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WorksheetsGEOGRAPHY LESSON 12
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name the three peninsulas in Southern Europe
Crimean Peninsula,
Italian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula, Russian Peninsula
Mount. St Paul Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula
Southern Europe climate
Dry & Cold
Hot
Mediteranian and mild
Marine West coast and mediterranean
Access to the Balkan Peninsula is very limited due to its mountainous terrain.
false
true
A massif is a type of river system common to the Alps and the Pyrenees Mountains.
True
False
Southern Europe's climate is influenced heavily by the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
Compared to the river systems in Northwestern Europe, the river systems of Southern Europe are longer, navigable, and constitute a critical transportation network.
True
False
Name the mountain range that is the source of Europe's important river systems, including those of Southern Europe.
Alps
Himalayas
Appalachian Mountains
Andes
Which type of landform is found in regions that may be prone to earthquakes caused by plate tectonic forces?
Escarpment
Plateau
Massif
Great Dividing Range
A current warm water from tropic flows near Europe's west coast causing warm winds is called...
East Pacific Drift
West Atlantic Drift
North Atlanic Drift
South Pacific Drift
Europe has suffered much deforestation
False
True
Describe the climates of Europe's inland.
Humid continental
Dry continental
mistral
a cold, dry wind from the north
a hot desert wind from the east
a cold, dry wind from the west
a hot, humid wind from the south
South wind is called...
ferrule
mistral
aglet
sirocco
what region has evergreen shrubs & short trees that grow in climates w/ hot, dry summers?
South Central
the mediterranean
southern North America
the dairying region
In southern scandinavia, along the arctic circle, lies a band of tundra climate
True
False
what is permafrost?
When subsoil remains frozen year-round
the process in which something changes from liquid to solid
to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat.
two materials; the resulting solution is a mixture of both.
What are The Netherlands prone to do since too much of its land is below sea level?
Floods
Tornados
Lightning
FIRES
When the Dutch needed more land for their growing population, they reclaimed land from under the ___
What is the zuider zee called now?
How many islands make up the city of Venice?
120
What 2 forms of transportation can you take in Venice?
Gondola, Walking
The weight of the buildings is so great that it has compressed the underlying ground ; rising sea levels ; removal of too much groundwater by pumping are causes of
Venice sinking
Deforestation
Why does Europe cause deforestation/clear forests?
For wood to burn for fuel, charcoal, and building material
What 2 types of emissions do European factories produce that cause acid rain?
