Europe - planet's 6th largest continent, (46) countries, and a few territories, and dependencies. Geographically,
Europe is really not a continent, but part of the peninsula of Euroasia, which includes all of Europe and Asia.
However, (most geographers today) refer to it as an individual continent.
Europe continent Size: 3,837,081 sq. miles.
Percent of earth's land: 6.7%
Europe's population: 727,000,000 (est)
Europe’s Nickname Peninsula of Peninsulas
Northern European Plain One of the most fertile regions in
world for agriculture/crops
Plain includes - France, Belgium,
Denmark, Netherlands, Germany
and Poland
Invaders used plain to attack
Europe!
What mountain range is often
considered the dividing line
between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mts.
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What is the most recognized
mountain range in Europe?
Alps
What mountain range divides
Spain from France?
Pyrenees
Uplands are hills or very low
mountains that may also contain
mesas or plateaus Meseta - Spain
Massif Central - France
What are the smaller Mediterranean islands of Europe?
Sardinia, Sicily(Italy) / Balearic Islands(Spain) / Corsica(France) / Crete(Greece)
What are the 4 largest islands of Europe?
Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, UK
What island is a self-governing province of Denmark?
Greenland
What are the two major castle-lined rivers in Europe?
Danube, Rhine
What is the longest river in Europe?
Danube
Where are the coldest climates found in Europe?
Far North
What country has the semiarid climate?
Spain
What island has a very low population density?
Semiarid/steppe
Mediterranean
Humid subtropical
Humid continental
Marine west coast
Subarctic
Tundra
Ice Cap
Iceland
In what part of Europe is the population density
highest?
UK to Germany & Italy
Population Density
sq. mi.
259 +
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Vatican City - (Headquarters of Catholic Church)
The world’s smallest country 108.7 acres
San Marion Europe’s oldest country
Pope Francis
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Frenchman, Napoleon Bonaparte: What he did?
Polders - What was their purpose?
FJORDS - Where are they?
What subregion has a high standard of living, high taxes,
political equality for women, and national health
insurance programs?
Northern Europe
What subregion became a region of satelite nations
dominated by the Soviet Union after WWll and were
Communist?
Eastern Europe
What subregion has high-speed trains, space program,
a country that stays neutral, and is largest producer of
wheat, grapes, vegetables?
Western Europe
What subregion was home to two ancient civilizations,
first Olympics and a sea that encouraged overseas
trade?
Mediterranean Europe
Netherlands