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Chapter 11 Quiz: Northwestern Europe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of country 1?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Spain 
c)
Portugal 
d)
Ireland
2.
What is the name of country 2?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
France
d)
Spain
3.
What is the name of country 3?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
United Kingdom
4.
What is the name of country 4?
a)
Denmark
b)
Netherlands
c)
Belgium
d)
Germany
5.
What is the name of country 5?
a)
Belgium
b)
Netherlands
c)
Denmark
d)
Sweden
6.
Wet or dry airborne acids that fall to the ground.
a)
loess
b)
foehn
c)
acid deposition
d)
devolution 
7.
Movement within a country, such as from rural areas to urban areas.
a)
internal migration 
b)
Industrial Revolution 
c)
fragmentation 
d)
guest worker
8.
A foreign laborer living and working temporarily in another country.
a)
internal migration
b)
guest worker
c)
foehn
d)
mistral
9.
A large mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down a mountainside.
a)
loess
b)
devolution
c)
avalanche 
d)
mistral
10.
The breakup of the landscape, often resulting in the isolation of animal populations.
a)
acid deposition 
b)
loess
c)
internal migration
d)
fragmentation
11.
The Central Uplands of Northwestern Europe is an area of:
a)
low-lying and flat land eroded by glaciers
b)
rugged coastlines, low hills, and rolling plains
c)
high plateaus, low rounded mountains, and hills
d)
high, jagged mountains and flat plateaus
12.
Bacteria that once broke down waste disposed of in the Mediterranean Sea is less able to do so due to:
a)
growing population and tourism, along with weak currents
b)
changed in ocean currents due to global warming
c)
warmer sea water due to global warming
d)
inefficient water-filtration technology 
13.
How has the European Union promoted trade among member countries, as well as countries such as the United States & China?
a)
by increasing tariffs for non-trading partners
b)
by offering subsidies to poor countries
c)
by eliminating tariffs and trade barriers
d)
by instituting export quotas
14.
What do the Ruhr district in Germany, the Middle Rhine district in Germany, and the Lorraine-Saar district in France having in common?
a)
They are leading industrial centers
b)
They are leading finance and banking centers
c)
They are the heart of Northwestern Europe's Agribusiness Industry
d)
Combined, they employ around 70% of Northwestern Europe's workers
15.
Which action have cities in Northwestern Europe taken to combat environmental problems caused by acid rain?
a)
prohibited the use of limestone, which is corroded by acid, as a building material
b)
required factories to build tall smokestacks to carry factory emissions away from populated areas
c)
applied acid-resistant coatings to vulnerable buildings and statues
d)
banned the use of fossil fuels in homes and factories