Europe

Question 1

How many countries are there in Europe

Answer 1

44 countries

Question 2

Largest country in Europe

Answer 2

Russia

Question 3

Smallest country in Europe

Answer 3

Vatican City

Question 4

Scandinavian countries

Answer 4

Denmark Norway Finland Iceland Sweden

Question 5

Benelux countries

Answer 5

Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

Question 6

Other name for Netherlands

Answer 6

Holland

Question 7

Countries in western Europe

Answer 7

France Ireland and UK

Question 8

Countries that form the iberian Peninsula

Answer 8

Spain and Portugal

Question 9

Extent of Europe

Answer 9

36 degrees north to 72 degrees north

25 degrees West to 60 degrees East

Question 10

Northernmost point of mainland Europe

Answer 10

Cape Nordkinn or kinnarodden

Question 11

Countries that form the apennine Peninsula

Answer 11

Italy Vatican City and San Marino

Question 12

Central Europe countries

Answer 12

Germany Poland Czech republic

Question 13

Eastern Europe

Answer 13

Russia Belarus

Question 14

Baltic States

Answer 14

Estonia Latvia Lithuania

Question 15

Balkan States

Answer 15

Greece Romania

Question 16

What are the physical divisions of Europe

Answer 16

North Western highlands
Central plains
Central uplands
Southern mountain system

Question 17

Mountains part of North Western highlands

Answer 17

Ural mountains
Scandinavian mountains
mountains of Britain
Baltic shield

Question 18

Finland is also called__________

Answer 18

Land of thousand lakes

Question 19

What is fennoscandia

Answer 19

It includes Scandinavian Peninsula
Finland
kola Peninsula

Question 20

What is Baltic shield

Answer 20

The highland around the Baltic sea

Question 21

Extent of Central uplands

Answer 21

They lie between north European planes and the alpine mountain system

Question 22

Countries through which Central upland passes through

Answer 22

Spain France Germany and Poland

Question 23

Plateaus that are part of Central uplands

Answer 23

Meseta in Spain
Central massif and Vosges in France
The black forest in Germany

Question 24

Block mountains part of Central uplands

Answer 24

The meseta in Spain
The central massif and Vosges in France
The black forest in Germany

Question 25

Rivers that flow through Central uplands

Answer 25

Rhine and Rhone

Question 26

Southern mountain system consists of

Answer 26

Southern chain of Peninsula | Alpine mountain system

Question 27

Info about ural mountains

Answer 27

Separate Europe from Asia in the East These mountains are very low and They diffuse in the south There 220 kilometres long

Question 28

What is r Ria coast

Answer 28

Ria coast is where hills rise almost at the coast

Question 29

Information about mountains of Britain

Answer 29

It includes mountains of Scotland and pennines | These mountains are made of old crystalline rocks the mountains have u shaped valley and rounded peaks

Question 30

Info about Baltic shield

Answer 30

Highland around Baltic sea is called Baltic shield | It is made of metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks

Question 31

Categories of European drainage system

Answer 31

Rivers in the west Rivers in the East Scandinavian highland rivers

Question 32

Name the rivers in the west

Answer 32

``` Rhine Rhone Loire Seine Po ```

Question 33

Name the rivers in the East

Answer 33

``` Dneiper dniester Don Volga dvina ```

Question 34

Name the Scandinavian highland rivers

Answer 34

Pechora and Mezen

Question 35

Why are rivers in the West more useful for navigation than the rivers in the East

Answer 35

During winter the rivers in the east freeze | Hence rivers in the west are useful for navigation

Question 36

Why do rivers in the east freeze during winter

Answer 36

They are closer to north pole and the temperature goes below freezing point

Question 37

Name the important lakes of Europe

Answer 37

Lake ladoga and lake onega in Russia | Lake Geneva in Switzerland

Question 38

Largest freshwater lake in Europe

Answer 38

Lake ladoga in Russia

Question 39

Which rivers are used to to generate hydroelectricity

Answer 39

The Scandinavian highland rivers namely pechora and Mezen

Question 40

Where is the midnight Sun

Answer 40

North Cape

Question 41

Association of European Nations is called

Answer 41

European union | EU

Question 42

Number of countries part of European union

Answer 42

28

Question 43

What are fjords

Answer 43

Water base that have penetrated into the land of Norway and was found by glacial erosion

Question 44

Other name for North Western highlands

Answer 44

Caledonian mountain system

Question 45

Types of rocks present in North Western highlands

Answer 45

Sedimentary metamorphic igneous form by glacier erosion

Question 46

Describe the northwestern highlands

Answer 46

Rounded and smooth mountain tops | Broad valleys

Question 47

Where are fjords present

Answer 47

Coastline of Norway

Question 48

Other name for central plains

Answer 48

North European plains

Question 49

Type of Rock that Central plains are made of

Answer 49

Sedimentary rock

Question 50

Two parts of Central plains

Answer 50

Russian plains and western and mid European plains

Question 51

What is steppelands

Answer 51

Large area of an forested grassland in South East Europe or Siberia It is rich soil and it is ideal for growing wheat

Question 52

Why does Southern mountain system have both old and new mountains

Answer 52

Because it is affected by ancient and modern orogenic forces

Question 53

What is orogenic forces

Answer 53

Structural deformation

Question 54

Describe Southern mountain system

Answer 54

It has young fold mountains and volcanoes and the mountains run parallel to each other

Question 55

Countries thru which Alps mountain passes thru

Answer 55

It passes through Switzerland Austria France Germany and Italy

Question 56

mountain located between Black sea and Caspian sea

Answer 56

Caucasus

Question 57

Mountains that apart of Northern branch

Answer 57

Carpathian mountains in Balkan mountains

Question 58

Fold mountains formation

Answer 58

Movement of tectonic plates in horizontal direction which causes the earth to wrinkle

Question 59

Type of Rock in Russian plain

Answer 59

Metamorphic rock

Question 60

Extent of mid European plain

Answer 60

It extends from the marshes of Pripyat to England

Question 61

Info about Central plains

Answer 61

Vast low gently flat plain it extends from the Atlantic coast in the west to the ural mountains in the east and the north sea in the north and the southern mountains in the south

Question 62

Name of few rivers of north European plains

Answer 62

Don Rhine Seine Volga Danube Dnieper Thames

Question 63

Plains drained by rivers in Central plains

Answer 63

London and Paris basins | plains of lombardy in Italy