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European Geography Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "Eurasia"?

a)

It's the name of a country

b)

It's the name for the landmass of the Europe and Asia combined

c)

It's what scientists called the world when they believed it was all connected in 1 giant landmass

d)

It's the name of a European city

2.

What is a peninsula?

a)

A landform surrounded by water on all sides

b)

A landform surrounded by water on 3 sides.

c)

A land form surrounded by land on all sides

3.

What is an Island?

a)

A landform surrounded by water on all sides

b)

A landform surrounded by water on 3 sides

c)

A landform surrounded by land on all sides

4.

What does "land locked" mean?

a)

A landform surrounded by water on all sides

b)

A landform surrounded by water on 3 sides

c)

A landform surrounded by land on all sides

5.

Which body of water does NOT border the continent of Europe?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

6.

From your European History timeline, which happened first?

a)

Cold War

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

WWII

d)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

7.

What is a "command" economy?

a)

The government controls all resources and production.

b)

There is some government interference to achieve social goals.

c)

There is an unequal distribution of wealth because people are free to succeed or fail.

8.

What is a "Free" economy?

a)

The government controls all resources and production.

b)

There is some government interference to achieve social goals.

c)

There is an unequal distribution of wealth because people are free to succeed or fail.

9.

What is a "mixed" economy?

a)

The government controls all resources and production.

b)

There is some government interference to achieve social goals.

c)

There is an unequal distribution of wealth because people are free to succeed or fail.

10.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the European Union (EU)?

a)

Many members of the EU use a common currency known as the "Euro".

b)

The EU includes both Eastern and Western European countries.

c)

The EU has open borders between member countries.

d)

All European countries are members of the EU.

11.

Where is Europe in relation to the Equator?

a)

North of the Equator

b)

South of the Equator

c)

The Equator runs through it

12.

This boot shaped country in Europe is known as --

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Italy

d)

France

13.

The island of Great Britain contains all the following countries except?

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

England

14.

What is the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia?

a)

Alps

b)

Ural

c)

Balkan

d)

Rocky

15.

What two oceans touch the continent of Europe?

a)

Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean and Indian ocean

c)

Indian ocean and Southern Ocean

d)

Mediterranean and Baltic

16.

What two major rivers flow through Europe?

a)

Rhine and Danube

b)

Danube and Gdansk

c)

Rhine and Ukraine

d)

Pyrenees and Apennines

17.

What natural resources do the mountain chains of Europe provide?

a)

canals and waterways

b)

grains and cattle

c)

forests and minerals

d)

tropical plants and fish

18.

What land form stretches across France, Belgium, Germany, and Poland to Russia?

a)

the Alpine region

b)

the Northern European Plain

c)

the Central Uplands

d)

the Western Uplands

19.

Which is the Scandinavian Peninsula, the home of the Vikings who raided Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which two countries are located on the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

Germany and Russia

b)

Italy and France

c)

Spain and Portugal

21.

What body of water is number 4 pointing to?

a)

Straight of Gibraltar

b)

Black Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

22.

What body of water is number 6 on?

a)

Straight of Gibraltar

b)

Black Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

23.

Two countries on the Scandinavian peninsula are...

a)

Sweden and Finland

b)

Norway and Denmark

c)

San Marino and Vatican City

d)

Spain and Portugal

24.

The Pyrenees mountains separate​ (a)   (to the north) and ​ (b)   (to the south).

Choose from the below words
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Germany
Untied States
Belgium
Netherlands
25.

Country D

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Germany

26.

Country I

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

27.

Country C

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Germany

28.

Country A

a)

Greece

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

29.

Country E

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

France

30.

Country J

a)

Greece

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

31.

Country B

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Germany

32.

Country F

a)

Sweden

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

33.

Country H

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

Sweden

d)

Ireland

34.

What city has the Eiffel Tower?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Berlin, Germany

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

Paris, France

35.

What city has Big Ben?

a)

Athens, Greece

b)

Rome, Italy

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

London, United Kingdom

36.

What form of government did the Romans develop after 509 B.C.?

a)

A democracy

b)

A republic

c)

A tyranny

d)

An oligarchy

37.

Which peninsula extends into the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Yucatan

b)

Baha

c)

Balkan

d)

Florida

38.

Where can you visit the famous Bran Castle "Dracula's Castle"?

a)

Hollywood

b)

England

c)

Transylvania, Romania

d)

You cannot visit it because it isn't real.

39.

Why is the Danube River important?

a)

Everyone likes to swim in a river.

b)

Shipping and traveling

c)

Nessie lives there

d)

Mermaids!

40.

Acid rain has destroyed forests in which of the following countries?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Chernobyl, Ukraine

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

41.
Which describes the relative location of the English Channel?
a)
Between Germany and France
b)
Beside the Ural Mountains
c)
Between the UK and France
d)
Between the UK and Norway