Physical Geography of Europe Answers

Which of the following statements about Europe’s most important industries is false? A. Most Europeans are employed in the mining industry. B. Europe is a leading producer of automobiles and automotive parts. C. Service industries in Europe include health care, finance, and government. D. About half of all land in Europe is used for farming. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which two islands are part of the British Isles? A. Iceland and Great Britain B. Ireland and Sicily C. Corsica and Iceland D. Ireland and Great Britain Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of the CIA World Factbook The __________ Ocean lies north of Europe and covers the North Pole. A. Atlantic B. Arctic C. Indian D. Pacific Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Three-fourths of the over 500,000 lakes in Europe are found in __________. A. Moldova, Georgia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina B. Germany, Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic C. Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia D. France, England, Spain, and Italy Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of NASA Spain and Portugal (circled on the map above) are located on the __________ Peninsula, a landform that is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees. A. Balkan B. Apennine C. Scandinavian D. Iberian Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Image by vxla The Great __________ Plain, shown in the photo above, stretches across Croatia, Serbia, and Romania and is highly populated because of its fertile soil. A. French B. British C. Hungarian D. Greek Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Alex Guillard In northern Europe, many reclaimed polders, such as the one in the photo above, are created by systems of __________ that have been built to hold back water. A. fjords B. foehns C. siroccos D. dikes Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Image by Pflatau The image above shows a common European weather pattern. This pattern pushes warm, dry African winds called __________ toward Europe. A. drifts B. foehns C. mistrals D. siroccos Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Jorge1767 Europe’s many __________ are widely used for transportation, leisure, and tourism. A. coastlines B. dikes C. polders D. canals Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Glaciation has carved out narrow sea inlets between rocky cliffs in Scandinavia and on Norway’s coasts. These inlets are called __________. A. fjords B. polders C. peninsulas D. dikes Please select the best answer from the choices provided.