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Geographic Understandings
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What country is #3 on the map?
Spain
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What country is #4 on the map?
Italy
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What number on the map represents Germany?
#5
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What number on the map represents the United
Kingdom?
#1
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What country is #2 on the map?
France
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What is the name of the peninsula located
where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic
Ocean?
Iberian Peninsula
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In what mountain range does the Rhine River begin?
Alps
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What is the largest peninsula in
Europe?
Scandinavian
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What mountain range marks the northern border
between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
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What is the largest river in Europe?
Volga River
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What two natural resources have helped the Russian economy in the 21st Century?
Oil and gas
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What natural resource has almost been used up in
the United Kingdom?
Coal
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What type of power is generated on many of
Europe’s rivers?
Hydroelectric
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In what part of Germany are the
largest amounts of timber found today?
Southern
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What is the most valuable natural
resource found in Italy?
Natural Gas
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What geographic feature helps to create the mild climate in the
United Kingdom?
The Gulf Stream
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What is the main climate found in
Italy?
Mediterranean
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What is the main climate found in
Germany?
Marine
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What part of Russia is considered a
summer resort area because of its
subtropical climate?
Black Sea area
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What geographical feature mostly influences the
climate of Russia?
The distance from the sea
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How do air pollution problems in the United
Kingdom cause acid rain problems in many
Western European countries?
Air currents carry toxic smoke from factories to other places before
it falls as acid rain.
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What two new sources of energy does
Germany hope will reduce the acid rain
problem in the country?
Wind and solar power
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What is the major cause of air
pollution in the United Kingdom?
Automobile exhaust
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What environmental concern resulted from the disaster
at Chernobyl?
Unsafe levels of radiation
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What are two arguments for using nuclear power rather than fossil fuels for
energy?
It is cheaper, cleaner, and its use will protect supplies
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What is the name of air pollution that is caused by sunlight acting on
gases from automobile and factory exhaust?
Smog
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What is the name of soil that is permanently
frozen?
Permafrost
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What word is used to describe land that is suitable for farming?
arable
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What is the name for a physical feature that is surrounded by water
on three sides?
Peninsula
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What is another name for elevation?
Altitude
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Final Question
What geographical feature makes it
difficult for Italian merchants to trade
with countries north of Italy?
Alps Mountains
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