Geography of Europe Unit Questions
1. Explain why Europe has such a mild climate despite it being in the upper
latitudes.
2. What are the three major climate zones of Europe?
3. Describe what happened at Chernobyl.
4. What was the “classical” world?
5. How did Christianity spread all over Europe? What caused the divide
between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox?
6. Describe the Reformation and what came out of it.
7. Describe the conflict between Catholics and Protestants and name some
countries where the conflict is most severe.
8. What was the role of Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
9. What is a welfare state? Could your assigned country be described as a
welfare state?
10. What are the three Benelux countries?
11. What are the three main language families in Europe?
12. Describe the purpose of the EU. What is it’s main currency?
13. Most of the Balkan countries used to be grouped into one country called
_________.
14. What are some reasons for Europe’s declining population?
15. List the five most populated European countries and their capital cities.
Geography of Europe Unit Questions
1. Explain why Europe has such a mild climate despite it being in the upper
latitudes.
2. What are the three major climate zones of Europe?
3. Describe what happened at Chernobyl.
4. What was the “classical” world?
5. How did Christianity spread all over Europe? What caused the divide
between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox?
6. Describe the Reformation and what came out of it.
7. Describe the conflict between Catholics and Protestants and name some
countries where the conflict is most severe.
8. What was the role of Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
9. What is a welfare state? Could your assigned country be described as a
welfare state?
10. What are the three Benelux countries?
11. What are the three main language families in Europe?
12. Describe the purpose of the EU. What is it’s main currency?
13. Most of the Balkan countries used to be grouped into one country called
_________.
14. What are some reasons for Europe’s declining population?
15. List the five most populated European countries and their capital cities.