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7th S.S. - Ch. 13 Quiz (Natural Environments of Europe)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Major European river that empties into the North Sea

a)

Rhine River

b)

loess

c)

Ural Mountains

2.

Marks the Eastern boundary of Europe

a)

polders

b)

Danube River

c)

Ural Mountains

3.

Fertile, fine grain, windblown soil

a)

Po Valley

b)

loess

c)

polders

4.

An extremely fertile valley and major farming center

a)

Po Valley

b)

dikes

c)

Rhine River

5.

Location of major fishing grounds

a)

North Sea

b)

Danube River

c)

British Isles

6.

Major European river that empties into the Black Sea

a)

North Atlantic Drift

b)

Danube River

c)

North Sea

7.

Earthen walls built to hold back water

a)

British Isles

b)

bolders

c)

dikes

8.

This region has a marine west coast climate

a)

Rhine River

b)

British Isles

c)

Ural Mountains

9.

Warm ocean current that flows along northwestern Europe

a)

North Atlantic Drift

b)

Southwest Flow

c)

Gulf Stream

10.

Lands reclaimed from the sea

a)

polders

b)

holders

c)

folders

11.

Europe’s ____________ and good natural harbors have made trade easy.

a)

farming

b)

navigable rivers

c)

loess

12.

The port of Murmansk stays ice free in the winter due to the

a)

North Atlantic Drift

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

Alpine Mountain System

13.

Oil and natural gas were discovered beneath the ____________ in the 1960’s.

a)

Uplands

b)

Southern Land

c)

North Sea

14.

Wind-deposited ____________ soils can keep their fertility for years.

a)

loess

b)

coal

c)

mineral

15.

Both  ________ and ________ are located on the Northern European Plain.

a)

Paris and Berlin

b)

Madrid and Varenus

c)

Bosporus and phosphorus

16.

One of the world’s largest _______ deposits is found in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

oil

17.

Europe relies heavily on ________ imports.

a)

animal

b)

wood

c)

mineral

18.

One of Europe’s major ________ regions lies in the Guadalquivir River valley.

a)

fishing

b)

farming

c)

mining

19.

Avalanches are common in winter in the

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

temperate forest

c)

Alpine Mountain System

20.

Most of Europe lies within a __________________ biome.

a)

Temperate forest

b)

Arctic tundra

c)

Mediterranean

21.

What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea?

a)

Canal du Midi

b)

Bosporus

c)

Rhine River

22.

A navigable river is described as a river that is

a)

deep and wide enough for shipping

b)

flowing in a northerly direction

c)

flowing fast enough to move boats quickly down stream

23.

A narrow deep inlet into the sea, between high rocky cliffs

a)

polder

b)

loess

c)

fjord

24.

Which important energy source is produced by Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland?

a)

hydroelectricity

b)

wind power

c)

geothermal

25.

Iceland, Norway, Spain, and Denmark are major _______ countries

a)

hunting

b)

manufacturing

c)

fishing