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Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Moscow is situated on the banks of which river?

  1. Tiber

  2. Spree

  3. Havel

  4. Moskva
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Explanation
Moskva River
Moscow is situated on the banks of the Moskva River, which flows for just over 500 km (311 mi) through the East European Plain in central Russia. 49 bridges span the river and its canals within the city's limits.
Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Which city is located on the flood plains of river Thames?

  1. Rome

  2. Moscow

  3. London

  4. Paris
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Explanation
City of London
Thames Head is the site in Gloucestershire, traditionally identified as the source of the River Thames, a major river which runs through the centre of London. It is in a meadow known as Trewsbury Mead near the village of Kemble and the town of Cirencester.
This case study focuses on a segment of the River Thames catchment situated west from the City of London, which covers approximately 50 Km from Maidenhead (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) to Teddington (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames).
Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Which of the following groups of countries is arranged in descending order of area ?

  1. Russia, Canada, China, U.S.A.

  2. Russia, U.S.A. Canada, China

  3. Russia, Canada, U.S.A., China

  4. Russia, China, U.S.A., Canada
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Explanation

The countries by area are Russia (approx 17.1 million sq km), Canada (9.98 million sq km), China (9.6 million sq km), and the U.S.A. (9.5-9.8 million sq km). This order follows the standard geographical ranking of the largest nations.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Moscow is situated on the banks of ________________.

  1. Moskva river

  2. Spree river

  3. Volga river

  4. Tagus river
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Moscow is the capital city of Russia. It is the most populous city of Russia. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city. It is the largest city of the entire European continent. Moscow is situated on the banks of Moskva River in the Central Federal District of Russia. This city is famous for its architecture, especially its historic buildings. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Kiel is a _____________.

  1. Renowned explorer

  2. American antelope

  3. Big American sea bird

  4. Shipping canal between North Sea and Baltic Sea
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Kiel is a shipping canal between the North Sea and Baltic Sea. It is basically a freshwater canal and it is 98 km long. Its starting point is North sea and an endpoint is Baltic sea. By using the Kiel canal one can save 460 km distance and at the same time also can avoid storm-prone areas.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Match the following columns

(a) Spain 1. Madrid
(b) Finland 2. Oslo
(c) Lebanon 3. Helsinki
(d) Norway 4. Beirut


  1. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

  2. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

  3. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

  4. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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Explanation
The countries and their Capitals are as follows
a) Spain - Madrid
b) Finland - Helsinki
c) Lebanon - Beirut
d) Norway - Oslo
Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The Blakans, which was a serious source of nationalist tension in Europ after 1871, was a region comprising of.

  1. Romania, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria

  2. Romania, Russia, Greece, Croatia and Sebria

  3. Serbia, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland

  4. Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania
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The Balkans included regions like Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania-neither Poland, Russia nor Slovakia.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Laplands is a group of countries located in ___________.

  1. Europe

  2. Australia

  3. Asia

  4. America
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Lapland is a group of countries located in northeastern Europe. It lies within Arctic Circle extending from Norwegian sea to the White Sea. The countries in Lapland are Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola peninsula of Russia. 

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The smallest country in terms of area is _____________.

  1. Bermuda

  2. Peru

  3. Monaco

  4. Vatican City
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Along with big countries, there are many small independent states, and some are so tiny that are called microstates. The smallest one of them is the Vatican City. It occupies the smallest area in the world. Its total area is 0.44 square kilometres. It actually occupies only an old quarter with a few buildings and parks in the center of Rome (Italy). It is the most unusual country with own government, army, diplomatic missions, but without permanent native population.