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Western Europe

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sand dunes along the North Sea coastline are from deposits left during the last ice age.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The English Channel separates southern England from Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The North Sea has become an important source for oil and natural gas.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Middle Ages are also known as the Medieval Age.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Europe’s first high-speed rail lines were built in Germany in 1981.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

German priest responsible for the Protestant Reformation

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Jethro Tull

7.

mass murder of 6 million European Jews by Germany’s Nazi leaders

(a)  

8.

English philosopher who used reason to study society

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Locke

9.

French general who conquered much of Europe

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

10.

change from using humans to using machines to perform work

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Protestant Revolution

11.

Which body of water lies along Britain’s east coast?

a)

North Sea

b)

Baltic Sea

c)

English Channel

d)

Atlantic Ocean

12.

What causes the summers in southern France to be hot and dry?

a)

the Westerlies, which take all the moisture northward

b)

the Mediterranean Sea, which moderates the climate

c)

the Azores High, which pushes moist air northward

d)

the Alps, which put southern France in a rain shadow

13.

What makes the soils of the Northern European Plain fertile for farming?

a)

They are acidic.

b)

They are marshy.

c)

They contain sand.

d)

They contain humus.

14.

What did the Romans build to transport water to cities and towns?

a)

bridges

b)

the Chunnel

c)

aqueducts

d)

concrete roads

15.

Which of the following statements about the Hundred Years’ War is accurate?

a)

It was a war between Spain and England.

b)

It lasted less than 100 years.

c)

It contributed to the spread of the Black Death.

d)

It resulted from differences between Catholics and Protestants.

16.

Based on the excerpt, what can be said about the languages spoken in Western Europe?

a)

English is a combination of Germanic and Romance languages.

b)

All European languages are Indo-European.

c)

Latin is the most common Romance language in Western Europe.

d)

Basque is related to the Germanic languages.

17.

Based on the excerpt, what is one trait that is common among Western Europeans?

a)

They always speak English in public.

b)

They are bilingual.

c)

They speak Latin as their primary language.

d)

They speak only their native language.