Geography
Environment
Location and Resources
Map Skills
100

This long mountain range forms a natural border between Spain and the rest of Europe and includes the country of Andorra.

 The Pyrenees Mountains.

100

This kind of pollution in many European cities is caused by cars, factories, and burning fossil fuels and can harm human health.

 Air pollution (smog)

100

Because much of Europe is near seas and rivers, many countries developed strong systems of this

Trade

100

 This term describes the number of people living in a given area

Population

200

 Name the large peninsula in Southern Europe that contains the countries of Italy, Greece, and Albania.

 The Balkan Peninsula (accept "Apennine Peninsula" or "Italian Peninsula

200

Acid rain, which damages forests and buildings, is caused when air pollution mixes with this.

 Water (acid rain forms when air pollutants mix with atmospheric moisture — sulfur and nitrogen oxides react with rain).

200

This mineral or resource, important for energy and industry, was abundant in parts of the United Kingdom and Germany  

Coal

200

 When locating a country on a map, you look at latitude (horizontal) and longitude (vertical). True or False?

False

300

Name the large plain that stretches across parts of Poland, Germany, and into Russia; it helped shape migration and agriculture in Europe.

European Plain

300

This practice — cutting down large areas of trees — reduces habitats and can lead to soil erosion in parts of Europe.  

Deforestation

300

 Northern Europe’s colder climate supports a major industry using trees: name that industry.

Forestry / timber industry

300

 If you move 3 degrees east in longitude, your location changes in which direction on the map

east

400

What is the Capital of France

Paris

400

Which country suffered from acid rain

Germany

400

The Mediterranean climate encourages the growth of certain crops such as olives and this other common fruit

 Grapes or olives  

400

Draw the Compass rose

        N

W             E

         S

500

What is the  of Capital of Ireland

Dublin

500

Which country suffer from smog

United Kingdom

500

Explain briefly how being located along major rivers and seas helped European countries become centers of trade and industry.

Rivers and seas provided routes for ships and boats, making it easier to move goods and people; ports became trade hubs and helped grow cities and industry.”

500

What countries are in the Eastern Hemispere?

All of Asia and Australia, plus most of Europe and Africa, and part of Antarctica.