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Europe is the only continent with no deserts
true
false
Which of these continents are NOT populated primarily by descendants of Western Europeans
North America
South America
Australia
Africa
Northern Europe consists of (there's two answers)
the British Isles
Scandinavia
Australia
Croatia
With the exception of Ireland, northern Europe is primarily Protestant
true
false
______________________ warms northern Europe so that even the harbors of Norway remain ice-free year-round
North Atlantic Drift
South Pacific Drift
South Atlantic Drift
North Pacific Drift
largest island in Europe, lies at the heart of the United Kingdom
Great Britain
Croatia
Germany
Finland
The UK has for political divisions-
true
false
4 political divisions-
England in southern Great Britain
Wales in western Great Britain
Scotland in northern Great Britain, and Northern Ireland
true
false
largest division of the UK
(a)
This river flows through the center of England
River Jamal
River Thames
River Trent
River Mersey
capital of England
London
Paris
Bristol
Plymouth
another feature of southeast England. These chalk hills cannot support trees, but they have plenty of grass for cattle and sheep.
Downs
Ups
Rowns
Cotswolds
Two national parks, Dartmoor and Exmoor, protect the _____- a wasteland on a high, treeless plateau
moor
door
Lizard Point
Stonehenge
Central England is the home of the Industrial Revolution
true
false
Which of the following is not a reason the Industrial Revolution started in Central England in the eighteenth century
iron
coal
productive farms
nitrate
a mountain system extending south from Scotland to the Midlands, form the backbone of England
Nottingham
the Pennines
the Paninis
Sherwood Forest
capital of Wales
Cardiff
London
Ben Nevis
Edinburgh
green ______ narrow valleys carved by glaciers
glens
lochs
blue ______ deep narrow lakes carved by glaciers
glens
lochs
The Scots ____________, held off many invaders who tried to take their rugged and isolated homeland
descendants of the Celts
descendants of the Aztecs
descendants of the Incas
descendants of the Mayans
Scotland's capital
Edinburgh
Glasglow
Stirling
Perth
Scotland's largest city
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Stirling
Perth
highest mountain in the British Isles
Len Ronis
Caledonian Canal
Jamal
Ben Nevis
where isolated people still speak a Celtic dialect
Hebrides
Ireland
Vasdillian Islands
Glasgow
second-largest island in the British Isles
Northern Ireland
Finland
Southern Wales
UK
only Protestant country
Northern Ireland
UK
Scotland
W
crystal lakes
loughs
glens
lochs
lochness
capital and largest city of northern Ireland, also once famed for shipbuilding
Dublin
London
Galway
Belfast
capital of Ireland (hint: Northern Ireland is a different country)
Dublin
London
Galway
Belfast
Ireland is very overcast and is regularly rained on and humid.
true
false
_____, also called Irish, is Ireland's ancient Celtic language
Gaelic
Hymdal
Anglo
Irish
what nickname was given to Ireland for its rapid economic progress?
the Celtic Tiger
the Celtic Lion
the Gaelic Celts
the Gaelic Geese
there are five countries in Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland
Norway, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, and Wales
UK, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Finland and Wales
Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Iceland
which two are republics
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
which three are constitutional monarchies
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
both share the largest peninsula, the Scandinavian Peninsula
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Ireland
Norway's longest fjord
Sogne Fjord
Geiranger Fjord
Nord Fjord
Lyse Fjord
highest peak in Scandinavia, rises in the south
Kebnekaise
Glittertind
Skarstind
Galdhopiggen
largest Scandinavian country, fourth-largest country in Europe
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Wales
Sweden's capital, largest city in Scandinavia
Stockholm
Bolda
Dukeham
Oslo
Norway's capital
Stockholm
Bolda
Dukeham
Oslo
Finland's capital
Stockholm
Helsinki
Dukeham
Oslo
Denmark capital
Stockholm
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Oslo
Denmark capital, ____________, is on Denmark's largest island, Zeeland
Stockholm
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Oslo
Iceland's capital, houses hald the population
Stockholm
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Reykjavik
Unlike the rest of Scandinavia, Finland's language and physical features are related to those of
Northern Ireland
Northern Russia
Finland
Germany
The Finnish language is not Germanic, or even Indo-European, but Uralic
true
false
"Land of Ten Thousand Lakes"
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Ireland
The ________, who call themselves Sami, have tended reindeer in this region for thousands of years
mallps
lapps
irish
minise
largest island in the world
iceland
greenland
Sweden
Australia
_________, Iceland's national assembly founded in 930, the oldest parliamentary assembly still in existence in the world
Althing
Heklan
Scandinavia
telefonoem
Iceland holds the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajokull
true
false
largest country in Europe
Europe
Italy
Germany
Russia
longest river in France
Normandy River
Loire River
Blanc River
Lyon River
highest mountain in the Alps
Mont Blanc
Mont Lyon
Mont Rhone
Mont Marseille
third-largest city in France, lies in the Rhone River valley
Lyon
Loire
France
Blanc
Massif Central- mountainous plateau in south-central France has poor soils making this region only useful for grazing livestock
The Pyrenees Mountains- rise south of Toulouse and form the border with Spain
The _______ live in this mountainous area
Basques
Lasques
Paques
Oejoes
polders
parcels of land reclaimed from the sea
harbor in ocean
built in cave in the ocean
parcels of ocean reclaimed from the land
busiest river on the continent
Rhine River
Loire River
Lyon River
Blan River
capital of the netherlands
Amsterdam
Bolgovia
Brussels
Flanders
capital of the Belgium
Amsterdam
Bolgovia
Brussels
Flanders
which of the following is not a official language of Belgium
Dutch
French
German
English
one of Europe's oldest settlements
Luxembourg
Belgium
Zandinviavian
Zeelands
most populous country in Europe (excluding Russia)
Ur mom
Germany
France
Switzerland
