Geographic Features
Environmental Issues
Trade and Population
Languages
Religion
100
What physical feature is made up of Spain and Portugal?
Iberian Peninsula
100
How are acid rain and air pollution related?
Air pollution causes acid rain because it mixes with the precipitation causing acid rain.
100
What country enjoys a rainy, mild climate due to the Gulf Stream?
United Kingdom
100
English and German are from what language family?
Germanic
100
Where did all three monotheistic religions originate?
SW Asia (Modern day Israel)
200
What mountain range borders Spain and France?
Pyrenees
200
* cancer
* birth defects
*radiation poisoning
These are all effects of what environmental disaster?
Chernobyl Power Plant explosion
200
Where do most Russians live?
In urban areas like Moscow in the western, European part of the country
200
French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are from what language family?
Romance
200
*Qu'ran- Holy Book
*Mosque- Place of Worship
*Muhammed- Founder
What religion is being described?
Islam
300
What country is letter J?
Spain
300
What are the two main causes of air pollution?
factories and automobiles
300
*has the Rhine and Danube rivers
*has arable land due the North European Plains
*has the Black Forest
*Has an abundance of resources
The following describe what country in Europe?
Germany
300
What language family is Ukrainian, Russian and Polish?
Slavic
300
*Bible- Holy Book
*Church- Place of worship
*Jesus- Founder
What religion is being described?
Christianity
400
The English Channel borders what two countries?
France and UK
400
What are possible solutions for air pollution and acid rain?
clean energy (water, solar, power)
public transportation
Bicycling or walking
using fuel efficient cars (hybrid, etc.)
400
How does climate impact Russia?
The cold weather causes permafrost making extraction of some resources difficult, and it also makes trade harder due to frozen waterways.
400
Which language family uses letters from the Cyrillic alphabet?
Slavic
400
*Oldest Monotheistic religion
*worship in synagogue or temple
*Holy Book is the Torah (Old Testament)
Judaism
500
What country is the largest country and most populated country in Europe?
Russia
500
What are the effects of acid rain?
kills vegetation
kills fish
erodes structures
500
How does location and geography impact the UK's ability to trade?
It is surrounded by many warm water ports making trade easy. It also has an abundance of resources including arable land.
500
Why do people in Europe learn more than one language?
To make it easier to trade and travel, since there are so many different languages spoken in Europe
500
What is the main religion practiced in Europe today?
Christianity