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Introduction to Northern Europe Geography

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the regions of Northern Europe?

a)

British Isles

b)

Scandinavia

c)

British Isles and Scandinavia

d)

the Great European Plains, British Isles, and Scandinavia

2.

What caused many of the physical features of Northern Europe to form?

a)

plate tectonics, volcanic activity, and glacial erosion

b)

desertification

c)

wind erosion

d)

Viking clearcutting

3.

Rivers are used for transportation and ____________ in Northern Europe.

a)

fishing

b)

drinking water

c)

hydroelectricity

d)

man-made glacial formation

4.

Which of the following has the biggest affect on Northern Europe's climate patterns?

a)

North Atlantic Drift current

b)

sea level

c)

latitude

d)

local topography

5.

Which of the following are major resources of Northern Europe?

a)

electronics

b)

fashion

c)

agricultural products

d)

metal ores and fuel sources

6.

Because twice a year there is either no setting sun or no setting moon in Scandinavia, it is often called

a)

the Land of Rocky Sun and Moon Rise

b)

the Land of the Midnight Sun

c)

the Land of the Setting Sun

d)

the Land of Moonshine Lost

7.

England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland make up a region known as the

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Great Britain

c)

Scandinavia

d)

the United Kingdom

8.

What covers almost 11% of the land in Iceland?

a)

water

b)

rivers

c)

geysers

d)

glaciers

9.

A long, narrow deep inlet between steep cliffs formed from glacial motions found along the Scandinavian coastline is called a

(a)  

10.

Two (a)   erupted in 2010 and 2014 on Iceland and had major impact on the landscape and weather patterns there.