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Geography Chapter 12-13 Europe Practice Test

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which major geographic feature is highlighted on this map?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula
c)
Ural Mountains
d)
English Channel
2.
Which major geographic feature is highlighted on this map?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
The Alps Mountains
c)
The Ural Mountains
d)
European Plain
3.
Which nation is marked with a 5?
a)
Germany
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
4.
Which nation is marked with a 1?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Russia
c)
Ukraine
d)
Poland
5.
Which nation is marked with an 8? 
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
6.
What is a main cause of Acid Rain?
a)
Nuclear radiation
b)
Global warming
c)
Oil spills
d)
Air pollution
7.

Which of the following countries uses the Danube and Rhine Rivers for shipping and the movement of people?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

8.
What is the capital city of Germany? 
a)
Dublin 
b)
London
c)
Berlin
d)
Vienna
9.
The Benelux countries all have constitutional monarchies. What can you infer about the government of each of these countries. 
a)
they are all ruled by dictators
b)
they were all once ruled by foreign countries
c)
they all have a king or queen
d)
they all gained their independence after World War II
10.
The House of Commons and the House of Lords are both 
a)
homes built by the first King of England
b)
part of the parliament of the United Kingdom
c)
part of the parliament of France
d)
tourist attractions in Western Germany
11.
Popular tourist attractions such as Big Ben and the London Eye are located in  
a)
France 
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Italy
12.
Spain and Portugal are both located in this region of Southern Europe. 
a)
Jutland Peninsula
b)
The Ruhr
c)
Iberian Peninsula 
d)
Northern Italy
13.
Which of the following countries is not part of the EU and is known for being neutral during times of war and peace.
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
Switzerland
14.
Nicknamed the "Emerald Isle"
a)
Netherlands
b)
Ireland
c)
Sweeden
d)
Iceland
15.
Natural boundary between Spain and France
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Apalachine
16.
The European Union has made trade easier in Europe by using a common currency called the:
a)
Dollar
b)
Euro
c)
Crown
d)
Ruble
17.
All of the following are benefits of belonging to the European Union EXCEPT?
a)
To allow citizens to travel freely among member countries.
b)
To have a common currency called the euro.
c)
To offer free trade without tariffs.
d)
To tax goods shipped to other member countries.
18.
Which statement would be supported by the data above?
a)
Russia is the most free economy on the list.
b)
Germany has more government involvement in their economy than Russia.
c)
The United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia have significantly different economic systems.
d)
There is very little government involvement in the economy of the United Kingdom.
19.

a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

guild

b)

peninsula

c)

Aegean sea

d)

city-state

20.
Which religion is most widespread in Western Europe?
a)
Islam
b)
Catholicism
c)
Baptist
d)
Judaism
21.

The climate found in most Southern European countries is the __________________________________ climate.

a)

Tropical

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Luxury

d)

Aquatic

22.

Which of the following is one of Greece's best industries?

a)

Making ice cream cones

b)

Shipping/Trading

c)

Agriculture (farming)

d)

Making rubber

23.

According to the map which part of Italy suffers from the most unemployment?

a)

Northern Italy

b)

Southern Italy

24.

Why has Spain and Portugal's economies fallen behind many other European countries?

a)

They don't have a good work ethic

b)

They didn't focus on building more vacation locations

c)

The other major European countries are greedy

d)

They relied more on gold and borrowing money than on making products

25.

The ___ mountains are along the north of Italy.

a)

Alps

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Andes

26.

What church do most people belong in Greece belong to:

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Orthodox Church

c)

Islamic

27.

An independent state located within the city of Rome...

a)

Venice

b)

Vatican City

28.

The capital of Spain is:

a)

Iberia

b)

San Juan

c)

Barcelona

d)

Madrid

29.

In Spain, people love to dance and listen to:

a)

rancheras

b)

regaetton

c)

flamenco

d)

fados

30.

Tourism is a major component of Southern Europe's economy. This is an example of the region's increasing dependence on the ___________________ sector.

a)

manufacturing

b)

financial

c)

services

d)

agricultural

31.

Greeks in ancient Athens introduced the concept of ______________, which has influenced society, politics, and culture around the world.

a)

democracy

b)

mythology

c)

rule of law

d)

complementarity

32.
A country with one of the highest rates of deaths from urban air pollution, home to the Balkans.
a)
Bulgaria
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Romania 
d)
Montenegro 
33.
A broad lowland area north of the Carpathians covering most of Poland and many Baltic countries is the ___________________.
a)
Northern European Plain
b)
Hungarian Plain
c)
Black Sea Basin
d)
Transylvanian Plateau
34.

A country that separated from Serbia, the least populated country in Eastern Europe.

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Carpathian Mountains

c)

Montenegro

d)

Yugoslavia

e)

Adriatic Sea

35.

A country that attempted to reverse Balkanization by combining many ethnic groups.

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Carpathian Mountains

c)

Montenegro

d)

Yugoslavia

e)

Adriatic Sea

36.

Yugoslavia only existed from the 1940's to the 1990's because ...

a)

Its ethnic groups broke off into their own countries.

b)

It was renamed to better represent its ethnic diversity.

c)

It was broken up and taken over by neighboring countries.

d)

Its corrupt government was removed and the territory was absorbed by neighboring countries.

37.

Most of Europe has a ___________________ climate.

a)

subtropical

b)

steppe

c)

continental

d)

Mediterranean

38.

A broad lowland area north of the Carpathians covering most of Poland and many Baltic countries is the ...

a)

Northern European Plain

b)

Hungarian Plain

c)

Black Sea Basin

d)

Transylvania Plateau

39.

The earliest people of Eastern Europe were ...

a)

Mongols and Serbs

b)

Serbs and Celtic

c)

Slavs, Germanic and Celtic

d)

Mongols, Serbs and Slavs

40.

What is A?

a)

Poland

b)

Latvia

c)

Belarus

d)

Hungary

41.
What country is not part of the Nordic countries?
a)
Denmark
b)
England
c)
Iceland
d)
Finland
42.
The ________ rate is very high in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
a)
literacy 
b)
death
c)
birth
d)
studying
43.

Most of the Balkan Peninsula is covered by -

a)

lakes

b)

grasslands

c)

marshes

d)

mountains

44.

The capital of the Czech Republic

a)

Prague

b)

Warsaw

c)

Budapest

d)

Slovenia

45.

Infrastructure is...

a)

electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than those of visible light.

b)

a violation of a law or agreement

c)

the set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities

d)

a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable numb

46.

Which European countries below are known as the Baltic states?

a)

Norway, Latvia and Estona

b)

Poland, Latvia and Estonia

c)

Finland, Norway and Estonia

d)

Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia

47.

Which country is NOT part of the Benelux countries?

a)

Belgium

b)

Netherlands

c)

Norway

d)

Luxemburg

48.

Nomads are people who move from place to place.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

This city, the capital of Hungary, is known as the "Paris of Eastern Europe". What is the name of this city?

a)

Budapest

b)

Prague

c)

Skopje

d)

Tirana

50.

Which two countries in Eastern Europe used to be a part of Czechoslovakia?

a)

Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Bulgaria

b)

Czech Republic and Slovenia

c)

Czech Republic and Slovakia

51.

Which European country below has 56% of their forests affected by deforestation?

a)

Slovakia

b)

Czech Republic

c)

Greece

d)

Brazil

52.

Transferring ownership of businesses from government to private owners is known as

a)

destabilizing the economy

b)

communism

c)

free enterprise

d)

privatization

53.

Most Slovaks are Roman Catholic

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which country is not a part of the Balkans?

a)

Poland

b)

former Yugoslav republics

c)

Albania

d)

Romania

55.

True or False: About 70% of Albanians are Catholic.

a)

True

b)

False; About 70% of Albanians are Muslim.

c)

False; About 30% of Albanians are Muslim.

d)

False; About 90% of Albanians are Christian.

56.

Which peninsula juts into the Black Sea?

a)

The Balkan Peninsula

b)

The Crimean Peninsula

c)

The Iberian Peninsula

d)

The Spanish Peninsula

57.

True or False: Moldova was once a part of Bulgaria.

a)

True

b)

False; Bulgaria was once a part of Moldova

c)

False; Moldova was once a part of Romania

d)

False; Moldova was once a part of Macedonia

58.

What is the name of the body of water circled on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Black Sea

c)

Brown Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

59.

What is the body of water circled on the map?

a)

North Sea

b)

East Sea

c)

South Sea

d)

West Sea

60.

The Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral are two famous landmarks in the French city of

a)

Lyons

b)

Paris

61.
What country is highlighted red?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Italy
62.
European countries tend to have many talented entrepreneurs, meaning that they have…
a)
workers who will work for little to no wages.
b)
companies that wish to relocate outside of Europe.
c)
politicians that are very smart with spending the tax money for the country.
d)
people willing to combine resources and take risks to develop new products.
63.
The United Kingdom has set forth government regulations for emissions (harmful gases) released from cars. They are working hard to reduce _________ .
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Water Pollution
c)
Erosion
d)
Flooding

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