Northern Europe

Question 1

What countries make up Great Britain?

Answer 1

England
Scotland
Wales

Question 2

Great Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the ___________ ___________.

Answer 2

English Channel

Question 3

Fertile plains support farming in England in what country of Great Britain?

Answer 3

England

Question 4

What 2 countries of Great Britain herd sheep?

Answer 4

Scotland and Wales

Question 5

What river helped make London center for world trade?

Answer 5

The Thames River

Question 6

the United Kingdom is a major ____ country.

a. industrial
b. agricultural
c. manufacturing

Answer 6

a. industrial

Question 7

Wat are the major exports of the United Kingdom?

Answer 7

Manufactured goods and machinery

Question 8

What is the main type of industry that can be found in the united Kingdom?

Answer 8

service

Question 9

What kind of government can be found in the United Kingdom?

Answer 9

a Constitutional monarchy and a Parliament

Question 10

When did noble force King John to sign the Magna Carta?

Answer 10

the 1200’s

Question 11

what was the Magna Carta?

Answer 11

a document taking away some of the king’s powers

Question 12

What year did the Parliament decide that King Charles I had misused his power?

Answer 12

1628

Question 13

When did the English Bill of Rights give the power to tax?

Answer 13

1689

Question 14

What is a Parliamentary Democracy?

Answer 14

Voters elect leaders to Parliament; Members elect Prime minister to head government

Question 15

How many people are in the united Kingdom?

Answer 15

more than 60 million

Question 16

The United Kingdom is the ______ most populous country in Europe.

Answer 16

third

Question 17

9 of 10 people in the UK live in _________.

Answer 17

cities

Question 18

What is the largest city in the UK?

Answer 18

London

Question 19

how many people live in London?

Answer 19

7.6 million

Question 20

What languages do the people in the UK speak?

Answer 20

English, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic

Question 21

What is the religion of the people in the UK?

Answer 21

Protestant Christians

Question 22

Name a popular sport in the UK

Answer 22

cricket

Question 23

the Republic of Ireland occupies the Southern ________ of the island of Ireland.

Answer 23

5/6

Question 24

What is the land of the Republic of Ireland shaped like?

Answer 24

a shallow bowl

Question 25

What is the interior of the Republic of Ireland like?

Answer 25

gently rolling hills, lush green fields.

Question 26

What is a nickname for the Republic of Ireland?

Answer 26

the Emerald Isle

Question 27

What is peat?

Answer 27

plants that have partly decayed in water

Question 28

Where is peat dug from?

Answer 28

bogs

Question 29

what is a bog?

Answer 29

a low swampy area

Question 30

What is peat used for?

Answer 30

it is dried and burned for fuel

Question 31

Name 4 agricultural products of the Republic of Ireland

Answer 31

Sheep Cattle Sugar Beets Potatoes

Question 32

When was the potato famine of Ireland?

Answer 32

1840's

Question 33

What are 2 industry products of Ireland?

Answer 33

pharmaceuticals and computer equipment

Question 34

What is productivity?

Answer 34

a measure of how much work a person does in a specific amount of time

Question 35

What 5 countries make up Scandinavia?

Answer 35

``` Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Iceland ```

Question 36

What is the capital of Norway?

Answer 36

Oslo

Question 37

What is the capital of Sweden

Answer 37

Stockholm

Question 38

What is the capital of Finland?

Answer 38

Helsinki

Question 39

What is the capital of Denmark?

Answer 39

Copenhagen

Question 40

What is the capital of Iceland?

Answer 40

reykjavik

Question 41

what is the climate like in the south and the weest of Scandinavia?

Answer 41

mild

Question 42

what is the climate like in central Scandinavia?

Answer 42

long cold winters

Question 43

what is the climate like in northern scandinavia?

Answer 43

very cold, tundra

Question 44

In scandinavia, there are summer days where the sun never _________.

Answer 44

sets

Question 45

What is the land like in northern Scandinavia?

Answer 45

frozen for most of year

Question 46

what is the land like in iceland?

Answer 46

there is an area in the North Atlantc Ocean where 2 techtonic plates meet, causing magma to rise to the surface. This creates hot springs and geysers

Question 47

in what country of scandinavia can fjords be found?

Answer 47

norway

Question 48

what are fjords

Answer 48

narrow inlets of the sea

Question 49

what do fjords provide?

Answer 49

they provide inland waterways that supply fish for food and export

Question 50

T/F | The economy of Scandinavia is wealthy and prosperous

Answer 50

True

Question 51

What industries can be found in Scandinavia

Answer 51

Agriculture Manufacturing Service

Question 52

What 2 countries in Scandinavia fish?

Answer 52

Norway | Iceland

Question 53

What is geothermal energy?

Answer 53

Electricity produced by natural underground steam sources.

Question 54

What are some exports/products of Sweden?

Answer 54

Nuclear power and oil Iron ore (used to make steel) Cars (Saabs and volvos)

Question 55

__________ if Scandinavia is an important World Trade Country.

Answer 55

Denmark

Question 56

What city is the entrance to the Baltic Sea?

Answer 56

Copenhagen

Question 57

Why can't large ships enter the Baltic Sea? What do they do as a result of this?

Answer 57

It's not deep enough | The drop off their cargo in Copenhagen

Question 58

What 4 countries of Scandinavia speak related languages?

Answer 58

Norway Sweden Denmark Iceland

Question 59

Most people in Scandinavia descended from whom?

Answer 59

Germanic tribes that settled there

Question 60

Most people living in Finland are descended from whom?

Answer 60

Siberia/Russia

Question 61

What 3 countries of Scandinavia are constitutional monarchies?

Answer 61

Denmark Norway Sweden

Question 62

What two countries in Scandinavia and republics?

Answer 62

Finland | Iceland