WorksheetsK.I.M. Quiz. Geography and Europe Vocab Words
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley
Peninsula
Western Uplands
Fjord
Taiga
The busiest waterway in Europe. Runs through Germany and the most populated regions of Europe (One of 2 rivers which originate in the Alps.
Rivers in Western Europe
Danube River
Rhine River
Tagus River
What are the 2 Major Rivers of Europe?
Rhine and the Alps
The Danube and the Thames
The Rhine and the Po
The Po and the Tagus
Define doubling time
The amount of time it takes for a population to double in time when a couple have at least 4 children
The movement of people from one area to another
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
Running faster while in military formation
Anime, a form of art which originated in Japan is now very popular here in the US. This is an example of:
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
What is absolute location?
Where a place is compared to another place.
The exact location of a place as defined by latitude and longitude
The location of a star on a map.
The location of oceans and continents.
What is the definition of Human-Environment Interaction?
How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.
What a location is like or what kind of place it is.
How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.
How humans have modified/interact with their environment to fit their needs.
What is the definition of Movement in the 5 themes of geography?
How humans have modified their environment to fit their needs.
How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.
What a location is like or what kind of place it is.
How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.
What is Region?
How humans have modified their environment to fit their needs.
How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.
How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.
What a location is like or what kind of place it is.
Latitude is...
lines that run east and west (horizontally)
lines that run north and south(vertically)
Longitude is...
lines that run north and south (vertically)
lines that run east and west (horizontally)
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia are the 7...
Continents
Countries
Capitals
The Science of map making is known as ....
Topography
Scale
Cartography
Ptolemy
A piece of land that is created by draining water from the area is known as a...
Dike
Polder
Basin
Cape
A mountain range that separates Europe from Asia
Ural Mountains
The Alps
A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe
Mistrials
Siroccos
Foehns
Avalanches
Cold, dry winds that blow into southern France
mistral
steppe
siroccos
polar easterlies
A permanently frozen layer below the Earth’s surface consisting of soil, gravel, and sand, usually bound together by ice.
tundra
chaparals
permafrost
loess
Most European countries are located within _____ miles of water
3000
300
160
88
This is a general description of where a place is located compared to another location (uses terms: behind, next to, across from, in front of , etc....)
relative location
absolute location
exact location
specific location
What is the largest country in Europe?
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
