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1
What region in Russia has a lot of mineral resources but is permanently frozen?
St. Petersburg
Kiev
Moscow
Siberia
2
What is the largest inland sea in the world?
Black Sea
Coral Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
3
This is a fertile black soil rich in humus, typically found in the Russian Steppes.
Chernozem
Permafrost
Dirt
Mud
4
What is the name of the ocean current that makes western Europe a little warmer?
West Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
East Atlantic
5
What body of water is Eastern Europe farther away from that gives a harsher climate?
Coral Sea
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
6
What is a long, narrow inlet created by a glacier called?
Polder
Mountain
Peninsula
Fjord
7
What is the name of a house with a steep roof in Switzerland?
Hacienda
Shack
Villa
Chalet
8
What mountain range separates Italy and France?
Rockies
Alps
Appenines
Himalayas
9
A genocide occurred in what country in Europe in the 1990's?
France
Bosnia
Italy
Greece
10
What four regions make up the United Kingdom?
India, England, Spain, Portugal
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
England, France, Belgium, Netherlands
Greece, Ireland, Italy, England
11
Which of the following countries is most likely to have a "highland" climate?
Egypt
Libya
Greece
Switzerland
12
What is the name of the common currency used by European Union member nations?
Euro
Dollar
Peso
Ruble
13
What country in Europe has many windmills?
Italy
Netherlands
Greece
France
14
What European country was the birthplace of democracy?
Greece
Italy
France
England
15
What country makes "polders" in order to have more farmland?
Netherlands
Germany
Enlgand
France
16
What peninsula are Portugal and Spain located on?
Arabian
Sinai
Italian
Iberian
17
What mountains divide Europe from Asia?
Himalayas
Rockies
Urals
Alpines
18
How many time zones does Russia cross?
seven
six
eight
nine
19
Which of the following is NOT a reason for Europe's high crop yields?
Advanced farming techniques
Low literacy rates
Advanced Machinery
Advanced knowledge
20
What country is landlocked and located in the Alps?
Sweden
Switzerland
Swellville
Swaziland
21
What is the world's largest forest?
Black
Taiga
Sherwood
Himalayas
22
What area is being destroyed by acid rain in Europe?
Sherwood Forest
Sicilian Forest
Black Forest
Magical Forest
23
Which one of the following cities was built on a hilltop?
St. Petersburgh
Paris
Athens
London
24
What two countries have a more "Mediterranean" climate in Europe?
Russia and Norway
England and Ireland
Sweden and Finland
Italy and Greece
25
What country colonized Brazil during the Age of Exploration?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
26
What religion do most people follow in Europe?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
27
What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Baikal
28
What body of water connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea?
Strait of Narnia
Strait of Narrows
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Europe
29
In what region of Italy is heavy industry concentrated?
Ruhr Valley
Rhine Valley
Seine Valley
Po Valley
30
The Northern European plain extends from France to
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
31
What word or phrase best describes ALL the economies of Europe?
Under developed
Command
Developed
Developing
32
What do people who believe Europe and Asia are on continent call it?
Europa
Narnia
Eurasia
Aseurope
33
Why do eastern European countries have a lower GDP per capita than Western European countries?
Eastern Europe has a higher literacy rate
they actually have a higher GDP
former control by Communist USSR
much lower population
34
What two countries does the Chunnel connect?
Spain and England
Spain and Portugal
France and England
Portugal and France
35
Which one of the following types of vegetation is NOT found in Europe?
Mixed Forest
Coniferous Forest
Rainforest
Tundra
