FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EUROPE

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FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EUROPE

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Question 1: Name 3 European rivers

Answer:

Rhine, Danube, Seine (are important for trading, transportation and create interdependence between European countries)

Question 2: Jutland Peninsula

Answer:

*extends from Denmark into North Sea *western coast flat plains w/soil deposited by glaciers *eastern coast has fjords

Question 3: Describe the Northern European Plain

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*Highly populated area due to fertile soil and rich coal deposits so good for farming and manufacturing (started Industrial Revolution) *stretches from England up to Russia

Question 4: Balkan Peninsula

Answer:

*mountain ranges & valleys in southeastern Europe make travel difficult *surrounded by Aegean & Black Seas, and, Adriatic & Ionian Seas *stretches south from Danube River

Question 5: permafrost

Answer:

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of ground

Question 6: Describe climate of Southern Europe

Answer:

Mediterranean - hot dry summers & mild rainy winters

Question 7: Describe climate of Northern Europe

Answer:

Subarctic/Tundra - bitter cold winters & cool short summers

Question 8: Name 4 of Europe's Islands

Answer:

Great Britain, Iceland, Sicily, Iceland

Question 9: Strait of Gibraltar

Answer:

narrow water passage connecting two large bodies of water Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea

Question 10: Name 3 functions of Europe's mountain ranges

Answer:

*tourism *recreation *mineral resources

Question 11: Describe the North Atlantic Drift/Current

Answer:

Ocean current that carries warm maritime (sea) winds to western/southern coast of Europe-has warming effect on climate

Question 12: Describe climate of Eastern Europe

Answer:

Humid Continental - cold winters & hot summers

Question 13: Name 3 areas of Europe impacted by air and water pollution

Answer:

*Black Forest (air pollution) *Venice, Italy (water pollution) *Rhine, Danube, Seine Rivers (water pollution)

Question 14: Describe climate of Western Europe

Answer:

Marine West Coast - mild winters & cool summers

Question 15: Scandinavian Peninsula

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*far northern in Norway, Sweden & Denmark *Ice Age glaciation formed fjords on Atlantic coast *southern coast slopes to Baltic Sea

Question 16: loess

Answer:

fine, wind-blown soil good for agriculture

Question 17: timberline

Answer:

point of elevation (line) above which trees do NOT grow due to extreme cold

Question 18: fjord

Answer:

long, steep-sided inlet (glacier valley now filled with sea water) found in Scandinavian countries (Norway,Finland)

Question 19: polder

Answer:

low-lying area from which sea water has been drained to create new farmland (reclaimed from flooding)

Question 20: Name 2 of Europe's mountain ranges

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*Alps (runs from S. France to Balkans, has Mont Blanc highest peak in Alps) *Pyrenees (divides Iberian Peninsula from rest of Europe)

Question 21: Iberian Peninsula [Southern Peninsula]

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*consists of Spain & Portugal and separates Atlantic Ocean from Mediterranean Sea *plateau rises up to Pyrenees Mountains cutting off Peninsula from rest of Europe

Question 22: dike

Answer:

large bank of earth & stone that holds back water from flooding land

Question 23: glaciation

Answer:

process of glaciers forming and spreading

Question 24: Italian Peninsula

Answer:

*consists of long, boot-like coastline extending into Mediterranean *Apennines runs along spine up to fertile Po valley

Question 25: chernozem

Answer:

rich, black top soil found in Northern European Plain (Ukraine & Russia)good for agriculture & high crop yields