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Physical Geography of Europe

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elevation at which trees cannot grow

a)

foehns

b)

timberline

c)

siroccos

d)

mistrals

2.

What are the large banks of earth built by the Dutch to keep water from flooding the area?

a)

Sea walls

b)

Polders

c)

Levees

d)

Dikes

3.

What is the process of glaciers being formed and spread?

a)

Icebergs

b)

Tundra

c)

Avalanches

d)

Glaciation

4.

What % of the Netherlands lies below sea level?

a)

25%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

35%

5.

What causes Avalanches?

a)

Loess

b)

Foehns

c)

Mistrals

d)

Siroccos

6.

What are dry winds from Africa called?

a)

Loess

b)

Foehns

c)

Mistrals

d)

Siroccos

7.

What region is known for having permafrost?

a)

Tundra

b)

Marine West Coast Climate

c)

Humid Continental Climate

d)

Mediterranean Climate

8.

What region is rich in agricultural lands, iron ore, and coal?

a)

High latitude region

b)

North European Plains

c)

Hungarian Plains

d)

Emerald Isle

9.

Which peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe?

a)

Jutland

b)

Scandinavian

c)

Iberian

d)

Italian

10.

Which of the following describes the cold bitter north winds that come from the Alps?

a)

Fjords

b)

Foehns

c)

Mistrals

d)

Siroccos

11.

Due to its lush green land, ________ is referred to as the Emerald Isle.

a)

Ireland

b)

Iceland

c)

Great Britain

d)

Scotland

12.

The main waterway of England is...

a)

Thames River

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Po River

13.

Glaciation carved out long, narrow, steep-sided inlets during the Ice Age. What were they called?

a)

Fjords

b)

Polders

c)

Foehns

d)

Dikes

14.

Permafrost is found in which climate zone?

a)

High Latitude

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Low Latitude

15.

What two bodies of water are separated by the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

The Black Sea & the Baltic Sea

b)

The Mediterraneans Sea & the North Sea

c)

The North Sea & the Atlantic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea

16.

Which mountain range seperates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Balkan

17.

Which river flows from Germany to the Black Sea?

a)

The Main River

b)

The Vistula

c)

The Rhine

d)

The Danube

18.

Who protects its lowland area with dikes to hold back the sea?

a)

Ireland

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Italy

d)

Amsterdam

19.

What do you call the fine rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers that is carried by the wind?

a)

foehns

b)

loess

c)

fjords

d)

mistrals

20.

What two countries make up the British Isles?

a)

England & Scotland

b)

Great Britain & England

c)

Ireland & Great Britain

d)

Ireland & Scotland

21.

How many miles are there between Spain & Africa?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

25

d)

18

22.

Where does the water come from that warms up Western Europe?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

The North Sea

23.

The Strait of Gibralter seperates what?

a)

The Italian Peninsula from Africa

b)

The Balkan Peninsula from Africa

c)

The Scandinavian Peninsula from Africa

d)

The Iberian Peninsula from Africa

24.

The Italian River is the ___________.

a)

Rhine River

b)

Po River

c)

Danube River

d)

Dnieper River

25.

Iceland is known as the land of what?

a)

Hot Springs & Icebergs

b)

Ice & Volcanoes

c)

Ice & Geysers

d)

Geysers & Hot Springs

26.

The following things are true about what peninsula?

South peninsula, Spain & Portugal, Isolated from Europe

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Jutland Peninsula

d)

Balkan Peninsula

27.

Europe's longest river is the ___________ River.

a)

Danube

b)

Dnieper

c)

Volga

d)

Rhine

28.

What is a peninsula of peninsulas?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Portugal

c)

Europe

d)

Norway

29.

The __________River runs through France.

a)

Seine

b)

Po

c)

Volga

d)

Danube

30.

These things are true about which peninsula?

North Peninsula, Denmark, Juts into the North Sea

a)

Balkan Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Jutland Peninsula

d)

Italian Peninsula

31.

Europe's most important river is the ...

a)

Rhine River

b)

Danube River

c)

Thames River

d)

Volga River

32.

The following things are true about which peninsula?

Norway & Sweden, Mountainous region, Largest peninsula, North peninsula, Many Fjords

a)

Jutland Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Scandinavian Peninsula

d)

Iberian Peninsula

33.

The___________ River is known as the German River.

a)

Volga

b)

Po

c)

Rhine

d)

Danube

34.

The following things are true about which peninsula?

Boot shaped, Apennine Mts, South peninsula, Italy

a)

Italian Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Jutland Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

35.

The ____________river is found in Ukraine?

a)

Seine

b)

Vistula

c)

Dnieper

d)

Rhine

36.

Europe's supply of ______ & ______ fueled the development of industry.

a)

Coal & Iron Ore

b)

Coal & Copper

c)

Oil & Natural Gas

d)

Iron Ore & Petroleum

37.

Soil that is permanantly frozen beneath the surface is called...

a)

Siroccos

b)

Foehns

c)

Fjords

d)

Permafrost

38.

The following things are true about which peninsula?

Greece, Southeast peninsula, Mts. are not appropriate for skiing.

a)

Balkan Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Jutland Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

39.

Which river runs through Poland?

a)

Po River

b)

Seine River

c)

Vistula River

d)

Danube River