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Chapter 10: Continental Europe Honors Geography Study Guide

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most of continental Europe has a . . .

a)

humid continental climate.

b)

humid subtropical climate.

c)

marine-west-coast climate.

d)

Mediterranean climate.

2.

Paris lies on the ______ River.

a)

Garonne

b)

Loire

c)

Rhine

d)

Seine

3.

The longest river in France is the . . .

a)

Garonne.

b)

Loire.

c)

Rhine.

d)

Seine.

4.

What country has the world’s highest per capita GDP?

a)

Germany

b)

Liechtenstein

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Switzerland

5.

Which German canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Canal du Midi

c)

Kiel Canal

d)

Middleland Canal

6.

What is the largest industrial region in Europe?

a)

Flanders

b)

the Hague

c)

Normandy

d)

the Ruhr

7.

Cantons are . . .

a)

bishops in the Orthodox Church.

b)

the federal divisions of Switzerland.

c)

French provincial governments.

d)

warm winds from the Alps.

8.

What year did East and West Germany formally reunite?

a)

1990

b)

2016

c)

1947

d)

1932

e)

1984

9.

What country has the largest percentage of Muslims?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Switzerland

d)

Belgium

10.

Which country has the largest economy in Europe?

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

The Netherlands

11.

What is a way the government is involved with churches and synagogues?

a)

Taxes are collected for their support.

b)

They keep track of membership.

c)

They choose the pastors and rabbis.

d)

The government owns the buildings.

12.

Europe is called a . . .

a)

northern continent.

b)

peninsula of peninsulas.

c)

mountain cathedral.

d)

coastal plain.

13.

People who claim they are unable to know for

sure if God exists are called . . .

a)

evolutionists.

b)

agnostics.

c)

atheists.

d)

spiritualists.

14.

______ of the air pollution in Continental Western Europe is caused by vehicle emissions.

a)

Ninety percent

b)

Twenty percent

c)

Fifty percent

d)

Five percent

e)

Thirty-Seven percent

15.

These are important for trade, transportation, and agriculture production.

a)

plains

b)

mountains

c)

seas

d)

rivers

16.

This is the second-longest river in Europe and is classified as an international waterway.

a)

Loire

b)

Elbe

c)

Danube

d)

Rhine

17.

These are the most important bodies of water in Switzerland.

a)

alpine rivers

b)

alpine lakes

c)

ponds

d)

alpine seas

18.

The current French constitution was passed in . . .

a)

1815.

b)

1870.

c)

1958.

d)

2001.

e)

1983

19.

The EU is known for its . . .

a)

extensive regulations.

b)

commitment to small government.

c)

commitment to its members’ sovereignty.

d)

respect for election results.

20.

Which country did not have the dramatic drop in births in the 1960s and has been able to maintain a fertility number just under 2.1?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Switzerland

d)

the Netherlands

21.

People in low-context cultures are . . .

a)

easy going.

b)

afraid of causing shame.

c)

relational.

d)

task-oriented.

22.

This city is known as the capital of classical music.

a)

Berlin

b)

Vienna

c)

Paris

d)

Amsterdam

23.

This country has the greatest percentage of Muslims.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Belgium

24.

This city has instituted bans on private vehicles for certain days.

a)

Bonn

b)

Vienna

c)

Zurich

d)

Paris

25.

The people of Continental Western Europe have a particular expertise in making . . .

a)

soups.

b)

stir fry.

c)

baked goods.

d)

pasta dishes.

26.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

This is fine-grained soil carried by the wind.

a)

Loess

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

27.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

The ______ Mountains form the border between Spain and France.

a)

Apennine

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

28.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

Structures the Dutch have built to hold back seawater are ______.

a)

Apennine

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

29.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

This country has the highest per capita GDP in the world.

a)

Apennine

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

30.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

The warm, dry wind that blows from the Alps is a ______.

a)

Apennine

b)

Pyrenees

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

31.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

______ are events where snow detaches from a mountain and moves down its slopes.

a)

Apennine

b)

Avalanches

c)

Dikes

d)

Luxembourg

e)

Foehn

32.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

These are parcels of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea.

a)

Apennine

b)

Avalanches

c)

Dikes

d)

Polders

e)

Foehn

33.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

This region includes the Ardennes.

a)

The Central Uplands

b)

Alpine Mountain System

c)

The Western Uplands

d)

The Great European Plain

34.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

This forms a barrier severing the southern peninsulas of Europe from the rest of the continent.

a)

The Central Uplands

b)

Alpine Mountain System

c)

The Western Uplands

d)

The Great European Plain

35.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

The Brittany Peninsula of France is located here.

a)

The Central Uplands

b)

Alpine Mountain System

c)

The Western Uplands

d)

The Great European Plain

36.

Match each description with the correct answer choice.

This covers the northern half of Germany.

a)

The Central Uplands

b)

Alpine Mountain System

c)

The Western Uplands

d)

The Great European Plain

37.

What was the systematic murder of Jewish people during World War II?

(a)  

38.

What city is known as the capital of classical music?

(a)  

39.

These are places with a pleasant atmosphere for patrons to slow down.

(a)  

40.

This organization of economic cooperation was formed in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty.

(a)  

41.

There are more (a)   than people in the Netherlands.

42.

The Allied invasion of France during World War II took place in the (a)   region.

43.

The (a)   hills cover southern Belgium, Luxembourg, and part of France.

44.

(a)   is the tiny principality between Switzerland and Austria known for its industrialization and high standard of living.

45.

This country is by far the economic powerhouse of Europe.

(a)  

46.

What was the intellectual framework of Europe before the Enlightenment?

(a)  

47.

The Alps were formed as these two plates collided.

(a)  

48.

The Kiel Canal connects which two bodies of water?

(a)  

49.

This is the common currency of the EU nations.

(a)  

50.

This is the most visited country in the world.

(a)  

51.

What are the world’s top economies are called?

(a)  

52.

This is a defense alliance founded after World War II to counter the Soviet Union.

(a)  

53.

What did German engineers do to Germany’s rivers?

(a)  

54.

What did terrorists do in Paris in 2015?

(a)  

55.

Almost one-third of Germany’s mosques are owned by which country?

(a)  

56.

What is a passive house?

(a)  

57.

Why is air pollution particularly bad during the winter?

(a)