The Relief of Europe

Europe is the ________ smallest continent on Earth.

• Third

• Seventh

• Second

• Fifth

What mountains connect Europe to Asia?

• Ural

• Alps

• Olympus

• Caucasus

Which topographical feature of Europe are plains that are high above sea level?

(a)  

Which of these are topographical features of Europe?

• Plains

• Valleys

• Plateaus

• Cordilleras

• Islands

Europe covers almost 20 million square kilometers. True or False?

• True

• False

Europe has vast plains as well as mountains with high peaks, meaning it has a varied relief map. True or False?

• True

• False

A ____________ is a system or group of parallel mountain ranges.

• Mountainous

• Plateau

• Cordillera

• Peak

What do the Alps, Pyrenees, and the Balkan Mountains all have in common?

• They are some of the highest peaks in Europe

• They are not very tall

• They are all a cordillera

• Nothing

The European Plain is...

• Land that is completely surrounded by water.

• Land surrounded by the sea on all sides except for one

• A vast territory without mountains that occupies an extensive territory (3,000 km²⁾

• A group of parallel mountains.

The European Plain starts in __________ and reaches the ___________.

• south-eastern France / Great Wall of China

• Russia / the coast of Portugal

• Spain / Ural Mountains in Russia

• south-eastern France / Ural Mountains in Russia