warsaw
d)
Vilnius
25.
Peninsula that includes Denmark
a)
Iberian
b)
Balkan
c)
Scandinavian
d)
Jutland
26.
mountain range located on the border of Switzerland, Italy, and Austria.
a)
Alps
b)
Pyrenees
c)
Atlas
d)
Carpathian
27.
The period between the 14th and 17th centuries when Europeans rediscovered the art and technology of the ancient Greeks and Romans
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reformation
d)
Industrial Revolution
28.
narrow, steep-sided inlet of the sea that was carved by a glacier
a)
plateau
b)
mesa
c)
channel
d)
fjord
29.
Capital city of Belarus
a)
Kiev
b)
Reykjavick
c)
Minsk
d)
Moscow
30.
The Netherlands have created these to hold back the sea and prevent flooding
a)
windmill
b)
polders
c)
dikes
d)
resevoir
31.
Geographic border between Europe and Asia. Located in Russia north of Turkmenistan and Iran.
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees
c)
Alps
d)
Atlas
32.
A German monk in the 16th century that sparked a reform movement that reshaped Christianity and medieval Europe.
a)
John Locke
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Charlemagne
33.
Land in the Netherlands that would have been flooded if not for dikes is called what
a)
fjords
b)
swamps
c)
vernal pools
d)
polders
34.
Peninsula that includes Norway and Sweden
a)
Balkan
b)
Jutland
c)
Scandinavian
d)
Iberian
35.
A stone wall that stretched across Britain from the North Sea to the Irish Sea that guarded the northern frontier of the Roman Empire.
a)
Great Wall
b)
Charlemagne's Wall
c)
Hadrian's Wall
d)
Trump's Wall
36.
Peninsula that includes Greece
a)
Iberian
b)
Balkan
c)
Jutland
d)
Scandinavian
37.
describes urban areas that are warmer than surrounding rural areas
a)
heat island
b)
city
c)
oasis
d)
hot spot
38.
the military expeditions launched by European Christians to win the Holy Land back from Muslim control
a)
100 Years War
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Reformation
d)
Crusades
39.
International organization created to form a united Europe that would rely on one another economically
a)
European Union
b)
United Kingdom
c)
NATO
d)
ASEAN
40.
body of water that separates Africa and Europe
a)
Black Sea
b)
Norwegian Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Baltic Sea
41.
This narrow body of water separates Africa and Europe
a)
Strait of Gibraltar
b)
Bosporous Strait
c)
North Sea
d)
Baltic Sea
42.
groups of craftspeople, such as shoemakers, who in the Middle Ages sought to improve their incomes and working conditions.
a)
city-states
b)
unions
c)
guilds
d)
middle class
43.
An urban area, such as Athens in ancient Greece, that controlled surrounding towns and villages.
a)
city-state
b)
guild
c)
heat island
d)
capital city
44.
The 13th century trader from Venice who chronicled his 24-year journey by land across Asia
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry the Navigator
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Marco Polo
45.
A peasant girl in the 1400s that helped lead the French to victory in battles against the English
a)
Joan of Arc
b)
Marie Antoinette
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Catherine the Great
46.
Capital city of Poland
a)
Warsaw
b)
Kiev
c)
Minsk
d)
Moscow
47.
the architectural style developed in Western Europe during the Middle Ages and featured flying buttresses and pointed arches.
a)
Romanesque
b)
Gaudi
c)
Gothic
d)
Greek
48.
Peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal
a)
Balkan
b)
Scandinavia
c)
Jutland
d)
Iberian
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