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Europe History, Environmental Issues & Geography Review 21-22

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What body of water is located between England and France on a map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

English Channel

2.

What mountain range divides Asia from Europe?

a)

Alps

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

d)

Himalayas

3.
Spain and Portugal are located on which peninsula?
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula
c)
English Peninsula
d)
Italian Peninsula
4.

Which feature is located at the Letter F?

a)

Rhine River

b)

Spain

c)

The Ural Mountains

d)

The English Channel

5.

What peninsula is shown in orange?

a)

Scandanavian

b)

Iberian

c)

Floridian

d)

Yucatan

6.

Locate Spain

a)

5

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

7.

Locate the United Kingdom

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Locate Germany

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What country did we discuss having a big problem with air pollution?

a)

Germany

b)

Ukraine

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Russia

10.

What country did we discuss having a big problem with acid rain?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Ukraine

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

11.

What country did we discuss having a big problem with the nuclear incident at Chernobyl?

a)

Germany

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Russia

d)

Ukraine

12.

Factories, traffic, and large populations have created which of the following environmental

problems in the United Kingdom?

a)

Contaminated ground water

b)

Deforestation

c)

Nuclear disaster

d)

Poor air quality

13.

All of the following are causes of air pollution and acid rain except for

a)

burning fossil fuels like coal

b)

manufacturing

c)

vehicle emissions into the air

d)

solar, wind and water power

14.

Which of the following is NOT a reaction to air pollution in the United Kingdom?

a)

increased emission standards for automobiles

b)

increase in the use of public transportation

c)

rationing of fuel for automobiles

d)

promoting the use of cleaner burning coal

15.

After 1986, Chernobyl, Ukraine, was abandoned. What caused the people to abandon the city?

a)

The area was under water because of the construction of a dam

b)

The extremely harsh winters made it hard to live there.

c)

The nuclear power plant exploded and radiation levels were unsafe

d)

The Chernobyl River was diverted so there was no drinking water.

16.

Which THREE of the following were immediate effects of the disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

a)

spread of radioactive materials through the air

b)

an end to the use of nuclear power

c)

increase in cancer due to radiation exposure

d)

evacuation of large numbers of people

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the distinct language groups spoken in Europe today?

a)

Slavic

b)

Portuguese

c)

Germanic

d)

Romance

18.

Most people in Europe identify themselves as being part of what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

19.

Which of the following is NOT considered a major religion in Europe?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

20.

All of the following are Romance languages EXCEPT

a)

Italian

b)

Spanish

c)

Russian

d)

French

21.

All of the following countries are matched correctly with where people live in Europe EXCEPT

a)

Germany - cities

b)

Russia - Western part

c)

United Kingdom - London

d)

Russia - Eastern part

22.

What mountain range divides Asia from Europe?

a)

Alps

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

d)

Himalayas

23.

Which of the following was a goal of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

to acknowledge the role the United States played in World War I

b)

to divide the goods and materials seized during World War I

c)

to weaken Germany so it would not attack France or Great Britain again

d)

to help Germany rebuild its industry

24.

Which of the following was a provision, or specific condition listed, from the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany regained their territories.

b)

The United States sent troops into Germany for ten years.

c)

Germany was divided into four parts and controlled by four different Allied countries.

d)

Germany was not allowed to have a large army or navy.

25.

What event triggered the worldwide economic depression in 1929?

a)

the growing alliance or partnership between France and Germany

b)

the stock market crash in the United Kingdom

c)

Germany's military expansion

d)

the stock market crash in the United States

26.

Which event did NOT contribute to, or cause the rise of Nazism?

a)

people thinking the outcome of World War I was good

b)

growing tensions between the United States and France

c)

economic problems that resulted from worldwide depression

d)

Not being confident in the leadership of Germany under Adolf Hitler

27.

What was the "Cold War"?

a)

a period when the two sides were fighting the most during the bloody war

b)

the period of political hostility between communist countries and capitalist,

democratic countries following World War II

28.

Which of the following events lead to the separation of Germany and Berlin into East and West?

a)

the division of Germany into occupation zones following World War II

b)

the Berlin Wall falling

c)

the United States refusing to work with British and French forces

29.

When one describes Judaism as monotheistic they mean,

a)

that Jews have many Gods.

b)

that Jews believe in one God.

c)

that Jews believe in one country.

d)

that Jews believe in only one Savior.

30.

What happened to end WWI that blamed Germany?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Russian Revolution

d)

WWII

31.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed and military was shrunk.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT