WorksheetsChapter 12 - Physical Geography of Europe
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following are important statements regarding the Northern European Plain?
Produced vast quantities of food
Allowed African nations to develop "satellite states"
Allowed armies and invaders to use it as a route into Europe
Provided protection against foreign invaders
Why is Europe called a "peninsula of peninsulas"?
It is the largest continent on Earth
because itself is a large peninsula made up of smaller peninsulas
it is surrounded by water on all four sides
Which of the following countries uses the Danube and Rhine Rivers for shipping and the movement of people?
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
True or False: The term "mistral" refers to a hot, steady south wind that originates in North Africa and blows across the Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe.
True
False
Which of the following are countries that benefit from the Mediterranean climate?
Spain
Norway
Greece
Italy
Which of the following illustrates the phrase "land of the midnight sun"?
Balkans
Scandinavia
Western Europe
A polder is land reclaimed from the sea. Which of the following countries have perfected this concept?
England
Italy
Netherlands
Which of the following are considered problems for Venice, Italy?
refugees from Syria
too much pollution
prone to flooding
land is sinking
Acid rain is produced when
factories emit high amounts of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide
factories emit low amounts of sulfur dioxide and high amounts of nitrogen dioxide
factories limit all emissions during a major rain/storm event
