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1. The five Nordic countries are Denmark,
Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and _____.
A. Spain
B. Portugal
C. Norway
D. Greece
2. Which body of water borders southern Europe?
A. Pacific Ocean
C. Black Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
D. Atlantic Ocean
3. Which sea dominates the coast of much of southern Europe?
A. Arctic Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
B. Norwegian Sea
D. North Sea
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4. Read the text on the right. Underline all
of the peninsulas in Northern and Southern
Europe.
5. Fill out the gaps:
Landform or Waterway
Peninsula
in Northern Europe
- .....................................
(Norway and Sweden)
- Jutland (.....................)
Island or islands that make up
entire country
Island or islands that are part of
a larger country
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Mountains
rugged mountains in
Scandinavian Peninsula
.......................... Ridge (Iceland)
Sea
........................ Sea
....................... (Denmark)
in Southern Europe
- ................. Peninsula (Spain
and Portugal)
-Italy
- Balkan Peninsula (...............)
Malta, Cyprus
Sicily and Sardinia (.............)
.................... (Greece)
................... (Turkish territory)
................... (between France
and Iberian Peninsula)
................... (northern Italy)
Apennines (Italy)
Mount Olympus (..................)
Mediterranean Sea
6. Iceland is a large _____ in the northern Atlantic Ocean near the Arctic Circle.
A. peninsula
B. island
C. glacier
D. archipelago
7. Read the text on the right. Circle all the
islands in Northern and Southern Europe.
Underline the islands that are Italian. Double
underline those that contain a Turkish
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territory.
8. Glaciation affected the physical landscape of the Scandinavian Peninsula by carving the land
into mountains and _____.
A. plateaus
B. glaciers
C. volcanoes
D. valleys
9. In your own words, define glaciation.
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10. Which landforms best characterize Northern Europe?
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11. Which mountain range extends along the length of Italy?
A. the Alps
B. the Dolomites
C. the Pyrenees
D. the Apennines
12. In which country is the Po River found?
A. Spain
C. Portugal
B. Greece
D. Italy
13. Much of Norway's west coast is dotted by narrow, water-filled valleys called _____.
A. ravines
B. loess
C. fjords
D. trawlers
14. Which climate is found in Finland, where the influence of seas is limited?
A. continental climate
B. Mediterranean climate
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C. tundra climate
D. monsoon climate
15. In a tundra region, the only plants that can survive are _____.
A. coniferous trees
B. perennials
C. lichens and mosses
D. short grasses and shrubs
16. Read the text on the left. Highlight the
vocabulary word that describes an area
where only lichens and mosses can survive.
Students should highlight “tundra.”
17. Underline how the Gulf Stream affects temperatures in Iceland.
18. Complete:
a. ...................... has a marine climate with mild winters and cool summers because of the Gulf
Stream. The Gulf Stream also affects and moderates the temperatures in ..............................., but
............................................ are colder year-round.
b. ............................. has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers because there
are no bodies of water nearby.
c. In contrast, most of ........................................... a Mediterranean climate, with warm or hot
summers and cool or mild winters.
d. .............................................. has a cooler mountain climate.
e. The ............................... in Spain has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers.
f. ................................... has a marine climate because the Norwegian Current carries warm water
up from the tropics.
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g. .............................. has a colder mountain climate, because it is near the Alps. Winters are
colder and snowier than in the southern part of Italy.
19. What kind of climate does most of Southern Europe have?
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20. How do landforms and waterways affect the climates of Norway and Italy?
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Writing/Check for Understanding
21. How are the climates of Northern and Southern Europe alike and different?
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22. Two of the most important crops throughout Southern Europe are grapes and _____.
A. olives
B. tomatoes
C. corn
D. figs
23. What tree crop grows well in the scrublands near the Mediterranean?
A. apples
B. olives
C. pears
D. elderberries
24. Because of the discovery of petroleum in the North Sea, _____ is now Europe's biggest
exporter of oil.
A. Sweden
B. Denmark
C. Finland
D. Norway
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25. What type of energy provides all of the heating needs for Reykjavik, Iceland?
A. solar
B. geothermal
C. wind
D. nuclear
26. How do the countries of Northern Europe get much of their energy?
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27. How can a thriving fishing industry be a positive and a negative factor for a country?
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28. Why has whaling declined as an industry in Northern Europe?
A. Whaling was not as profitable as shrimping.
B. Whaling was far too costly to maintain.
C. The seas have become so icy that ships cannot navigate them.
D. Many of the larger whale species are considered endangered.
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29. Match:
1. region of frozen subsoil and few plants
2. fishing ship that tows a large net
behind it
3. weathering and erosion caused by
moving glaciers
4. area where mostly short grasses and
shrubs grow
5. deep, narrow, water-filled valley
A. glaciation
B. fjord
C. tundra
D. scrubland
E. trawler