Name: ___________________
Period: __________
Date: __________
Northern Europe Quiz
Multiple Choice.
1. Northern Europe is made up of how many countries?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 8
2. Which two Nordic countries are located on the Scandinavian Peninsula?
a. Denmark and Finland
b. Finland and Iceland
c. Norway and Finland
d. Norway and Sweden
3. Which country is located on the Jutland Peninsula?
a. Finland
b. Iceland
c. Denmark
d. Sweden
4. In the map above, number 3 is the location of which country?
a. Sweden
b. Finland
c. Norway
d. Denmark
True or False.
5. The Physical geography of Northern Europe is shaped by glaciers and plate tectonic activity
a. True
b. False
6. Glaciation is the primary physical process by which the landforms of Northern Europe came to be as they are
today.
a. True
b. False
7. Glaciers from last ice age left thousands of lakes (to include Sweden and Finland)
a. True
b. False
Using the word bank at the right of the sheet, fill in the blank spaces.
8.
A __________ is a long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater.
9. ______________ helped to form the islands of Svalbard…located 400 miles North of Norway
10. The country of ____________ has over 10% covered with lakes and rivers
Iceland
Finland
Tectonic
activity
fjord
Name: ___________________
Date: __________
Period: __________
11. The country of __________ sits on Mid-Atlantic Ridge (area of high tectonic activity)
Multiple Choice.
12. Which Nordic country has countless hot springs, rivers, small lakes, waterfalls, glaciers and geysers?
a. Iceland
b. Greenland
c. Denmark
d. Finland
13. What is a spring whose water issues at a temperature higher than that of its surroundings?
a. Geyser
b. Hot spring
c. Geothermal funnel
d. fjord
14. What is a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam?
a. Geothermal funnel
b. Geyser
c. Hot spring
d. Fjord
15. What physical process left hundreds of thousands of lakes in Northern Europe?
a. Tectonic activity
b. Falls
c. Glaciation
d. Erosion
16. In Northern Europe, natural vegetation varies from forests to _______ plants.
a. vegetable
b. chaparral
c. tundra
d. fern
17. The ________ are descendants of nomadic peoples who lived in Scandinavia for thousands of years.
a. Sami
b. Vikings
c. Danes
d. Swedes
18. The governments function as __________ states, providing social services but levying large taxes.
a. societal
b. communist
c. democratic
d. welfare
19. Commercial ________, ________, _________, and energy are the main resources in the area.
a. Fishing, mining, forestry
b. Fishing, forestry, archery
c. Fishing, mining, tourism
d. Fishing, tourism, golf
20. The _________ model emphasizes labor force participation and promotes gender equality and fiscal expansion.
a. Norwegian
b. Swedish
c. Nordic
d. Finnish