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Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 3hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

a)

Euro

b)

Genocide

c)

Holocaust

d)

World War 2

2.

Term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another

a)

Balkanization

b)

Shatter Belt

c)

Ethnic Cleansing

d)

Nordic Countries

3.

The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the US, in the period from 1760 to 1840.

a)

Vatican City

b)

Balkanization

c)

Industrial Revoultion

d)

Genocide

4.

Describes the region of Eastern Europe where many of the countries have deep internal political & cultural divisions and have had their borders redrawn over time because of these divisions.

a)

Romance Languages

b)

Shatterbelt

c)

Walfare States

d)

Nordic Countries

5.

a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries and marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity

a)

Ethnic Cleansing

b)

Renaissance

c)

Romance Languages

d)

Shatterbelt

6.

The mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society

a)

Euros

b)

European Union

c)

Genocide

d)

Ethnic Cleansing

7.

These countries are known for their high levels of government assistance for health care, higher education & welfare.

a)

Norway,Finland,Sweden

b)

Germany,France,United Kingdom

c)

Italy,Spain,Greece,

d)

Netherlands,Poland,Austria

8.

What is the official currency of 19 of the 28 member states of the European Union

a)

Yuan

b)

Dollar

c)

Euro

d)

Krone

9.

The ____________, meaning rebirth, marked a period characterized by the revival in classical learning and values.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Revival

c)

invigoration

d)

Reawakening

10.

This is the name for a group of countries that includes Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark & Iceland. These countries are known for their high levels of government assistance for health care, higher education & welfare.

a)

Nordic Countries

b)

euro

c)

brexit

d)

world war 2

11.
Name the country.
a)
Portugal
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Itay
12.
Name the country.
a)
Portugal
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
United Kingdom
13.
Name the country.
a)
Portugal
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
United Kingdom
14.
Name the country.
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
United Kingdom
15.
Name the country.
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Poland
16.
Name the country.
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Poland
17.
Name the country.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
18.
Name the country.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
19.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Strait of Gibraltar 
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
20.
a)
North Sea
b)
Strait of Gibraltar 
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
21.
a)
North Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Atlantic Ocean
22.
a)
Swiss Alps
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountains
23.
a)
Balkan Peninsula
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Scandinavian Peninsula
24.
a)
Balkan Peninsula
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Scandinavian Peninsula
25.
a)
Balkan Peninsula
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Scandinavian Peninsula
26.

_______ is an economic and political system designed to establish classless societies, and found in the countries fo the former USSR.

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Monarchy

27.

The use of Peat for energy would be found in which European country?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

Ireland

28.
What is the name of the European country that is highlighted in red?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
Romania
29.
Which event is the city of Chernobyl famous for?
a)
ending of World War II
b)
the beginning of World War I
c)
birthplace of Islam
d)
disaster at a nuclear plant
30.
Why are Russia’s natural resources are difficult to use?
a)
on the water
b)
Harsh climate and rough terrain
c)
people are too busy
d)
none of the above
31.
Which country is labeled 13?
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Spain
d)
France
32.
Which feature does the picture represent?
a)
Danube River
b)
Rhine River
c)
English Channel
d)
Atlantic Ocean
33.
Which feature does the picture represent?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea 
c)
English Channel
d)
Pacific Ocean
34.
Which feature does the picture represent?
a)
English Channel
b)
Rhine River
c)
Danube River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
35.
Which feature does the picture represent?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Danube River
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
English Channel
36.

Fjords are carved out by:

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Warm water ocean currents

c)

glaciation

d)

tsunamis

37.

Where do earthen dikes hold back the sea creating Polders?

a)

Scotland

b)

Luxembourg

c)

Netherlands

d)

Azores

38.

Eastern Europe and parts of Northern Europe have which of the following climate?

a)

Humid Continental Climate

b)

Steppe Climate

c)

Tropical Climate

d)

Tundra Climate

39.

Which of the following climates are found in most of Southern Europe?

a)

tropical

b)

subtropical

c)

mediterranean

d)

tundra

40.

Pyrenees Mountains Separate this Peninsula from Europe.

a)

Apennine

b)

Jutland

c)

Iberian

d)

Scandinavian

41.

Which Ocean currents bring warm waters to Western Europe?

a)

North pacific Drift

b)

Peruvian and Bolivian

c)

North Atlantic Current

d)

Japanese and Asiatic Drift

42.

These Civilizations laid

the foundations of western civilization:

a)

Greece and Islamic

b)

Han and Rome

c)

Greece and Rome

d)

Rome and Byzantines

43.

The Cold War was an arms race and a power struggle between:

a)

East and West Berlin

b)

Mercantilism and Capitalism

c)

The communist world and the non-communist world

d)

North and South Korea

44.

Long, steep sided glacial valley now filled by seawater.

a)

dikes

b)

polders

c)

glaciation

d)

fjords

45.

Land reclaimed from the sea

a)

dikes

b)

polders

c)

glaciation

d)

fjords

46.
Which feature does the picture represent?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
European Plain
c)
Alps
d)
Scandinavian Peninsula
47.

What mountain range separates the continents of Europe and Asia, and is found in Russia?

a)

Rhodope Mountains

b)

Apennines

c)

Transylvanian Alps

d)

Ural Mountains

48.
What is the name of the peninsula on which Spain and Portugal are located?
a)
Italian Peninsula
b)
Balkan Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Scadinavian Peninsula
49.
Which river helps Germany transport people and goods?
a)
the Danube River
b)
the Mississippi River
c)
the Amazon River
d)
the Rhine River
50.
What makes Russia's natural resources difficult to access?
a)
The climate is too warm.
b)
The harsh climate rugged terrain
c)
The European Plain
d)
The Arctic Ocean 
51.
Why do many Germans live along the Rhine River?
a)
Decreases the availability of transportation.
b)
Improves education.
c)
Improves transportation and trade.
d)
The Rhine serves as a trade barrier.
52.
How do the Alps serve as a natural boundary?
a)
The Alps run north to south in central Russia and separate Europe from Asia.
b)
The Alps separate the Iberian Peninsula from the France.
c)
The Alps isolate Italy from the rest of Europe and they protect Switzerland from outside invasion.
d)
The Alps run through central Italy.
53.
Which river flows west to east through central Europe?
a)
The Seine
b)
The Th
c)
The Danube
d)
The Rhine
54.
What mountain range is between France and Spain?
a)
Alps
b)
Pyrenees
c)
Apennines 
55.
What peninsula is shown in green?
a)
Jutland
b)
Iberian
c)
Swedish
d)
Scandinavian
56.

Which of these flows near Europe’s west coast and contributes to its mild climate?

a)

Uplands Flow

b)

Arctic Drift

c)

Mistral Winds

d)

North Atlantic Drift

57.

Which of these has oil fields that are a major source of petroleum for the world?

a)

North Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

the Netherlands

58.
Peninsula surrounded by Norwegian, North, and Baltic Seas
a)
Balkan
b)
Italian
c)
Iberian
d)
Scandinavian
59.
Peninsula jutting out into Mediterranean sea
a)
Balkan
b)
Italian
c)
Jutland
d)
Scandinavian
60.
To gain farmland, reduce population density, and reduce erosion from waves these are created
a)
polders
b)
terpens
c)
zuider zee
d)
ljssermeer
61.
What country is considered to be part of Southern Europe?
a)
Ireland
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Ukraine
62.
What country is part of Scandinavia?
a)
Portugal
b)
Andorra
c)
Liechtenstein
d)
Norway
63.
What mountain range separates Spain from France?
a)
Ural Mountains
b)
Alps
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Pindus Mountains
64.
In which European region are fjords common?
a)
Western
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Eastern
65.
What best describes the Marine West Coast Climate of Western Europe?
a)
Dry, hot summers, mild winters
b)
Cold winters, hot summers
c)
Rainy all year long
d)
Mild temperatures with rain, cool summers and mild winters
66.

What climate has mild or warm summers with long, cold winters?

a)

humid continental climate

b)

Mediterranean climate

c)

humid sub-tropical climate

d)

tundra climates

67.

Which peninsula is circled in the picture?

a)

Jutland Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Italian Peninsula

d)

Balkan Peninsula

68.

Which peninsula is circled in the picture?

a)

Scandinavian Peninsula

b)

Jutland Peninsula

c)

Italian Peninsula

d)

Iberian Peninsula

69.

Which country is highlighted in red on the map?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Norway

d)

France

70.

Which country is highlighted in red on the map?

a)

Austria

b)

Denmark

c)

Italy

d)

Hungary

71.

Which sea is number 20?

a)

The Mediterranean

b)

The Norwegian

c)

The Adriatic

d)

The Baltic

72.

Following the ________________ in 1917, The Russian communist party took over and formed the Soviet Union

a)

WW2

b)

WW1

c)

Cold War

d)

Russian Revolution

73.

In this type of economy the central government makes all important economic decisions.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Free Market

d)

Capitalism

74.

The term for the effect caused by the distance from moderating influence of the sea

a)

Far-From-The-Sea-ality

b)

Inland Effect

c)

Continentality

d)

Taiga

75.

The Deepest lake in the world is located in Russia. What lake is it?

a)

Aral Sea

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Lake Yankton

d)

The Super duper deep lake of Russia

76.

The subarctic region of Russia that lies on the continent of Asia. It is very cold here and there is a layer of permafrost over much of the region.

a)

Siberia

b)

Northern European Plain

c)

Taiga

d)

Transcaucasia

77.

The ________________ nuclear plant is one of the worst disasters to ever occur in human history. The blast has spread toxic radiation and displaced over 600,000 people.

a)

USSR

b)

Chernozem

c)

Chernobyl

78.

Which of the following is a Peninsula?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Europe

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

All of the Above

79.
Danube River
a)
touches 9 countries, connects Europe to the Black Sea
b)
Floods Northern Africa
c)
provides trade route from France to the Arctic Ocean
80.

Greece consisted of independently governed communities consisting of a city and the surrounding land called:

a)

republics

b)

provinces

c)

city-states

d)

domains

81.

Increase in immigration (guest workers) in northwestern Europe in the 1980s led to the rise in

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Nationalism

d)

Peace

82.

Which country is identified in the picture

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

83.
a)
North Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Baltic Sea
d)
Atlantic Ocean
84.

The balkanization is ?

a)

is the term for Term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another

b)

Describes the region of Eastern Europe where many of the countries have deep internal political & cultural divisions and have had their borders redrawn over time because of these divisions.

c)

world war 2

d)

vatican city

85.

The mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society

a)

enthic cleansing

b)

genocide

c)

brexit

d)

welfare states

86.

Name a country in Eastern Europe today.

a)

Germany

b)

Greece

c)

Finland

d)

Serbia

87.

Name a country in Western Europe.

a)

Belgium

b)

Bosnia

c)

Serbia

d)

Ukraine

88.
The Northwestern European Plain is used mainly for
a)
recreation.
b)
transportation.
c)
industry.
d)
agriculture.
89.
What are two northern peninsulas found in Western Europe?
a)
Scandinavian and Jutland
b)
Italian and Iberian
c)
Balkan and Scandinavian
d)
Jutland and Italian
90.

As Eastern Europe is farther away from the prevailing westerly winds, the region experiences extremely cold winters and hot summers. The interior of Russia also experiences this, known as

a)

Mediterranean Climate

b)

Mistral Winds

c)

Continentality

d)

Marine Climte

91.

The transition from a command to a market economy that occurred with the fall of the Soviet Union, where government price controls were removed is known as

a)

Perestroika

b)

Glasnost

c)

Privatization

d)

Atheism

92.

During this period in the 17th and 18th centuries in Northwestern Europe, people began to embrace reason and to question tradition.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Industrial Revolution

93.

Invasive species, or non-native organisms that threaten local habitats in Northern Europe are caused by

a)

Climate Change

b)

Industrialization

c)

Increased Shipping

d)

Agribusiness

94.

Arose as the demand for food increased, but the number of farmers decreased

a)

Industrialization

b)

Privatization

c)

Agribusiness

d)

Common Market

95.

The Russian Core is made up of

a)

USSR

b)

USSR, Serbia, and Yugoslavia

c)

Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

d)

Russia, Poland, and Kazakhstan

96.

Eastern Russia is divided from Western Russia by the

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Nile River

d)

Volga River

97.

Some of Russia's natural resources aren't used because

a)

Russia's economy is already flooded with wealth.

b)

Russians prefer to import resources.

c)

neighboring countries claim some resources and Russia hopes to avoid conflict.

d)

it is too cold and too distant to access or transport some materials.

98.

What is Siberia?

a)

a tropical island

b)

an extremely cold region in Eastern Russia

c)

an active volcano

d)

a low mountain range

99.

Lake Baikal holds ________ of the earth's unfrozen fresh water.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

100.

Belief that your country is superior, without question or doubt.

a)

Patriotism

b)

Globalization

c)

Nationalism

d)

Diversity

101.

The Northern Region of Europe consists of

a)

Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, and Iceland

b)

Germany, Poland, and France

c)

Russia

d)

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland

102.

Germany, France, Poland, Great Britain, and Ireland are in what region of Europe?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Northwestern

d)

Eastern

103.

Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal can be found in what region

a)

Eastern

b)

Southern

c)

Northwestern

d)

Northern

104.

This region separates the rest of Europe from Asia

a)

Southern

b)

Northwestern

c)

Eastern

d)

Northern

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