Relief of Europe
What mountain ranges separate Europe from Asia?
The Ural and Caucasus Mountains
The longest river in Europe.
Volga River
In what landscape do you categorise the central, southern, and eastern Iberian Peninsula (including Madrid)?
Mediterranean Landscape
Give at least two (2) peninsulas in Europe.
Balkan, Italian, Iberian, and Jutland.
What major body of water separates southern England from the continental Europe?
English Channel
A vast flatland that is triangular in shape and is located across the centre and east of Europe.
The Great European Plain
What do we call glacial valleys that are flooded by the sea? These are commonly found in the Scandinavian Peninsula.
fjords
Give two (2) countries with predominantly oceanic landscapes.
Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland
Explain the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees.
Evergreen trees remain green and functional regardless of the change in the seasons, while deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn and grow back in spring.
An important river in Europe that passes through 10 countries and four capital cities (Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade).
Danube
Located in the Caucasus Mountains, this mountain is the highest peak in Europe.
Mount Elbrus
What is the name of the largest saltwater lake in the world?
Caspian Sea
True or False: In continental landscapes, summers are mild.
False; summers are hot in continental landscapes.
True or False: Rivers on the Black Sea basin are long, navigable rivers that flow across central and eastern Europe.
True.
Which five (5) sovereign countries form the Nordic countries?
Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark
What is the average altitude of Europe?
290 metres
Which of the following seas is connected to the Mediterranean Sea?
a. Tyrrhenian Sea, b. Black Sea, c. Baltic Sea, d. Barents Sea
a. Tyrrhenian Sea
In northern Russia, the main landscape is polar, which means that the type of vegetation or biome is mainly ___________.
tundra
A cape situated in Galicia, Spain that was thought to be the "end of the known world" during Ancient times.
Cape Fisterra/Finisterre
What is the second-largest city in the European Union in terms of population within the city boundary?
Madrid, Spain (Pop. 3,280,782)
What mountain is featured in this photo?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_wF-aDjG_H0CKsfXHs7H7-z2QuJ33Oo/view?usp=sharing
Matterhorn (French: Cervin, Italian: Cervino)
Enumerate the five (5) drainage basins in Europe.
Mediterranean Basin, Atlantic Basin, Caspian Sea Basin, Black Sea Basin, and Arctic Basin
Describe the climate in polar landscapes.
Winters are very cold and long. Summers are cool and short. Precipitation is low.
Which of the following cities has a Mediterranean climate?
A. Belgrade, Serbia
B. Marseille, France
C. Helsinki, Finland
D. Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
B. Marseille, France
With what country does France share its longest border?
Brazil! The French Guiana in South America is officially part of France, so France shares a 730-kilometre border with Brazil.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psDem5d_SV3EDSDrb2ZF5FfoJF1eAAp6/view?usp=share_link