Question | Answer |
What country is southwest of France. | Spain |
What small country shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain? | Portugal |
Spain and Portugal make up what peninsula? | Iberian |
The Pyrenees, Alps,and Urals are all what type of land form in Europe? | mountain ranges |
What country has the Rhine and Danube River and Black Forest? | Germany |
What mountain range form the border between Spain and France? | Pyrenees |
What large body of water lies in between Italy and Spain? | Mediterranean Sea |
What type of map shows mountains, rivers, or plains regions? | Physical Map |
What environmental concern causes birth defects and cancer due to radiation exposure? | Chernobyl Power Plant explosion |
What country has an extensive forest with acid rain damage? | Germany |
Why are Russia's resources difficult to use? | They are buried under permafrost, and Russia is large. |
Why do countries build factories (industries) and cities near waterways? | For drinking water, travel, and transportation of goods |
Which country in Europe has arctic temperatures- Italy, UK, Germany or Russia? | Russia |
What is arable land? | land that is good for farming |
What are urban areas? | cities |
What does scarce mean? | few or little |
What boot shaped country is near the Mediterranean Sea in the south, but Alps are located in the north? | Italy |
What island country has air pollution as its main environmental concern? | UK |
What is the difference between fact and opinion? | A fact can be proven, but an opinion is someone's perception. |
What symbol is usually used for capital cities in a map key? | circles with stars in the middle (Be able to use map key) |
What is the largest and most populated country in Europe? | Russia |
What causes acid rain? | When air pollutants mix with precipitation |
What caused the Chernobyl Power Plant explosion in April 1986? | A faulty reactor |
What are the four cardinal directions? | North, South, East, and West |
What are the four intermediate directions? | Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest |
What shows cardinal and intermediate directions on a map? | Compass Rose |
What country in Europe has a rainy climate and a problem with air pollution? | United Kingdom |
Which country in Europe has the largest population, but is the least densely populated? | Russia |
What language family do France, Portugal, Spain and Italy all belong to? | Romance |
Name two countries in Eastern Europe that are from the Slavic language family | Ukraine and Russia |
What language family do both UK and Germany belong? | Germanic |
How are Judaism, Islam and Christianity similar? | All monotheistic and they are all originated southwest Asia |
What religion is the most predominant in Europe? | Christianity |
What small body of water is located between France and UK? | English Channel |
What rivers can be found in Germany? | Rhine and Danube |
What is the agricultural land called in Europe? | North European Plains |
What is arable land and why is it necessary? | Farm land and we need it for food |
Why are natural resources necessary? | To heat homes, fuel automobiles, to trade to make money |
What mountain range is located in Russia? | Urals |
Why do people prefer to live in warm climates? | Not too hot or cold, and it allows them to grow crops |
Which religion has the Torah, Synagogues, Abraham, and Rosh Hashanah? | Judaism |
Which religion has the Bible, church, Jesus, and Easter? | Christianity |
Which religion has Qur'an, mosques, Muhammad, and Ramadan? | Islam |