Europe Chapter 12

Question 0

The Danube River flows from Germany to what sea?

Answer 0

Black Sea

Question 1

What has caused Europe’s northwestern mountains to be rounded?

Answer 1

Glaciation

Question 2

What is the North European Plain rich in?

Answer 2

Coal, iron ore, and rich agricultural land

Question 3

What is a fine, rich soil that is carried by the wind?

Answer 3

Loess

Question 4

What climate is found in most of Southern Europe?

Answer 4

Mediterranean

Question 5

What are high, dry winds blowing from North Africa to Southern Europe?

Answer 5

Soroccos

Question 6

How does the Netherlands protect its lowland areas?

Answer 6

Building dikes

Question 7

What two factors most influence Europe’s climate and vegetation?

Answer 7

Northern latitude and proximity to the sea

Question 8

What do the Pyrenees Mountains separate from the rest of Europe?

Answer 8

Iberian Peninsula

Question 9

The British Isles include what islands?

Answer 9

Great Britain and Ireland

Question 10

What is Iceland located on that results in volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers?

Answer 10

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 11

What separates the Iberian Peninsula from Africa?

Answer 11

Strait of Jibraltar

Question 12

In which countries does permafrost exist?

Answer 12

Norway and Sweden (Scandinavian Peninsula)

Question 13

What are dry winds blowing down from mountains and causing avalanches?

Answer 13

Foehns

Question 14

Which ocean current brings warm waters to Western Europe?

Answer 14

North Atlantic Current

Question 15

What countries do the Carpathian Mountains run through?

Answer 15

Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine

Question 16

What are long, narrow, steep-sided inlets along the coastline of Scandinavia?

Answer 16

Fjords

Question 17

What is Europe’s marine west coast climate like?

Answer 17

Cool summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall

Question 18

What is the tallest mountain in the Alps?

Answer 18

Mount Blanc

Question 19

How much of the Netherlands lies below sea level?

Answer 19

25%

Question 20

What initially attracted farmers to the North European Plain?

Answer 20

Rich, fertile soil and rivers

Question 21

Most of Europe lies how close to the sea coast?

Answer 21

300 miles

Question 22

True or false: Europe is called a peninsula made up of smaller peninsula.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Which bodies of water are separated by the Iberian Peninsula?

Answer 23

Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

Question 24

What form the spine of the Italian Peninsula?

Answer 24

Apennines

Question 25

In what sea can vast oil and natural gas deposits be found?

Answer 25

North Sea

Question 26

What kind of power has France invested heavily in?

Answer 26

Nuclear

Question 27

What forms Denmark and extends into the North Sea?

Answer 27

Jutland Peninsula

Question 28

What kind of climate is common in England, France, and Germany?

Answer 28

Marine west coast