Geography Europe

Question 1

The majority of Europe lies within ______ miles of the seacoast

Answer 1

300

Question 2

The melting of the Ice Age glaciers created thousands of ______ in Europe

Answer 2

Lakes

Question 3

What Peninsula includes southwestern Europe, Spain and Portugal

Answer 3

Iberian Peninsula

Question 4

What islands include Great Britain and Ireland

Answer 4

British Isles

Question 4

What Peninsula includes Italy, the Apennines mountain range, France and the active volcano Mount Vesuvius

Answer 4

Apennine Peninsula

Question 5

What European country has short rivers

Answer 5

Scandinavia

Question 6

What river flows through France and Germany into the Netherlands

Answer 6

Rhine River

Question 7

What canal was built in 1992 and links the North Sea and the Black Sea

Answer 7

Main-Danube Canal

Question 8

What river flows through Britain and allows ships into London

Answer 8

Thames

Question 9

What is the longest river in EUrope

Answer 9

Volga

Question 10

What is a major river in northern France and flows through Paris

Answer 10

Seine

Question 11

What is an Alpine wind that sometimes blows cold air into southern France

Answer 11

Mistral

Question 12

What is a high dry wind from North Africa that will bring hot weather to Europe

Answer 12

Siroccos

Question 13

The Serb’s attempt to kill all Croatians was called what?

Answer 13

Ethnic cleansing

Question 14

What happened due to the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s

Answer 14

Urbanization

Question 15

What language family includes French, Spanish, and Italian

Answer 15

Romance Languages

Question 16

What language family includes English and German

Answer 16

Germanic languages

Question 17

What language family includes Russian and Polish

Answer 17

Slavic languages

Question 18

What is the most dominant religion in Europe

Answer 18

Christianity

Question 19

Where is the Eiffel Tower located

Answer 19

Paris, France

Question 20

Where is the Colosseum located

Answer 20

Rome, Italy

Question 21

What came after the fall of the Roman Empire

Answer 21

Middle ages/ Dark Ages

Question 22

What “war” was the fight between Christians and Muslims for the Holy Land

Answer 22

Crusades

Question 23

What was built to symbolize the split in Germany

Answer 23

Berlin Wall

Question 24

What is the trading community in Western Europe that was created in the 1990s to help European countries align with each other

Answer 24

European Union

Question 25

What is the common currency in Europe but Britain still uses the pound

Answer 25

Euro

Question 26

What are 3 examples of social welfare

Answer 26

Free health care, child care, lifetime jobs

Question 27

Germany, France, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic have mainly what kind of industries because they are near natural resources

Answer 27

Manufacturing industries

Question 28

The Netherlands and Denmark have what industry

Answer 28

light

Question 29

What industry is a large part of the workforce in Western Europe

Answer 29

Service industry

Question 30

Olive, Fruit, and vegetable farms are mainly in what region of Europe

Answer 30

Southern

Question 31

Who has collective farms but is moving towards private ownership of land

Answer 31

Eastern farmer

Question 32

What river is vital to transportation and runs through central Europe

Answer 32

Rhine River

Question 33

What highway in Europe has high-speed limits

Answer 33

Autobahn

Question 34

What is the major Greek religious holiday

Answer 34

Lamb feast for Easter

Question 35

What is the major Sweden holiday

Answer 35

St. Lucia Day

Question 36

What does France celebrate on July 14th

Answer 36

Bastille Day

Question 37

Europe's land masses were shaped by what 2 things?

Answer 37

Earthquakes and volcanoes

Question 38

What is the project called in the Netherlands where they built dams along the coastline to combat the great flood of 1953

Answer 38

Delta Project

Question 39

What 2 major pieces of architecture has been ruined in Europe due to Acid Rain?

Answer 39

Tower of London and Acropolis in Greece

Question 40

What sea takes too long to renew and ensure clean water due to its only access to the Atlantic Ocean being through the narrow Strait of Gibraltar

Answer 40

Mediterranean Sea

Question 41

Iceland has the world's oldest legislature which is called what

Answer 41

Althing

Question 42

What began in Greece in 776 B.C. as part of a religious festival to the gods?

Answer 42

Olympic Games

Question 43

What is the capital of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest cities in Europe

Answer 43

London

Question 44

What is located in Rome, Italy has the smallest popul;ated nation and is the headquarters of the Pope and Roman Catholic Church

Answer 44

Vatican CIty

Question 45

What is located in the French Alps and has the highest mountain in the region of Europe

Answer 45

Mont Blanc

Question 46

What sea is known for its crude oil and natural gas

Answer 46

North Sea

Question 47

How many countries are there in Europe

Answer 47

39

Question 48

What art museum is located in Paris, France

Answer 48

The Louvre

Question 49

What country has such bad air pollution that 1 hour in the streets =20 cigarettes on the lungs

Answer 49

Hungary

Question 50

What city is floating city and invented the fiddle

Answer 50

Venice

Question 51

What band started in Liverpool, England and is a 1960s icon

Answer 51

The Beatles

Question 52

Where was the guitar created in the 1500s

Answer 52

Spain