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World Regions: Europe

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
2.
This is an area of extremely fertile land stretching across northern Europe
a)
Scandinavian Peninsula
b)
European Plain
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
Iberian Peninsula
3.
Which body of water can be found to the south of Europe?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
4.
Spain and Portugal are located on which peninsula?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula
c)
English Peninsula
d)
Italian Peninsula
5.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Germany
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Belgium
6.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
7.

This country has many natural resources, but is unable to access them due to the cold, harsh climate and rugged terrain.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

8.

What type of climate do Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal all have?

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Desert

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Mediterranean

9.

Polders were used to reclaim land back from the sea in which country?

a)

Belgium

b)

Netherlands

c)

Denmark

d)

Portugal

10.

Which peninsula is this?

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Jutland

c)

Iberian

d)

Balkan

11.

_________ are narrow passages of water in between steep cliffs that connect to the sea and are mainly found in the Scandinavian country of Norway.

a)

Dikes

b)

Polders

c)

Canals

d)

Fjords

12.

In which city and country can one find this landmark?

a)

London, U.K. (Great Britain)

b)

Oslo, Norway

c)

Paris, France

d)

Edinburgh, U.K. (Great Britain)

13.

This European economic organization started a new currency in 1999 called the "Euro" to ease trade and travel for its member nations.

a)

NAFTA

b)

Red Cross

c)

NATO

d)

EU

14.

In which European country will you find these landmarks?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

15.

What is the name of this landmark, and where it is located?

a)

Parthenon - Greece

b)

Colosseum - Italy

c)

Brandenburg Gate - Germany

d)

Louvre Museum - France

16.

What is the name of this landmark located in France?

a)

St. Basil's Cathedral

b)

L'Arc de Triomphe

c)

Kremlin

d)

Buckingham Palace

17.

Most European countries are categorized as developed. Which would be a more likely feature of a developed country?

a)

high population growth rate

b)

high infant mortality rate

c)

low literacy rate

d)

high life expectancy

18.

Most European countries have a high GDP per capita, which is a better criteria than the GDP to rate a country's standard of living. GDP per capita represents...

a)

the value of goods and service produced within a country

b)

the average income of individuals within a country

c)

the level of economic activity mainly practiced within a country

19.

NATO is a political organization or region between most European nations, United States, and Canada. What does the abbreviation NATO stand for?

a)

North America Trade Organization

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

New Atlantic Trade Organization

d)

Never Again Trust Organization

20.
Which countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
Madagascar and Jamaica
c)
Germany and Switzerland
d)
The UK and Ireland
21.

Which of the following is an example of human migration caused by an economic "pull" factor?

a)

Muslim-Bosnians migrated to Austria to flee religious persecution by Serbia.

b)

Croatian refugees fled to Italy to escape ethnic wars in the former nation of Yugoslavia.

c)

Turkish workers migrated to Germany after 1945 to fill available jobs in that nation

d)

East Germans crossed into West Germany in the 1960s to escape Communist rule.

22.

What country is highlighted? It is the largest country on earth and is part of Europe and Asia. It's President is Vladimir Putin and the main religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

a)

Ukraine

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Russia

d)

Greece

23.

What historic pattern between the 1700s to mid 1800s, caused most of Europe to rapidly urbanize?

a)

Age of European Exploration

b)

World War II

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Agrarian Revolution

24.

This river begins in the Alps mountains and flows north, mainly through Germany then from Netherlands into the North Sea.

a)

Danube River

b)

Volga River

c)

Nile River

d)

Rhine River

25.

Where can we find the Colosseum?

a)

Madrid, Spain

b)

Paris, France

c)

Rome, Italy

d)

Florence, Italy

26.

Which European country is well known for it's windmills and drained coastal lands called polders?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

Belgium

c)

Luxemburg

d)

Denmark

27.

In which capital city can we find St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin?

a)

Moscow, Russia

b)

Minsk, Belarus

c)

Copenhagen, Denmark

d)

Tallinn, Estonia

28.
The Louvre Museum is in 
a)
Ontario, Canada
b)
London, England
c)
Paris, France
29.

This landmark in France is one of the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Paris, France.

a)

The Colosseum

b)

The White House

c)

Notre Dame Cathedral

d)

Arc de Triomphe

30.

Choose the population pyramid that most likely represents a European country which normally has a slow or even negative population growth rate?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Most Europeans live in an ______________________ setting.

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

32.

The Chunnel is an important transportation link between France and the U.K. It runs under which body of water?

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Seine River

33.

This type of pollution is still a major threat in the central and eastern parts of Europe. In the past it contributed to the damage of the Black Forest in Germany.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Global warming

d)

Smog