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Geography| Europe II| Norway to France
Geography| Europe II| Norway to France
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This is a helpful game for studying in preparation for the Europe II test.
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1
The Island fabled to be the home of Odysseus
Crete
Mycenae
Ithaca
Athens
2
Russia’s largest lake and the deepest lake in the world.
Lake Volga
Lake Baikal
Lake Michal
Lake Ural
3
France is mostly known for its ____.
Mimes
Food
Fashion
Frank Furters
4
Largest island belonging to Norway.
Sognefjord
Viking
Iceland
Svalbard
5
Tallest point in Europe
Mt Elbrus
Mt. Everest
6
Spans across 12 time zones more than any other country .
France
Norway
Poland
Italy
7
The people rely on Fairies and other boats to get around to the various islands around the country.
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Italy
8
Greece’s major seaport
Valley of Thessaly
Thessaloniki
9
The major Mountain ranges in Italy are the _____ and the Apennine Mountains
Alps
Apalachians
Caucuses
Urals
10
This is the location of Mt. Olympus .
Macedonia
Alps
Valley of Edom
Valley of Thessaly
11
Italy has a mild-Mediterranean climate and it only snows in the North.
False
True
12
Greece occupies the southern portion of what is known as the Scandinavian peninsula!
True
False
13
The Holocaust’s most notorious Concentration Camp. Over ⅕ of Poland’s population was killed in the Holocaust.
Warsaw
Auschwitz
Normandy
Krakow
14
Largest Delta in Europe
Matushka Delta
Volga River Delta
Delmarva
15
Which country gave the USA the Statue of Liberty?
France
England
Germany
Poland
16
Highest Mountain in France
Mt. Blanc
Mt Elbrus
Mt. Everest
Mt. Charmichael
17
Significant because this is where the Apostle John was exiled and wrote the book of Revelation.
Ithaca
Crete
Patmos
Corsica
18
Considered to be the smallest country in the world.
Vatican City
Corsica
Sicily
San-Marino
19
The main religion of Poland is _____.
Othodox Church
Roman Catholicism
Baptist
Muslim
20
Longest river in Norway .
Baltic
Valklud
Glomma
Svjord
21
First civilization in Europe.
Mycenae
Russians
Sparta
Celts
22
Capital of Greece is Athens.
False
True
23
Russia's 46 provinces are called ...
States
Oblasts
autonomous states
Fylkers
24
The southern peninsula which was home to the ancient city-state of Sparta!
Iberian
Scandinavian
Peloponnesus
Balkan
25
The longest railroad in the world that crosses the entire country of Russia.
Trans Siberian Railroad
Trans Siberian Orchestra
Transcontinental Railroad
Polar express
26
Crimean Peninsula is considered to be a part of the ________.
Moldova
Norway
Ukraine
Italy
27
How many counties does Norway have?
17
24
20
15
28
Why is it strange that the Slavic nation of Poland is majority Roman Catholic?
Most Slavs are Muslims
Most Poles are Atheist
Other slavic nations are Orthodox
Most Slavs go to the Baptist church
29
Which country has more people of Norwegian descent than any other country besides Norway.
Denmark
USA
Finland
Canada
30
Supposedly ½ of the French have a parasite called toxoplasma gondii-
False
True
31
Capital of Russia.
Leningrad
St. Petersburg
Stalingrad
Moscow
32
What is the Norweigian word for counties
Fylker
Principalities
Peninsulas
Provinces
33
Largest country in Europe by landmass
Italy
Greece
Russia
France
34
Capital of Poland is Moscow.
No, it is Warsaw
No, it's Athens
Yes, that is correct
No, it is Oslo
35
Anyone can camp anywhere at any time as long as it isn’t on private property.
Open Roaming Law
Open Season Law
Open Camping Law
Open Closed Law
36
The island of Crete is called the _______ Island.
Huge
Yuge
Large
Great
37
Two largest islands in Italy are Sicily and Corsica.
True
False
38
Shares the
Scandinavian Peninsula
with Sweden and Finland.
Norway
Switzerland
Denmark
Netherlands
39
Capital is Oslo
Italy
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
40
The only city to escape destruction at the hand of the Nazis
Krakow
Moscow
warsaw
Auschwitz
41
Deepest and largest Fjord in Norway is the...
Chevy Fjord
Sognefjord Fjord.
Valhalla Fjord
Soverngard Fjord
42
3 Areas with their own cultural heritage but are still apart of France. Pick three.
Corsica
Paris
Normandy
Basque
43
Two micro-states located within Italy
Vatican city
San Marino
Tuscany
Rome
44
What is the largest cultural group in Russia?
Slavs
Germans
Scandinavians
Gypsies
45
Poles have won the most Nobel prizes of any nation.
True
False
46
France was originally_______during the Roman empire.
Gaul
Constantinople
Persia
Britton
47
What is the Siberian Taiga?
how a New Englander says Siberian Tiger
a large Siberian tiger
Russian Snow
A huge forest in Siberia
48
The Asian side of Russia, it forms a large frozen desert/ forest.
Siberia
Sahara
Urals
49
Europe’s largest population of Reindeer are located in...
Finland
Demark
Norway
Sweden
50
Largest mountain range in Norway
Pyrenees
Scandinavian Mountain Range
Alps
Baltic Mountain Range
51
Norway makes most of its money from the...
Oil fields of the North Sea
Oil Fields for the Baltic Sea
Fishing
Grape Vineyards of Tuscany
52
A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland.
Forklorns
Fjords
Fords
Faries
53
What mountian range splits European Russia from Asian Russia ?
Ural mountains
Caucuses
Alps
54
Rome it the capital of:
Italy
Greece
Israel
England
55
The island of Rhodes once had a huge statue of the sun god _______.
Helios
Odysseus
Zeus
Aphrodite
