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Europe - Physical Geography Vocab

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Body of water bordering southern Europe, almost completely enclosed by land, stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west, to Asia in the East

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

2.

Mountain range separating Spain and France

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Carpathians

3.

Mountain range running along the whole Italian Peninsula

a)

Alps

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Apennines

d)

Carpathians

4.

Europe’s highest mountains, come of which are located in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia

a)

Alps

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Apennines

d)

Carpathians

5.

Type of climate found across Southern Europe, with warm sunny days and mild nights most of the year

a)

Arctic Climate

b)

Mediterranean Climate

c)

Tropical Climate

d)

Italian Climate

6.

Broad coastal plain that stretches from the Atlantic coast into Eastern Europe

a)

Alps

b)

Savannah

c)

North European Plain

d)

Great Hungarian Plain

7.

Large body of water to the north of west-central Europe, bordering the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway

a)

Black Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Norwegian Sea

8.

Narrow waterway to the north of France, that separates west-central Europe (France in particular) from the United Kingdom

a)

Strait of Gibraltor

b)

English Channel

c)

Norwegian Channel

d)

Euro waterway

9.

Europe’s second largest river, beginning in Germany and stretching to the Black Sea through 10 countries

a)

Rhine River

b)

Volga River

c)

Danube River

d)

Nile River

10.

Beginning in the Swiss Alps, travels north through Germany; a major waterway used to transports goods and materials

a)

Rhine River

b)

Danube River

c)

Volga River

d)

Nile River

11.

River that is deep and wide enough for ships to use

a)

wide river

b)

sailor's river

c)

navigable river

d)

maneuverable river

12.

A group of islands located across the English Channel from the rest of Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland

a)

Scandinavia

b)

British Isles

c)

Hawaii

d)

European Islands

13.

A region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland

a)

Scandinavia

b)

British Isles

c)

European Islands

d)

Helsinki

14.

A narrow inlet of the sea set between high rocky cliffs

a)

riverbend

b)

fjord

c)

Scandinavia

15.

Energy from the heat of Earth’s interior; Iceland is a pioneer in the use of geothermal energy

a)

Hydroelectric energy

b)

Magma Energy

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Natural Energy

16.

An ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocean

a)

North Atlantic Drift

b)

North Pacific Drift

c)

North Arctic Drift

d)

North Mediterranean Drift

17.

A low mountain range stretching from the Alps to the Black Sea

a)

Apennines

b)

Alps

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Carpathians

18.

One of the largest peninsulas in Europe, extends into the Mediterranean Sea with Greece at its southern point

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Scandinavian Peninsula

d)

Balkan Peninsula