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Western Europe - physical geography

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Separates Great Britain from France. Is a busy route for shipping transportation on it and car and train travel under it

a)

Rhine River

b)

Westerlies

c)

Alpine Mountains

d)

English Channel

2.

Located north of Western Europe. Contains large oil & natural gas reserves and has been significant for trade and fishing.

a)

English Channel

b)

North Sea

c)

Central Uplands

d)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe

a)

Rivers in Western Europe

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Tagus River

4.

Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating

a)

Taiga

b)

Deciduous

c)

Coal

d)

Peat

5.

A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Pyrenees Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

6.

A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia

a)

Danube River

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

European Plain

d)

Ukraine

7.

A mountain range in south-central Europe stretching from eastern France and northern Italy

a)

Pyrenees Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Alps Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

8.

A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

Islands

b)

Highlands

c)

Fjords

d)

Peninsula

9.
One-third of Europe's land is arable, or good for farming. Name this landform.
a)
tundra
b)
taiga
c)
Northern European Plain
d)
Alpine Mountain Range
10.
What mountain range is shown in brown relief?
a)
North European Mountains
b)
Alps
c)
Urals
d)
Pyrenees
11.

Which of the following would be considered a Benelux country? Check all the apply.

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Netherlands

c)

England

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Liechtenstein

12.

Which is the name for the Dutch land that has been reclaimed from the sea?

a)

polders

b)

dikes

c)

estuary

d)

fjords

13.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

a)

Invasive

b)

Deciduous

c)

Balkanization

d)

Biodiversity

14.
Name the physical feature.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
English Channel
d)
Arctic Ocean
15.

a group of islands

a)

archipelago

b)

continent

c)

fjord

16.

trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season

a)

conifer

b)

deciduous

17.

These winds blow from west to east and keep most of Western Europe and coastal Northern Europe warm

a)

Subarctic

b)

Westerlies

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Siberia

18.

Describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves

a)

Deciduous

b)

Invasive

c)

Coniferous

d)

Peat

19.

Which of the following contributed to the creation of the Alps?

a)

estuaries and glaciers

b)

plate tectonics and volcanoes

c)

polders and the Westerlies

d)

plate tectonics and glaciers

20.

Name the underwater structure that connects France and Britain.

a)

London Bridge

b)

the peat bog

c)

the Chunnel

d)

the Thames River system

21.

Which of the following is Western Europe's top agricultural producer?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

Ireland

22.

The British Isles have a more diverse plant life than mainland Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What type of climate will you experience in southern France?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

the Westerlies

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Continental

24.

Which features are most connected to a marine west coast climate?

a)

hot summers and cold winters

b)

very cold days and evenings

c)

cool summers and mild winters

d)

warm days and hot evenings