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Ch. 1 - Europe and Russia: Physical Geography

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1
The Swiss Alps are found in the ___ region
Northwestern Highlands
Alpine Mountain System
Central Uplands
North European Plain
2
Some of the world's worst cases of pollution are found in ____
Moscow
Siberia
Dublin
Berlin
3
The most important natural resources in Russia
fossil fuels, oil, and forests
fossil fuels, iron ore, and water
fossil fuels, iron ore, and forests
fossil fuels, iron ore, and fertile soil
4
Melting glaciers from the Swiss Alps created stream to form the ___ River.
Volga
Atlantic
Andes
Rhine
5
Two factors affect climate in Europe
Distance from the ocean, tornadoes
Distance from the ocean, distance from rainshadow
Distance from the ocean, earthquakes
Distance from the ocean, distance from mountains
6
Patches of new land, created by the Dutch, are called
tributary
steppe
polders
tundra
7
The only continent smaller than Europe
Australia
North America
Iceland
South America
8
___ separates Eurasia.
The Ural Mountains
Siberia
The Swiss Alps
The Andes Mountains
9
Russia has three great vegetation zones which are
tundra, taiga, prairies
tundra, taiga, permafrost
tundra, taiga, steppes
tundra, prairies, permafrost
10
Loess is found in the
Central Uplands
Alpine Mountain System
Northwestern Highlands
North European Plain