Europe & Geography

1.How does Europe’s latitude compare to the latitude of the United States?

Europe is farther north

2.What are the three regions of Europe?

Northern, Eastern, Western

3.How does Europe’s size compare to that of other continents?

Second smallest

4.What is a peninsula?

Piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Why are most of the capitals of Europe located on major rivers?

Transportation, food, water

Which of the following is NOT a mountain range found in Europe?

Urals, Pyrenees, Alps

What divides the European and Asian parts of Russia?

Urals

What area of Europe has the best soil for farming?

Northern European Plains

9.How were fjords created?

Glaciers

10.Why is Siberia so harsh a climate?

Permafrost covers the ground

11.Why do locations on the Atlantic Ocean have a marine west coast climate?

North Atlantic current

12.What is Russia’s steppe region also known as?

Soviet Breadbasket

13.What are the environmental concerns of Europe?

Acid rain, air polution, deforestation

14.What causes acid rain?

Manufacturing

15.What is the worst nuclear accident in history?

Chernobyl

16.What language family are French, Italian, and Spanish?

Romance

17.What is the most common religion in Europe?

Christianity

18.What landform is made up of Finland, Norway and Sweden?

Scandinavian Peninsula

19.What is the natural border between the Iberian Peninsula and France?

Pyrenees Mountains

20.What body of water separates England and France?

English Channel

21.What nation is made up of many islands?

Greece

22.What body of water is the southern border of Europe?

Mediterranean Sea

23. What are some examples of physical features on a map?

Mountains, rivers, oceans

24.What lines run parallel to the equator?

Latitude

25.What imaginary line runs through Greenwich, England?

Prime Meridian

26.What are intermediate directions?

NE, SE, NW, SW

27.What is a scale used for? How do you use it?

To measure distance

28.What is a location in relation to another location known as?

Relative location

29.Name the world’s oceans

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian

30.Name the continents located in the western hemisphere.

North America, South America

FinalJeopardy

FinalJeopardyTopic

On which landform are Spain and Portugal located?

Iberian Peninsula