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Worksheets7th S.S. - Ch. 13 Quiz (Natural Environments of Europe)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Major European river that empties into the North Sea
Rhine River
loess
Ural Mountains
Marks the Eastern boundary of Europe
polders
Danube River
Ural Mountains
Fertile, fine grain, windblown soil
Po Valley
loess
polders
An extremely fertile valley and major farming center
Po Valley
dikes
Rhine River
Location of major fishing grounds
North Sea
Danube River
British Isles
Major European river that empties into the Black Sea
North Atlantic Drift
Danube River
North Sea
Earthen walls built to hold back water
British Isles
bolders
dikes
This region has a marine west coast climate
Rhine River
British Isles
Ural Mountains
Warm ocean current that flows along northwestern Europe
North Atlantic Drift
Southwest Flow
Gulf Stream
Lands reclaimed from the sea
polders
holders
folders
Europe’s ____________ and good natural harbors have made trade easy.
farming
navigable rivers
loess
The port of Murmansk stays ice free in the winter due to the
North Atlantic Drift
Gulf Stream
Alpine Mountain System
Oil and natural gas were discovered beneath the ____________ in the 1960’s.
Uplands
Southern Land
North Sea
Wind-deposited ____________ soils can keep their fertility for years.
loess
coal
mineral
Both ________ and ________ are located on the Northern European Plain.
Paris and Berlin
Madrid and Varenus
Bosporus and phosphorus
One of the world’s largest _______ deposits is found in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
natural gas
coal
oil
Europe relies heavily on ________ imports.
animal
wood
mineral
One of Europe’s major ________ regions lies in the Guadalquivir River valley.
fishing
farming
mining
Avalanches are common in winter in the
Ural Mountains
temperate forest
Alpine Mountain System
Most of Europe lies within a __________________ biome.
Temperate forest
Arctic tundra
Mediterranean
What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea?
Canal du Midi
Bosporus
Rhine River
A navigable river is described as a river that is
deep and wide enough for shipping
flowing in a northerly direction
flowing fast enough to move boats quickly down stream
A narrow deep inlet into the sea, between high rocky cliffs
polder
loess
fjord
Which important energy source is produced by Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland?
hydroelectricity
wind power
geothermal
Iceland, Norway, Spain, and Denmark are major _______ countries
hunting
manufacturing
fishing
