WorksheetsWestern Europe - physical geography
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 11mins
Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it
Rhine River
Westerlies
Alpine Mountains
English Channel
Located north of Western Europe. Contains large oil & natural gas reserves and has been significant for trade and fishing.
English Channel
North Sea
Central Uplands
Mediterranean Sea
The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe
Rivers in Western Europe
Danube River
Rhine River
Tagus River
Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating
Taiga
Deciduous
Coal
Peat
A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain
Appalachian Mountains
Ural Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains
Rocky Mountains
A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia
Danube River
Ural Mountains
European Plain
Ukraine
A mountain range in south-central Europe stretching from eastern France and northern Italy
Pyrenees Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Alps Mountains
Ural Mountains
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Islands
Highlands
Fjords
Peninsula
Which of the following would be considered a Benelux country? Check all the apply.
Bulgaria
Netherlands
England
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Which is the name for the Dutch land that has been reclaimed from the sea?
polders
dikes
estuary
fjords
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Invasive
Deciduous
Balkanization
Biodiversity
a group of islands
archipelago
continent
fjord
trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season
conifer
deciduous
These winds blow from west to east and keep most of Western Europe and coastal Northern Europe warm
Subarctic
Westerlies
Humid Continental
Siberia
Describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves
Deciduous
Invasive
Coniferous
Peat
Which of the following contributed to the creation of the Alps?
estuaries and glaciers
plate tectonics and volcanoes
polders and the Westerlies
plate tectonics and glaciers
Name the underwater structure that connects France and Britain.
London Bridge
the peat bog
the Chunnel
the Thames River system
Which of the following is Western Europe's top agricultural producer?
Germany
France
Belgium
Ireland
The British Isles have a more diverse plant life than mainland Europe.
True
False
What type of climate will you experience in southern France?
Mediterranean
the Westerlies
Marine West Coast
Continental
Which features are most connected to a marine west coast climate?
hot summers and cold winters
very cold days and evenings
cool summers and mild winters
warm days and hot evenings
