TCSS Europe Geography Study Guide

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1. Label the following physical

features on the map to the right:
Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
European Plain

2. Label the following physical features on the

map to the right:
Alps Mountains
Ural Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains

3. Label the rivers shown on the map to the right.

4. The diagram to the right shows a portion of Russia.

Shade in the general area where the majority of people
live in Russia. Explain why the majority of people live
in this area.

5. Which mountain range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
6. Spain, France, and Italy all have which body of water on their coast?
7. Which country is separated from the rest of Europe by the Alps?
8. In which European country does the Rhine River flow?
9. Which country [that we studied] borders both France and Germany?
10. Describe the effects of acid rain.

TCSS Europe Geography Study Guide

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11. Label the following countries

on the map to the right:
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Russia
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Read statements 12-21 and determine if they are True or False. If they are False, explain why.
12. Russia mainly uses the sea to transport its goods.
13. The United Kingdom mainly uses railroads to trade goods.
14. The climate of Russia has a greater impact on trade than the United Kingdoms climate.
15. The location of the United Kingdom makes trading more difficult than does Russias location.
16. Russia has few natural resources.
17. The United Kingdom has very large mineral deposits.
18. Most people live in the southern, rural areas of both Germany and Italy.
19. Germany and Italy both have years of severe climate which negatively affects their trade.
20. Italy has enormous deposits of coal and iron ore.
21. Germany has few natural resources.
22. Which environmental issue is a direct result of Germanys industry?
23. Describe the effects of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986.

24. Identify ways in which the United Kingdom has tried to reduce the effects of air pollution.

25. Germany is a wealthy nation in part due to its location, climate, and natural resources. Explain how
these three factors benefit Germany.