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4. Nordic countries

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scandinavia is a

a)

political concept

b)

physical concept

c)

peninsula

d)

union of countries

2.

Nordic countries is a

a)

political concept

b)

physical concept

c)

peninsula

d)

union of countries

3.

The Svalbard islands are part of:

a)

Norway

b)

Denmark

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

e)

Finland

4.

The Faroe islands are part of:

a)

Norway

b)

Denmark

c)

Sweden

d)

Iceland

e)

Finland

5.

The biggest island of the Nordic countries is:

a)

Greenland

b)

Iceland

c)

Svalbard islands

d)

Faroe islands

6.

What is the name of the peninsula Denmark is in?

(a)  

7.

The most important mountain chain in Scandinavia is the:

(a)  

8.

Choose the countries where there are mountains:

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

e)

Iceland

9.

Choose the countries where there are plains:

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

e)

Denmark

10.

Choose the countries with a republic:

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

e)

Denmark

11.

Choose the countries with a constitutional monarchy:

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

e)

Denmark

12.

Choose the countries in the EU:

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Iceland

e)

Denmark

13.

The capital city of Norway is:

(a)  

14.

The capital city of Sweden is:

(a)  

15.

The capital city of Finland is:

(a)  

16.

The capital city of Denmark is:

(a)  

17.

The capital city of Iceland is:

(a)  

18.

What is the currency of Norway?

(a)  

19.

What is the currency of Sweden?

(a)  

20.

What is the currency of Iceland?

(a)  

21.

What is the currency of Denmark?

(a)  

22.

What is the currency of Finland?

(a)  

23.

What organism helps these countries to co-operate politically?

(a)  

24.

Colour Iceland's flag:

25.

Colour Norway's flag:

26.

Colour Finland's flag:

27.

Colour Denmark's flag:

28.

Colour Sweden's flag:

29.

What country is called the "Land of the Fire and Ice"?

(a)  

30.

The population density is very low: about 80% of the island is not inhabited. 

This is:

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

e)

Denmark

31.

The biggest glacier in Europe is the Vatnajökull glacier in Finland.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What country is called the "Land of the thousands lakes"?

(a)  

33.

About 72% of the country is covered in forests and moors.

This is:

a)

Finland

b)

Sweden

c)

Norway

d)

Iceland

e)

Denmark

34.

Choose the info linked to the picture:

a)

Northern lights

b)

Midnight sun

c)

Cape North

d)

Finland

e)

Denmark

35.

Choose the info linked with Sami people:

a)

Lapland (Finland)

b)

reindeer herding

c)

white fox breeding

d)

sleighs

e)

indigenous people

36.

The largest of the Nordic countries is:

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

e)

Iceland

37.

What town is located on 14 islands which are connected with 57 bridges?

(a)  

38.

Choose the info linked to the Midsummer festival:

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

longest day

d)

15th of May - 31st of July

e)

Midnight sun

39.

The national animal in Sweden is the:

a)

elk

b)

reindeer

c)

arctic fox

d)

salmon

e)

deer

40.

The history of Norway is linked with:

a)

Vikings

b)

Druids

c)

Celts

d)

Thor

41.

The northernmost point of Europe is:

a)

Cape North

b)

Cape Nordkinn

42.

Choose the info linked to the picture:

a)

from 14th May to 31st July

b)

Finland

c)

Cape North

d)

Norway

e)

Cape Nordkinn

43.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in:

(a)  

44.

The smallest Nordic country is:

a)

Denmark

b)

Iceland

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

e)

Norway

45.

Choose the info linked with the picture:

a)

Øresund-Bridge

b)

Malmö (Sweden)

c)

Copenhagen (Denmark)

d)

longest undersea-tunnel in Europe (25 km)

e)

Golden Gate Bridge

46.

Choose the right words to complete the sentence:

Greenland is part of _____ and is the world's ______ island.

a)

Denmark

b)

Iceland

c)

largest

d)

coldest

e)

northernmost

47.

Choose the info linked with fjord:

a)

Norway

b)

Iceland

c)

A long, deep, narrow body of salt water that flows inland.

d)

A spring of hot water, which erupts water and steam.

e)

U-shaped valley with steep walls of rock

48.

Choose the info linked with geyser:

a)

Norway

b)

Iceland

c)

A long, deep, narrow body of salt water that flows inland.

d)

A spring of hot water, which erupts water and steam.

e)

Form of volcanism.

49.

In the north of the Scandinavia peninsula there is a _______ climate:

a)

subarctic

b)

alpine

c)

northern

d)

cool marine

e)

humid continental

50.

In the west, south and south-west coast there is a _______ climate:

a)

subarctic

b)

alpine

c)

northern

d)

cool marine

e)

humid continental

51.

In the central portion of the peninsula there is a _______ climate:

a)

subarctic

b)

alpine

c)

northern

d)

cool marine

e)

humid continental

52.

In Greenland and Iceland there is a _______ climate:

a)

subarctic

b)

alpine

c)

northern

d)

cool marine

e)

humid continental

53.

In the Scandinavian mountains, in Sweden and Norway, there is a _______ climate:

a)

subarctic

b)

alpine

c)

northern

d)

cool marine

e)

humid continental

54.

Which sector is the largest in the Nordic countries' economy?

a)

Primary (agriculture, farming, fishing)

b)

Secondary (industry)

c)

Tertiary (services: tourism, education, trade)

55.

Choose the info linked with the economy of the Nordic countries:

a)

open

b)

small

c)

foreign trade

d)

large

e)

closed

56.

Choose the type of energy important for Denmark:

a)

wind energy

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

geothermal energy

d)

sun energy

57.

Choose the type of energy important for Iceland:

a)

wind energy

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

geothermal energy

d)

sun energy

e)

nuclear energy

58.

Choose the type of energy important for Norway:

a)

oil extraction

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

geothermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

59.

Choose the most important natural resources for the Nordic countries:

a)

fishing, mining, forestry

b)

fishing, agriculture, cattle breeding

c)

aquaculture, cattle breeding, mining

d)

fishing, forestry, agriculture

60.

Choose the most important industries in the Nordic countries economy:

a)

food industry

b)

wood, pulp, paper industry

c)

chemical and pharmaceutical

d)

technology and electronics

e)

aerospace industry