World Geography Chapter 25 Questions and European Physical Identifications

Chapter 25 - West Central Europe

After reading the chapter answer the following questions, in complete sentences.

Section 1 - France

  1. Name the eight nations of West Central Europe (283).
  2. What are the two major landforms of West Central Europe (283)?
  3. Describe the economic geography of France (284).
  4. Name and describe the primate city of France (284).
  5. Name and describe three major issues facing France today (285).

    6. Section 2 - Germany

  6. What are the three city-states of Germany (286)?
  7. Describe the physical and economic geography of Germany (286-287).
  8. What major issues face Germany today (287)?

    9. Section 3 – The Benelux Countries

  9. Name and describe the three Benelux nations (290-291).

    10. Section 4 – The Alpine Countries

  10. Describe Switzerland and Austria (291-294).

Physical Landforms to know throughout Europe:

Peninsulas

Iberian

Balkan

Italian (Apennines)

Scandinavian

Jutland

Crimean

Landforms

Northern European Plain

Brittany

Normandy

Scottish Highlands

Lapland

 

Mountains

Apennines

Alps

Carparthian

Pyrenees

Kojolen

Ural

Seas

Mediterranean

North

Baltic

Adriatic

Aegean

Ionian

Black

Tyrrhenian

Caspian

Norwegian

Irish

Other Water Landforms

English Channel

Strait of Dover

Strait of Gibraltar

Rivers

Loire

Rhine

Seine

Elbe

Vistula

Danube

Volga

Tagus

Thames
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