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Category 1 : 1  Question: Which peninsulas is one more likely to find the effects of glaciers in Europe?  Answer: Scandinavian or Jutland Back to the Board

Category 1 : 2  Question: What is the longest and most famous mountain chain in Europe?  Answer: the Alps Back to the Board

Category 1 : 3  Question: What percentage of European land is suitable for agriculture? What is the average for the world?  Answer: 33% & 11% Back to the Board

Category 1 : 4  Question: What wind originates in North Africa and blows across the Mediterranean Sea?  Answer: Sirocco Back to the Board

Category 1 : 5  Question: What effect does the North Atlantic Drift have on the climate of Northern/Western Europe?  Answer: creates a more mild climate/makes it warmer Back to the Board

Category 2 : 1  Question: What did the Dutch create in order to reclaim land from the sea?  Answer: polders Back to the Board

Category 2 : 2  Question: What problems face Venice? (Name 2 of the 3)  Answer: pollution, killer algae, and sinking Back to the Board

Category 2 : 3  Question: What German forest has man dead trees as a result of acid rain?  Answer: Black Forest Back to the Board

Category 2 : 4  Question: What peninsula is bordered by the Norwegian Sea, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea  Answer: Scandinavian Back to the Board

Category 2 : 5  Question: What European landform can be described by it’s variety and abundance of crops?  Answer: North European Plain Back to the Board

Category 3 : 1  Question: Of the following, which landforms have contributed most to the development of ethnic differences in Europe? ○ Seas ○ Islands ○ Mountains ○ plains  Answer: mountains Back to the Board

Category 3 : 2  Question: Name 2 countries that would be considered part of the “Land of the Midnight Sun.”  Answer: Norway, Sweden, and Finland Back to the Board

Category 3 : 3  Question: Why does Scandinavia experience acid rain?  Answer: Germany’s emissions are blown from its industrial region north to Scandinavia Back to the Board

Category 3 : 4  Question: Of the following, which is not a reason to create a polder? ○ Gain farmland ○ Protection from armies ○ Reduce population density ○ Reduce erosion caused by waves  Answer: Protect from armies Back to the Board

Category 3 : 5  Question: What industry in Western France is impacted most by the North Atlantic Drift?  Answer: Agriculture Back to the Board

Category 4 : 1  Question: Which is not an effect of Europe having many peninsulas? ○ Long coastline relative to its size ○ Nearness of water has promoted trade and travel ○ Each peninsula has its own agricultural specialty ○ Inhabitants have developed different cultures  Answer: agricultural specialty Back to the Board

Category 4 : 2  Question: What nation now exports oil to other countries as a result of the North Sea becoming a major source of petroleum?  Answer: Britain Back to the Board

Category 4 : 3  Question: What city developed the first democracy?  Answer: Athens Back to the Board

Category 4 : 4  Question: What nation dominated a large portion of Eastern Europe after WWII?  Answer: Soviet Union Back to the Board

Category 4 : 5  Question: What was the name of the time period of renewed interest in the arts and learning that lasted through the 16 th Century?  Answer: Renaissance Back to the Board

Category 5 : 1  Question: Which two countries dominate Western Europe?  Answer: Germany and France Back to the Board

Category 5 : 2  Question: Which nation built a global empire by the 1800s?  Answer: United Kingdom Back to the Board

Category 5 : 3  Question: Which region of Europe has an economy dependent on manufacturing, service, and hightech industries?  Answer: Northern Europe Back to the Board

Category 5 : 4  Question: Which region of Europe has the greatest diversity because of its history as a cultural crossroads?  Answer: Eastern Europe Back to the Board

Category 5 : 5  Question: What term describes a region characterized by having several small, hostile states?  Answer: balkanization Back to the Board