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WorksheetsPhysical Geography of Europe
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Elevation at which trees cannot grow
foehns
timberline
siroccos
mistrals
What are the large banks of earth built by the Dutch to keep water from flooding the area?
Sea walls
Polders
Levees
Dikes
What is the process of glaciers being formed and spread?
Icebergs
Tundra
Avalanches
Glaciation
What % of the Netherlands lies below sea level?
25%
20%
30%
35%
What causes Avalanches?
Loess
Foehns
Mistrals
Siroccos
What are dry winds from Africa called?
Loess
Foehns
Mistrals
Siroccos
What region is known for having permafrost?
Tundra
Marine West Coast Climate
Humid Continental Climate
Mediterranean Climate
What region is rich in agricultural lands, iron ore, and coal?
High latitude region
North European Plains
Hungarian Plains
Emerald Isle
Which peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe?
Jutland
Scandinavian
Iberian
Italian
Which of the following describes the cold bitter north winds that come from the Alps?
Fjords
Foehns
Mistrals
Siroccos
Due to its lush green land, ________ is referred to as the Emerald Isle.
Ireland
Iceland
Great Britain
Scotland
The main waterway of England is...
Thames River
Danube River
Rhine River
Po River
Glaciation carved out long, narrow, steep-sided inlets during the Ice Age. What were they called?
Fjords
Polders
Foehns
Dikes
Permafrost is found in which climate zone?
High Latitude
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Low Latitude
What two bodies of water are separated by the Iberian Peninsula?
The Black Sea & the Baltic Sea
The Mediterraneans Sea & the North Sea
The North Sea & the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea
Which mountain range seperates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
Alps
Apennines
Pyrenees
Balkan
Which river flows from Germany to the Black Sea?
The Main River
The Vistula
The Rhine
The Danube
Who protects its lowland area with dikes to hold back the sea?
Ireland
The Netherlands
Italy
Amsterdam
What do you call the fine rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers that is carried by the wind?
foehns
loess
fjords
mistrals
What two countries make up the British Isles?
England & Scotland
Great Britain & England
Ireland & Great Britain
Ireland & Scotland
How many miles are there between Spain & Africa?
20
22
25
18
Where does the water come from that warms up Western Europe?
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea
The North Sea
The Strait of Gibralter seperates what?
The Italian Peninsula from Africa
The Balkan Peninsula from Africa
The Scandinavian Peninsula from Africa
The Iberian Peninsula from Africa
The Italian River is the ___________.
Rhine River
Po River
Danube River
Dnieper River
Iceland is known as the land of what?
Hot Springs & Icebergs
Ice & Volcanoes
Ice & Geysers
Geysers & Hot Springs
The following things are true about what peninsula?
South peninsula, Spain & Portugal, Isolated from Europe
Italian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Europe's longest river is the ___________ River.
Danube
Dnieper
Volga
Rhine
What is a peninsula of peninsulas?
Eurasia
Portugal
Europe
Norway
The __________River runs through France.
Seine
Po
Volga
Danube
These things are true about which peninsula?
North Peninsula, Denmark, Juts into the North Sea
Balkan Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Europe's most important river is the ...
Rhine River
Danube River
Thames River
Volga River
The following things are true about which peninsula?
Norway & Sweden, Mountainous region, Largest peninsula, North peninsula, Many Fjords
Jutland Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The___________ River is known as the German River.
Volga
Po
Rhine
Danube
The following things are true about which peninsula?
Boot shaped, Apennine Mts, South peninsula, Italy
Italian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
The ____________river is found in Ukraine?
Seine
Vistula
Dnieper
Rhine
Europe's supply of ______ & ______ fueled the development of industry.
Coal & Iron Ore
Coal & Copper
Oil & Natural Gas
Iron Ore & Petroleum
Soil that is permanantly frozen beneath the surface is called...
Siroccos
Foehns
Fjords
Permafrost
The following things are true about which peninsula?
Greece, Southeast peninsula, Mts. are not appropriate for skiing.
Balkan Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Jutland Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
Which river runs through Poland?
Po River
Seine River
Vistula River
Danube River
