Physical Western Europe

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are also known as the

• Benelux Countries
• Lesser Countries
• Northern European Countries

What underwater structure connects Britain to mainland Europe?

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This landform which makes up much of western Europe was formed by sheets of ice during the Ice Age.

• Northern European Plain
• the Netherlands
• Benelux Countries

The tallest mountain in the Alps is

• Mont Blanc
• Matterhorn
• Pyrenees
• Alps

What forces formed the Alps?

• tsunamis and glaciers
• volcanoes and the Westerlies
• glaciers and the Westerlies
• plate tectonics and glaciers

This mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain.

• The Pyrenees
• Alps
• Appennines

This mountain range runs along the border of France, through Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.

• the Alps
• Pyrenees
• Apennines

This plateau in the area among Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France has been worn down by glaciers.

• Middle Rhine Highlands
• Pyrenees
• the Alps

This is the biggest body of water around the British Isles

• the North Sea
• the Celtic Sea
• the Irish Sea
• the English Channel

The British Isles or Atlantic Archipelago is a series of islands off the northern coast of France makes up the United Kingdom and Ireland.

• True
• False