Geography
Name 3 European bodies of water SOUTH of the Black Sea
Aegean, Tyrrhenian, Ionian
Adriatic, Mediterranean
Which strait divides South Western Europe from Northern Africa?
Strait of Gibraltar
Which European capital city has the largest population?
Moscow, Russia
This man invented the Steam Engine
James Watt
The population of Andorra (round your guess to the nearest 10,000 people)
80,000
77,072 (estimate 2019)
Name two mountain ranges that separate Europe from Asia
Caucasus
Urals
A long border separates Russia from what Nordic country that is the most densely forested in Europe?
Finland
Warsaw or Budapest. Which has the larger population?
Budapest: 1,779,000
Warsaw: 1,749,000
This is the area of free trade and travel in Europe
Schengen Area
How many countries are in the world?
197
Put these locations in order from North to South:
1.) Strait of Gibraltar // 2.) Pyrenees
3.) English Channel // 4.) Iberian Peninsula
3, 2, 4, 1
The Balearic Sea and the Ionian Sea are both part of what larger sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Which country has won the most Winter Olympic Medals of all time?
Norway - 329
U.S.A. in 2nd place with 282
During the Industrial Revolution, a bad cotton crop in Virginia could hurt textile production in London. This is an example of ___________________, when events in one part of the world impact distant areas
Globalization
The Danube river passes through or touches _____ countries in Europe.
10
(Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia,Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine)
Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine was born in this capital city.
Paris, France
Famous for its baroque palaces and formal gardens, the city of Dresden was once known as the "Florence of the Elbe River." Dresden is located in what country?
Germany
Which country has the capital city of Ljubljana?
Slovenia
There are currently ______ countries on the European Union.
BONUS: how many countries are in the EUROZONE?
28
Bonus: 19
Name the country in which you'd find the majority of the following rivers.
Thames / Seine / Volga / Dniester
UK / France / Russia / Ukraine
Excluding islands, name two European countries (that we have studied) that border ONLY 1 other country.
Portugal, Denmark
What capital city, about 500 miles southwest of Moscow, is located on the banks of the Dnieper River
Kiev, Ukraine
This European capital city is the headquarters of the European Union
Brussels, Belgium
This man invented the Horse Drawn Seed Drill
Jethro Tull
According to 2015 census figures, which European country has more than twice as many sheep as people?
Iceland (800,000 sheep / 325,000 people)