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