Europe Flashcards
Eurasia
Europe and Asia
Iberian Peninsula
Occupied by both Spain and Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula lies in southwestern Europe
Italian Peninsula
The Italian Peninsula is in Southern Europe. It juts out into the Mediterranean Sea. To its east, lies the Adriatic Sea. (Basically just Italy)
Scandinavian Peninsula
The Scandinavian Peninsula is located in Northern Europe, and roughly comprises the mainlands of Sweden, Norway and the northwestern area of Finland
Jutland Peninsula
It forms the mainland part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany. It separates the North Sea from the Baltic Sea.
Sicily
an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe
Alps
France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia
Pyrenees
This mountainous barrier divides the dry, baked landscape of Northern Spain from the green and fertile hillsides of Southern France
Northern European Plain
The North European Plain extends from the southern United Kingdom east to Russia.
Danube
The river originates in Germany’s Black Forest and flows southeast for 2.860 km (1780 mi), passing through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea.
Rhine
the border between Switzerland and Liechtenstein and also the border between Germany and France
Seine
originates near Dijon, flows through Paris, and discharges to the English Channel.
Volga
it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea.
Adriatic Sea
lying between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas
Aegean Sea
between the modern countries of Greece and Turkey.
Mediterranean Sea
between Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia
Baltic Sea
Countries along the Baltic Sea include Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, and — arguably — Norway
Black Sea
southeastern extremity of Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west.
North Sea
the sea between Norway, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Atlantic Ocean
between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by Eurasia and North America,
Strait of Gibraltar
between southernmost Spain and northwesternmost Africa.
Black Forest
in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland
Ruhr Valley
Ruhr, major industrial region along the course of the Ruhr River, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany.
Po Valley
Northern Italy.
