Atlas Work Answers-Part II

What is Europe’s largest city? Paris, France

What is its population? 9.6 million

Question One

What is the estimated 2002 population for France?

61 million For the UK? 60 million

Which of these two countries would you expect to be more urban?

The United Kingdom

Question 2

What is the population density for the northern border between Norway and Sweden?

Zero What physical feature do you think is the

cause for this density?

The rugged Scandinavian Mountains

Question 3

Which country has the higher GDP, Spain or Portugal?

Spain Do the countries with the lowest GDP tend

to be in western Europe or eastern Europe? Eastern Europe

Question 4

On the Land Use and Resources map, most of the land in Europe appears to be used for what industry?

Commercial Agriculture What is the only major Resource shown for the Country of Iceland?

Fishing

Question 5

Which European country’s people use inexpensive and plentiful geothermal energy at the highest rate in the world?

Iceland

How does Iceland’s use compare to the average energy use in the USA?

Iceland’s people use two times more energy

Question 6

In what city and country was Europe’s highest official temperature recorded?

Seville, Spain

What was this temperature? 122 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 7

Most of Southern Europe experiences what type of climate?

Mediterranean

The UK experiences what type of climate? Marine

Question 8

All of the country of Portugal has what type of climate?

Mid Latitude Scrubland

What US west coast state has a large area of the same type of vegetation?

Question 9

You are planning a trip to Moscow, Russia and you want to visit during a time of the year when the daily temperature averages in the comfortable mid seventies range. What would be the best month?

Question 10