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European Landforms, Culture, Language Quiz
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1
What peninsulas have the most active earthquake zones in Europe?
Anatolean and Peloponnesian Peninsula
Anatolean and Jutland
Italian and Anatolean
Anatolean and Iberian
2
Which small country has the greatest population density (people per square mile)?
Japan
Belgium
United States
Norway
3
What kind of terrain do most of the Mediterranean Islands have?
flat with deserts
rugged and mountainous
uninhabited by animal-life
4
What did the ROMANTIC period reveal?
Realism
Time Period
Love
Emotions
5
Why is the temperature in Siberia so cold?
Near Antarctica
Near Iceland
Near the equator
Within the Arctic Circle
6
What was the type of art that the Sistine Chapel and the art of Da Vinci considered?
Impressionism
Gothic
Baroque
Muslim
7
What is the volcano that buried the Italian City?
Mt. Pompeii
Mt. Etna
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Everest
8
Where is Protestantism mainly located in Europe?
Southeastern
Italy
Northern
Northwest
9
Along with volcanoes and geysers, what can be found in Iceland?
hot springs
earthquakes
heat waves
penguins
10
Why are Sweden and Finland not densely populated?
They are landlocked
People can only have 1 child per family
Too mountainous
The climate is too extreme
11
Which of these is NOT a Romance language?
Portuguese
Italian
Czech
Spanish
12
What is the ocean north of Europe?
Arctic
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Pacific
13
Who is the leader of the Roman Catholic church?
The preacher
Nuns
The Pope
The priest
14
What is a peninsula?
an grouping of volcanoes
a chain of islands
a landmass surrounded on 3 sides by water
a landlocked landmass
15
What are the mountains that separate Asia and Europe?
Apennines
Urals
Carpathians
Alps
16
What are the two longest rivers in Europe?
Elbe and Volga
Volga and Danube
Danube and Thames
Seine and Thames
17
How many different languages are in Europe?
50
30
20
40
18
Where did at least 25% of the old Soviet Union's food supply come from?
Steppes
North European Plains
Lake Baikal
Siberia
19
What major environmental issue is off the coast of Britain and Denmark?
Air pollution
radioactive contamination of seas
Oil spill pollution
highest concentration of acid rain
20
Where is Transylvania located in Europe? (Home of Dracula)
Carapathia
Crimea
Anatolia
Alps
21
Where does Europe rate for world population?
1st of 7
4th of 7
3rd of 7
6th of 7
22
Which of these countries would be part of Western Europe?
Croatia
Portugal
Sweden
Greece
23
What natural resource is Sweden most known for?
Commercial Forestry
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Coal Deposits
Iron Ore Deposits
24
Which nation is part of the Benelux Nations?
Belgium
Germany
France
Swizerland
25
What river runs through London?
Volga
Seine
Thames
Danube
26
What are the glaciers that cut deep valleys in the ocean during the Ice Age?
Glaceau
Steppes
Fjords
Plateaus
27
How many time zones are located in Russia?
10
12
11
9
28
What countries have major conflicts about religion?
Northern Ireland
France
Portugal
Russia
29
Which island nation is growing at a fast rate (population)?
Greenland
Sicily
Britain
Iceland
30
Which of these countries makes up the Jutland Peninsula?
Sweden
Denmark
Greece
Finland
31
What is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?
Lake Baikal
Lake Caspian
Lake Superior
Lake Titicaca
32
Which environmental factor is Europe most affected by?
Air Pollution
Acid Rain
Oil Spills
Cadium
33
What is a "gulag"?
Soviet Railway
Soviet Prison Camp
Soviet Police
Soviet Farm
34
Most of eastern Europe is what climate?
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Polar
Humid Continental
35
What country is the Anatolean Peninsula?
Crimea
Italy
Turkey
Greece
36
What is the famous British tennis tournament?
BRITISH OPEN
CAMBRIDGE
US Open
WIMBLEDON
37
Where does Europe rate according to size to the other continents?
1st of 7
3rd of of 7
4th out of 7
6th out of 7
38
What is the architecture of the Medieval Times called?
Baroque
Gothic
Renaissance
Parisian
