WorksheetsRevision: Pre-test Europe
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of these terms describes government-sponsored policies and organizations that provide free healthcare and education?
Free trade agreements
Military alliances
Social welfare programs
Common currency
Which description would accurately describe a typical winter in the interior of Norway and Sweden?
cold and snowy
cold and rainy
short and mild
dry and mild
What major European mountain range contains some of the continent's tallest peaks?
Caucasus
Urals
Alps
Himalayas
Which religion has the most followers in France?
Lutheranism
Judaism
Anglicanism
Catholicism
How does Europe compare in size to the other continents of the world?
It is the second smallest continent.
It is the largest continent.
It is the smallest continent.
It is the second largest continent.
Democracy was first practiced in which part of the world?
Greece
Roman Empire
Great Britain
Italy
In which of the following countries do people primarily speak German?
Hungary
Austria
Slovakia
Greece
Which of the following organizations has encouraged free trade, increased economic interdependence, and lessened travel restrictions among European countries?
EU
NATO
UN
NAFTA
What moderates much of the air temperature over northwestern Europe?
North Sea Drift
North Atlantic Drift
Mediterranean Drift
Mediterranean Sea Drift
According to this map, which nation is considered part of central Europe?
Spain
Ireland
Italy
Germany
In which country did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster take place?
Russia
Ukraine
Belarus
Georgia
Which of the following countries has the most landmass in Asia?
Ukraine
Belarus
Russia
Poland
What is the major ethnic group in western Russia?
Anglo
Kurd
Germanic
Slavic
Which city is located by the Baltic Sea?
Moscow
Kiev
St. Petersburg
Volgograd
Which of these options allows for goods to be easily transported from western Russia to eastern Russia?
Trans-Siberian Railway
Ural Mountains
Volga River
Baltic Sea
Which geographical feature divides Western Europe from Asia?
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Ural Mountains
Danube River
Which war immediately preceded the communist revolution in Russia?
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
World War II
Cold War
Which city within the same region has the highest population?
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Minsk
Kiev
Which area has the most accessible oil reserves?
Caspian Sea
Siberia
Arctic coast
Lake Baikal
Which age group shows the greatest difference between males and females?
0-4
25-29
50-54
75-79
Much of which of the following countries lies below sea level?
Switzerland
Spain
Denmark
Netherlands
Which two countries are the most popular tourist destinations in the world?
Spain + France
Russia + Poland
Germany + France
UK + Spain
Which of the following European countries has a marine west coast climate?
Poland
Ireland
Portugal
Ukraine
Which country claims to have been the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion?
Russia
Armenia
Belarus
Ukraine
Which area of Russia is volcanically active?
Ural Mountains
Baltic Sea
Kamchatka Peninsula
Volga River
Which nation uses significant amounts of geothermal power?
Poland
Austria
Greenland
Iceland
This tectonic plate pushes against the Eurasian plate to form the Alps and other geographical features.
North American
Arabian
Pacific
African
This country is the world's leading producer of cork.
Portugal
France
Bulgaria
Spain
Which European city was covered in ash by a volcano which erupted in 79 CE.
London
Rome
Berlin
Pompeii
Martin Luther started the Protestant movement when he split from the church in 1517. What area of Europe was he from?
England
Italy
Yugoslavia
Germany
This natural resource is present in large amounts in Britain, France, and Germany.
iron
coal
oil
natural gas
Which shift has occurred as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a shift from government-owned to privately-owned business
a shift from privately-owned to government-owned business
a shift from democracy to communism
a shift from a dictatorship to a command economy
Why was St. Petersburg founded?
To effectively battle the Swedish who had previously controlled the land.
To provide a port and access to Europe.
To replace Moscow, which had been destroyed in war.
To provide a military base for ongoing wars between Russia and Europe.
Which mountain range separates Georgia from Russia?
Ural Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Siberia Mountains
What is the major religion of Russia and Eastern Europe?
Catholicism
Orthodox Christianity
Protestantism
Judaism
