Ch.6 Geography

The four regions of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, ____.

• Wales, and the Republic of Ireland

• Britain, and Wales

• Wales, and Northern Ireland

• Britain, and Northern Ireland

The pope lives and works in ____.

• Rome

• Vatican City

• Venice

• San Marino

About 80 percent of France’s energy comes from its ____.

• petroleum reserves

• coal reserves

• hydroelectric power

• nuclear power plants

Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir were famous ____.

• painters who lived in Paris

• composers who lived in Vienna

• writers who lived in Ireland

• composers who lived in Germany

What two countries are separated by the Pyrenees?

• France and Germany

• France and Spain

• Spain and Portugal

• Spain and Switzerland

In Belgium, tensions sometimes arise between the ____.

• Catholics and Protestants

• Belgians and immigrants

• Flemings and Walloons

• Belgians and the Basques

The tiny country of Liechtenstein lies between ____.

• Spain and France

• Belgium and the Netherlands

• Germany and Denmark

• Austria and Switzerland

The statue of the Little Mermaid is a famous attraction in ____.

• Denmark

• Germany

• Norway

• Sweden

Which country is a land of hot springs and geysers?

• Denmark

• Iceland

• Finland

• Norway

The Benelux countries are ____.

• Belgium, France, and Luxembourg

• Portugal, Luxembourg, and Belgium

• Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium

• the Netherlands, Portugal, and France