Rivers and Water Bodies
This sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean and is almost completely surrounded by land. It acts as a natural border between Europe and Africa.
The Mediterranean Sea
Which peninsula includes the countries Spain and Portugal?
Iberian
The tiny microstate/nation Andorra is located in what mountain range between Spain and France?
The Pyrenees
What is typically a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs?
Fjord
Iceland is divided by:
The Mid-Atlantic Rift
What River flows through the capital of Russia?
Moscow River
Which peninsula has fjords, glaciers, long frozen winters, and short summers?
Scandinavian
What is the northern mountain range that divides Russia from Europe?
The Ural Mountains
What is a big slow-moving sheet of ice that shapes the land?
Glacier
Iceland is called the land of fire and ice because of the volcanoes and glaciers. What is the reason for this?
Tectonic plates
What river flows from the North Sea, through Switzerland and Germany?
Rhine
Name the peninsula on the Black Sea with a warm water port, currently involved in a conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Crimean
What is the mountain range located in parts of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and Serbia?
The Carpathian Mountains
What climate zone is most like Ridgefield, Connecticut?
Humid Continental
How have people who live in lowlands created ways to reclaim land from the seas and increase the farming industry?
Polders
What river flows through ten different countries and is the second longest river in Europe?
Danube
All are northern seas EXCEPT:
1. Aegean Sea
2. Barents Sea
3. Baltic Sea
4. Norwegian Sea
The western edge of Europe that extends through Britain to the west and Norway to the east, whose elevation provides sources of hydroelectric power and is suitable for wool products, is called:
The Highlands
What is a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea?
Dike
What is the mountain range that has the tallest mountains in Europe, where the highest peak is Mont Blanc?
The Alps