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European Geography & Biomes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biome with plants and grasses and very (or no) trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

2.
The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome
a)
Coniferous Forrest
b)
Deciduous Forrest 
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
3.

Which of Europe's physical features is labeled A? (you can click on the picture to make it bigger)

a)

English Channel

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Northern European Plain

4.

Which of Europe's physical features is labeled J? (remember you can click on the picture to zoom in)

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

English Channel

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Black Sea

5.

Major European Mt. range shown here.

a)

Alps

b)

Ural

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Rocky

6.

Major location shown here.

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Scandinavian Peninsula

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

7.

Choose the statement most likely to describe the population of Rovaniemi, Finland, the largest city in Lapland (click to zoom in)

a)

Not very big because of it's climate and location in the taiga biome. (>100,000)

b)

A large European city about the size of Paris in the tropical zone.

c)

Around 500,000+/- because of it's heavy rains and location on the Mediterranean Sea.

d)

One of the world's largest cities because of Santa Claus and the Northern Lights

8.

Which biome is also known as the "Temperate Forest"? (Dominant biome in Europe in the temperate zone)

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Tundra Forest

d)

Taiga Forest

9.

What is the main factor that makes the biomes diverse?

a)

Land

b)

Water

c)

Climate

d)

Longitude

10.

This cold biome, along with Tundra, is dominant in far Northern Europe and the Scandinavian Peninsula.

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Grasslands

11.

People are least likely to live in the following biomes:

a)

Forest, Grassland

b)

Temperate forest, Desert

c)

Taiga, Tundra

d)

Rainforest, Tropical Grassland

12.

Iquitos is found in which biome?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Temperate Grassland

d)

Tropical Rainforest

13.

The city of Calama (climograph seen here) is found in which biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical Grassland

14.

How does the gulf stream affect Europe's climate?

a)

Europe is much colder because of it's proximity to the wind and ocean current.

b)

Europe is much drier because of the current.

c)

Europe is much warmer that you'd expect because of the gulf stream.

d)

Europe has a smaller population density than Canada.

15.

Why does Europe have some of the densest population areas on Earth?

a)

Many water sources and good climate leading to great trade.

b)

Tropical Climate, Good Trade, Access to the Nile River

c)

Mekong River access and it's river delta, warm weather in Scandinavia

d)

Polar Weather keeps it chill enough for people to live happy.