Physical Features of Europe: Eastern Europe and Russia Answers

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image by Natural Earth Which of the following mountain ranges is labeled with the number 1 on the map above? A. the Pyrenees B. the Apennines C. the Urals D. the Alps Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The Iberian Peninsula contains which of the following countries? A. Spain B. Italy C. Greece D. Norway Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. The Netherlands was quickly losing space when its population began to increase. Polders were built to accommodate the influx of people and to provide them land to live on. The word underlined in the sentence above can best be defined as __________. A. narrow waterways B. lands reclaimed from the sea C. walls of land built to hold back water D. narrow passages of water from the sea that flow through rocky cliffs Please select the best answer from the choices provided

There are _____ countries in Western Europe. A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 32 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. During the cruise, the captain searched for a strait in the water that the ship could cross with little trouble. The word underlined in the sentence above can best be defined as __________. A. land reclaimed from the sea B. an artificial or adjusted waterway C. a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water D. a canal that carries ships through an isthmus Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A route between two bodies of water that is deep and wide enough for a vessel to sail through is called a(n) __________. A. dike B. polder C. isthmus D. channel Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The largest mountain range in Europe is the __________. A. Alps B. Pyrenees C. Apennines D. Mt. Vesuvius Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image by Dbachmann The river that is labeled with the number 1 on the map above is the __________ River. A. Thames B. Tagus C. Rhine D. Po Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Which of the following peninsulas is located in region 4 on the map above? A. the Jutland Peninsula B. the Iberian Peninsula C. the Apennine Peninsula D. the Scandinavian Peninsula Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Which of the following peninsulas is located in region 3 on the map above? A. the Jutland Peninsula B. the Balkan Peninsula C. the Iberian Peninsula D. the Apennine Peninsula Please select the best answer from the choices provided