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WorksheetsEurope Physical Features Quick Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following best describes the effect of the North Atlantic Drift on the climate of Europe?
It creates rainy weather in the United Kingdom & most of Western Europe
It brings good fishing conditions in the winter
It makes the climate colder than it normally would be at the given latitude
It makes the climate warmer than it normally would be at the given latitude
How have the land & water forms in the map above affected the way humans have behaved in the region over time?
Humans have used the area for tourism & agriculture
Humans have used it as a strategic area to transport people & goods from Asia to the Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Humans have created man-made canals to they could pass through the area in ships
Humans have made dams in these areas creating hydroelectricity which powers the entire region
What effect has the Pyrenees Mountains had on the population of the Iberian Peninsula?
The Pyrenees Mountains have isolated the population of the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe.
The Pyrenees Mountains have cause problems with water usage in major cities
The Pyrenees Mountains were densely populated
Many ideas and languages were exchanged between the Iberian peninsula and the Italian peninsula
Much of this country is below sea level?
The United Kingdom
The Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
What human built embankments are used to hold back ocean water?
fjords
dikes
hydroelectric dams
renaults
This microstate is in between France and Spain.
Andorra
Vatican City
San Marino
Malta
The Rhine and the ______________ are two major rivers in Europe.
Danube
Nile
Mississippi
Ganges
What does insular mean when discussing places like Iceland?
narrow-minded
Island
country
state
Identify the chokepoint that separates the Iberian Peninsula from Africa.
Mediterranean Sea
English Channel
Pyrenees
Strait of Gibraltar
The Nordic countries..... (pick 2)
have the highest HDI
coal deposits
have the lowest populations in the world.
leads in ecotourism
