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WorksheetsUnit 1: Europe Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Match each map label to the correct physical feature on the Europe map.
A
Ural Mountains Mtns
B
European Plain
C
Iberian Peninsula
D
Danube river
E
Mediterranean sea
Match each map label to the correct physical feature on the Europe map.
F
English Channel
G
Alps Mtns
H
Pyrenees Mtns
I
Rhine river
Match each map label to the correct country on the political map of Europe.
J
France
K
United Kingdom
L
Ukraine
M
Russia
Match each map label to the correct country on the political map of Europe.
N
Spain
O
Germany
P
Italy
Which effects are caused by acid rain in Germany? Select all that apply.
More than 1/2 of Germany’s trees have been damaged or killed
Rivers and lakes are polluted, killing fish, plants, and microorganisms
Acid rain eats away at brick and stone buildings
Cleaner air and improved visibility across cities
What is a main cause of acid rain in Germany?
Gases released by burning fossil fuels that mix with moisture in the air
Emissions only from farming equipment
Natural forest fires alone
Dust from deserts blowing into Europe
Which are causes of air pollution in the United Kingdom? Select all that apply.
Emissions from cars and trucks
Ozone
Frequent volcanic eruptions in the UK
Massive deforestation in the Amazon
Which effects are linked to air pollution in the United Kingdom? Select all that apply.
Pollution mixes with fog to form smog
Health problems that affect the air people breathe
The Great London Smog of 1952
Rapid increase in fish populations in the Thames
What led to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine?
A failed safety experiment caused a nuclear reactor to explode in 1986
An earthquake damaged the power plant in 2006
A hurricane flooded the reactors in 1975
A cyberattack shut down the cooling system in 1999
Which effects followed the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine? Select all that apply.
Toxic radioactive material released into the air
Contaminated farmland, groundwater, and surface water
Deaths, cancer, and other illnesses
Rapid reforestation across Ukraine
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles?
To end World War I
To start the Cold War
To divide Africa among European powers
To create the United Nations
Which of the following were terms of the Treaty of Versailles? Select all that apply.
Germany had to accept blame for World War I
Germany had to pay reparations
Germany had to reduce its military
Germany lost colonies and land
Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
How did Hitler rise to power in Germany?
By promising to make Germany strong and proud again and gaining popular support
By being selected by the League of Nations to rule Germany
By inheriting a royal throne and becoming king
By becoming leader after serving as the mayor of Paris
After World War II, countries in which part of Europe fell under the influence of the Communist Soviet Union?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Northern Europe
Iberian Peninsula
What was the imaginary line that divided the democratic countries and the communist countries in Europe called?
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Equator
Silk Road
What event led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of East and West Germany
The beginning of World War I
The discovery of the Americas by Europeans
The invention of the steam engine
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of East and West Germany signified the end of which?
Soviet Union and the Cold War
WWI
WW2
The Great Depression
Which statement describes a parliamentary democracy?
Citizens elect the Chief Executive directly
One leader controls all power
The legislature selects the Chief Executive and they work closely together
The Head of State runs the government’s daily operations
In a presidential democracy, how is the Chief Executive chosen?
Appointed by the legislature
Elected directly by the citizens
Selected by the military
Chosen by the Head of State
What is the role of the Head of State?
To enforce laws
To serve as the ceremonial leader of the country with little governing power
To write laws for the country
To choose the Chief Executive
Who is the Chief Executive (Head of Government)?
The ceremonial leader of the country
The group that makes laws
The top official who manages daily government activities
A leader chosen by the legislature
What is the role of a legislature?
To enforce the laws
To manage the day-to-day operations of the government
To represent the country at ceremonial events
To make or change laws
In which type of government does one leader or group hold all the power, and citizens have little or no protected rights?
Autocracy
Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
What is a democracy?
A government where one leader holds all the power
A government where citizens have no rights
A government where the people hold the power and have protected rights
A government ruled by a king or queen
