Western Europe Honors Geography Test Study Guide

The largest island in Europe is . . .

• Sicily

• Great Britain

• Iceland

• Denmark

• Crete

Which mountain system forms the backbone of England?

• Pennines

• Jura

• Cotswolds

• Highlands

Norway's longest fjord is

_____________ Fjord.

• Bergen

• Galdhøpiggen

• Oslo

• Sogne

A Uralic language is spoken in . . .

• Denmark.

• Finland.

• Norway.

• Sweden.

• Netherlands

Denmark has territory on the . . .

• Baltic Peninsula

• Jutland Peninsula

• Lapland Peninsula

• Scandinavian Peninsula

What is the oldest parliamentary assembly in the world?

• the Althing

• British Parliament

• the Hekla

• Scottish Parliament

Most of continental Europe has a . . .

• Humid continental climate

• Humid subtropical climate

• Marine-west-coast climate

• Mediterranean climate

Countries in southern and western Europe are predominantly . . .

• Greek Orthodox

• Lutheran

• Protestant

• Roman Catholic

Paris lies on the _________ River

• Garonne

• Loire

• Rhine

• Seine

The longest river in France is the . . .

• Garonne

• Loire

• Rhine

• Seine