Europe Geography LUOA 8th Grade

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In what year was the European Union founded?

1993

Which of the following islands are located in Europe? (choose all that apply)

Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Malta, British Isles, Corsica.

Which of the following is true about industry in Europe?

Banking and software production has become the foundation of Europe's economy.

What nation located on the Jutland Peninsula controls access between the North and Baltic Seas?

Denmark

Which of the following countries belong to Northern Europe, as it's been defined in this course? (choose all that apply)

Denmark, Norway, and the UK

The Greek island of Crete is located in the _____________.

Mediterranean Sea

The western islands and the portions of Europe that reside along the Atlantic coastline benefit from the warm waters of the ___________________.

North Atlantic Drift

In one sentence, explain what makes Switzerland unique.

One thing that makes Switzerland unique is that it has four common languages because of its location: French, German, Italian, and its own language.

What is Europe's physical geography defined by?

Peninsulas and water sources

In one or two sentences, explain the significance of the 95 Thesis that Martin Luther published.

The 95 Thesis started the Reformation, which fractured the Catholic Church and began many of the theological ideas that we see today.

Which area of Europe is mostly made up of the nations that used to comprise Yugoslavia?

The Balkan States

Which of the following is true about the Scandinavian Peninsula?

Warm water and air from the ocean makes the western portions wetter than the eastern part of the peninsula.

Iceland

an island on the northwest fringes of Europe; its capital is Reykjavik

British Isles

comprised of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland

Czech Republic

its capital Prague is one of the most important cultural cities in Europe

Ireland

known as the Isle of Saints and Scholars

North Sea

lies east of the British Isles, west of the Scandinavian Peninsula, and north of the European mainland

Hungary

located in the Carpathian Basin just south of the Carpathian Mountains

Denmark

located on the small peninsula of Jutland

Baltic Sea

surrounded by Sweden, the Baltic States, and Central Europe

Norway

was under the rule of Danish kings for centuries; its capital is Oslo

William Bernard Shaw is from:

Ireland

What is the flat stretch of rich soil and multiple rivers that starts in France and moves eastward across Europe?

Northern European Plain

Oslo is the capital of _____

Norway

Why has much of Europe's soil weakened? (choose all that apply)

Overgrazing of livestock, overfarming, and cutting away of vegetation.

The Solidarity movement in ________ hastened the fall of the Soviet Union.

Poland

Vistula river location:

Poland

What is land reclaimed from the sea or river in the Low Countries?

Polders

Which artistic style prominent in Central Europe depicts scenery and mystical ideas?

Romanticism

What serves as a cultural divider between the Christian Iberian Peninsula and Muslim North Africa?

Strait of Gibraltar

Western culture is a complex blend of what three elements? (choose all that apply)

Christianity, philosophy, and science

The culture of the Low Countries has been heavily influenced by which two cultures?

French and Germanic

Dublin is the capital of _____

Ireland

Denmark is in the region of ______ Europe

Northern

Amsterdam is the capital of _____

Netherlands

London is the capital of _____

The UK

Which of the following poets is from Denmark?

Hans Christen Anderson

Budapest is the capital of _____

Hungary

What nation is located in the Carpathian Basin just south of the Carpathian Mountains?

Hungary

Which of the following is true about religion in Europe?

In general, the Christian faith has waned over the years.

Pyrenees

located between France and Spain

Alps

the highest and longest mountain range in all of Europe

Romania

the inspiration of Dracula and Transylvania

Sicily

the location of Europe's tallest active volcano, Mount Etna

Iceland

very active geothermic activity; lies in the far northwest of European waters

Which of the following rivers is located in Ukraine?

Dnieper

Seine river location:

France

Po river location:

Italy

Rome is the capital of _____

Italy

Which of the following countries belong to Mediterranean Europe, as it's been defined in this course? (choose all that apply)

Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece

Which of the following philosophers helped shape Western culture? (choose all that apply)

Locke, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, and Hume

Luxembourg is in the region of the _____ _____

Low Countries

What is the only landlocked nation of the Low Countries?

Luxembourg

Dnieper river location:

Ukraine

Kiev is the capital of _____

Ukraine

The steppe of southeastern Europe incorporates parts of which of the following countries? (choose all that apply)

Ukraine, Romania, and Hungary

Which of the following were famous artists from the Low Countries? (choose all that apply)

Van Gogh and Rembrandt

Carpathian Mountains

defines much of the southeastern side of Europe

Which of the following countries belong to the Low Countries, as it's been defined in this course? (choose all that apply)

Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg

What European sea is accessible only by the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits?

Black Sea

Which body of water is a vital waterway for Bulgaria and Romania and has received international investment due to new oil deposits and offshore drilling?

Black Sea

Austria is in the region of ______ Europe

Central

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

England

William Shakespeare is from:

England

What is the currency used by France, Germany, Italy, and other members of the European Union?

Euro

Why have the characteristics of Western culture spread across the globe? (choose all that apply)

European colonization, exploration, and imperialism.

What two people groups have inhabited the British Isles since before the Romans conquered the southern half of Great Britain?

Gaelic and Celtic

Berlin is the capital of _____

Germany

Which nation was split in two at the end of World War II?

Germany

Athens is the capital of _____

Greece

Black Sea

accessible only by the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits

Mediterranean Sea

an exchange and conflict point between European, African, and Middle Eastern cultures

How much of Europe is estimated to have been covered in trees before the Industrial Revolution?

four-fifths

Ukraine

has had conflict with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula

Which body of water is located just north of the Scandinavian Peninsula?

Arctic Sea

What peninsula is home to Slavic peoples and the nation of Greece?

Balkan

Which of the following straits separate the Black and Mediterranean seas? (choose all that apply)

Dardanelles Strait and Bosporus Strait

In one or two sentences, describe the importance of the Baltic Sea to the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages.

During the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League traded along its coasts bring trade goods into central Europe and the North Sea.

Which of the following is true of Northern Europe?

During the nineteenth century, poorer people in rural areas moved into cities to find work, resulting in massive cities.

What is the most common spoken language in the Low Countries?

Dutch

Poland is in the region of ______ Europe

Eastern

Paris is the capital of _____

France

What nation fought and won with the Allied Powers in World War I but was overrun by Germany early in World War II?

France

Spain is in the region of ______ Europe

Mediterranean

Which of the following is an ancient Gaelic religious site?

Newgrange

World War II began when Germany invaded __________.

Poland

Stockholm is the capital of _____

Sweden

Which of the following are languages commonly spoken in Northern Europe? (choose all that apply)

Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and English

Zurich is the capital of _____

Switzerland

Which of the following is a great cultural icon of the Low Countries?

Windmills

What type of climate exists in the areas of Europe below the Alps and the Pyrenees?

a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters


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