Europe: position, nature, population and economy
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find Europe’s big rivers (Rhine, Danube, Volga) and where they flow into seas; for one, write the countries it crosses.
For example the Danube crosses Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania and other states and flows into the Black Sea.
2
A country has 450 thousand births and 520 thousand deaths. What is the natural decrease in thousands?
70
3
Write 2 countries for each of Europe’s four subregions.
Northern: Sweden, Finland; Western: France, Germany; Southern: Italy, Spain; Eastern: Poland, Ukraine.
4
Write 3 advantages and 1 difficulty of the European Union.
Advantages: single market, free movement, common rules; difficulty: members’ interests differ and agreement is hard.
5
Explain in 3–4 sentences why tourism is well developed in Europe.
Historic cities and museums, Mediterranean coasts, the Alps, good transport, high incomes and easy travel between states.