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Western Europe Physical Geography Pop Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

range in south-central Europe that stretches through France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.

a)

The Alps Mountains

b)

Carpathian Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

2.

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

3.

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

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Pyrenees Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

4.

A narrow sea between Great Britain and France

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

English Channel

5.

Which country is number 2?

a)

Germany

b)

United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

Italy

6.

Which country is the United Kingdom?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Which country is Germany?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.
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
9.

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

a)

polders

b)

dikes

c)

estuary

d)

fjords

10.

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

11.

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

a)

estuaries and glaciers

b)

plate tectonics and volcanoes

c)

polders and the Westerlies

d)

plate tectonics and glaciers

12.

Name the underwater structure that connects France and Britain.

a)

London Bridge

b)

the peat bog

c)

the Chunnel

d)

the Thames River system

13.

What type of climate will you experience in southern France?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

the Westerlies

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Continental

14.

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

15.

How do rivers in Western Europe affect economic development?

a)

Rivers provide transportation routes for

goods and people.

b)

Rivers provide water for farming.

c)

Rivers produce electrical power.

d)

All of the above.

16.

Which energy sources are important to Western Europe today?

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

rivers- hydroelectricity

d)

All of the above.

17.

Coal was important to the Industrial Revolution because it powered machines.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

_________ and __________ are two rivers in Western Europe.

a)

Amazon

b)

Rhine

c)

Danube

d)

Nile