Geophysical Events
Site of famous volcano eruption in Western Europe
What is Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii, Italy?
What country lost hundreds of lives in July 2021 floods
What is Germany?
This location separates Europe from Asia
What is the Ural Mountain Range?
Nickname of W. Europe which describes its geography
What is the peninsula of peninsulas?
Cause of over 100k deaths in W. Europe in 2003 and 2010
What are heatwaves?
Country where 6.4 earthquake two days before Christmas killed dozens
What is Albania?
Famous "city on water" where recent rains flooded famous cathedrals
What is Venice, Italy?
Two mountain ranges were created by plate tectonics
What are the Alps and the Pyrenees Mountains?
Warm climate in W. Europe influenced by this "Americanized" event
What is the Gulf Stream?
Most harmful weather disaster in W. Europe's history, these summer floods occurred in which country
What is Germany?
7.0 earthquake in this country's Samos Island, killed 100's and left 15,000 homeless
What is Greece?
The "Great Storm of 1987" with winds over 100 mph, devastated this country
What is The United Kingdom (The UK)?
Elevated region in south central France?
What is the Massif Central?
These warm winds blow west to east bringing much-needed rain for W. Europe's farmlands
What are the Westerlies?
The frequency of these in Spain has caused their economy over $147b/year
What are landslides?
W. Europe's largest active volcano that experts worry may erupt
What is Marsili?
Powerful warm ocean current. It continues the Gulf Stream northeast.
What is the North Atlantic Current?
Netherland's reclaimed land from the sea with dikes and pumps
What are the Zuiderzees?
Physical geographic feature that helped start the Industrial Revolution
What are navigable peninsulas?
A series of these are far too common in the Swiss Alps
What is an avalanche?
Geophysical event occurring after many earthquakes
What is a tsunami?
In 2017, severe ice storm caused closing of this famous German-Austrian river
What is the Danube River?
Its definition means a mountain with constant snow
What is an "Alp"?
Of all the continents, Europe has the highest percentage of land suitable for
What is farming?
The most common natural disaster in Western Europe
What are floods or flooding?