TRUE and FALSE
The Giant's Causeway between Scotland and Ireland was formed by cooled lava.
TRUE (253)
Scotland
Edinburgh (252)
Where is the Kiel Canal?
Germany (269)
Parts of Scandinavia lie above the ____________, where the sun never sets for two months in the summer.
Arctic Circle (254)
What is the largest island in Europe?
High taxes in Denmark are caused by the country's welfare program.
TRUE (259)
Ireland
Dublin (250)
Where is the River Thames?
England (249)
____________ is sometimes called the "Land of Fire and Ice."
Iceland (259)
What religion are countries in southern and western Europe predominantly?
Roman Catholic (261)
The Massif Central is a mountainous plateau in southern France that boasts fertile soil.
FALSE (263)
Denmark
Copenhagen (259)
Where is the Seine River?
France (261)
The Dutch have built strong walls, ____________, to hold back seawater.
Dikes (264)
The longest river in France is the ____________.
Loire (262)
The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands.
FALSE (264)
Finland
Helsinki (258)
Where are the polders?
The ____________ Mountains form the border between Spain and France.
Pyrenees (263)
What are Cantons?
Swiss self-governing districts. (272)
Unlike Switzerland, Liechtenstein actively participates in wars and has a standing army.
FALSE (273)
Portugal
Lisbon (278)
Loughs
Northern Ireland (253)
____________ is the tiny principality between Switzerland and Austria known for its industrialization and high standard of living.
Liechtenstein (273)
What Italian city, the second largest in the country, is the banking center in the Po River Valley?
Milan (279)
Belgium
Brussels (250)
Lochs
Scotland (252)
The Italian city of ____________ was built on more than one hundred islands in the Adriatic Sea.
Venice (279)
Switzerland
Bern (271)
The eight-mile-wide ____________ passes between Spain and Africa.
Strait of Gibraltar (275)
Spain
Madrid (275)
Spain, Andorra, and Portugal are located on the ____________ Peninsula.
Iberian (275)
Germany
Berlin (250)