Chapter 11 - Physical European Geography

7 Written Questions

1. Mountains that form the boundary between Europe and Asia
2. the elevation above which trees cannot grow
3. large banks of earth and stone used to hold back water in the Netherlands
4. largest mountain range in Europe
5. land below sea level that has been reclaimed by dikes
6. Highest mountain the Alps, located in France
7. narrow, steep-sided inlets common in Scandinavia

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Name for the region that includes Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark
   1. glaciation
   2. Scandinavia
   3. Rhine
   4. dikes
2. This peninsula includes Greece and goes into the Mediterranean Sea
   1. Jutland Peninsula
   2. Scandinavia
   3. Balkan Peninsula
   4. Iberian Peninsula
3. Peninsula including Spain and Portugal
   1. Balkan Peninsula
   2. Mediterranean Sea
   3. Iberian Peninsula
   4. Jutland Peninsula
4. A small waterway that connects the Atlantic to the Mediterranean
   1. Jutland Peninsula
   2. Scandinavia
   3. Strait of Gibraltar
   4. British Isles
5. This sea separates Africa and Europe
   1. timberline
   2. Iberian Peninsula
   3. Mediterranean Sea
   4. Scandinavia
6. soil that is permanently frozen
   1. permafrost
   2. Alps
   3. Fjord
   4. polders

6 True/False Questions

1. United Kingdom → the elevation above which trees cannot grow

   True        False

2. glaciation → process in which glaciers formed and spread

   True        False

3. British Isles → Term for the islands of Britain and Ireland

   True        False

4. Jutland Peninsula → Peninsula in the North Sea, includes Denmark

   True        False

5. Rhine → large banks of earth and stone used to hold back water in the Netherlands

   True        False

6. loess → a fine, rich, wind-born soil left by glaciers and make the Northern European Plain fertile

   True        False