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1
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How many countries are there in Europe

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44 countries

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2
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Largest country in Europe

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Russia

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3
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Smallest country in Europe

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Vatican City

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Scandinavian countries

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Denmark Norway Finland Iceland Sweden

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5
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Benelux countries

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Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

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6
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Other name for Netherlands

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Holland

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7
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Countries in western Europe

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France Ireland and UK

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8
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Countries that form the iberian Peninsula

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Spain and Portugal

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9
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Extent of Europe

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36 degrees north to 72 degrees north

25 degrees West to 60 degrees East

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Northernmost point of mainland Europe

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Cape Nordkinn or kinnarodden

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Countries that form the apennine Peninsula

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Italy Vatican City and San Marino

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12
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Central Europe countries

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Germany Poland Czech republic

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Eastern Europe

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Russia Belarus

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Baltic States

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Estonia Latvia Lithuania

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15
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Balkan States

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Greece Romania

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16
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What are the physical divisions of Europe

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North Western highlands
Central plains
Central uplands
Southern mountain system

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17
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Mountains part of North Western highlands

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Ural mountains
Scandinavian mountains
mountains of Britain
Baltic shield

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18
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Finland is also called__________

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Land of thousand lakes

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19
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What is fennoscandia

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It includes Scandinavian Peninsula
Finland
kola Peninsula

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20
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What is Baltic shield

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The highland around the Baltic sea

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21
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Extent of Central uplands

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They lie between north European planes and the alpine mountain system

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22
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Countries through which Central upland passes through

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Spain France Germany and Poland

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23
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Plateaus that are part of Central uplands

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Meseta in Spain
Central massif and Vosges in France
The black forest in Germany

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24
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Block mountains part of Central uplands

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The meseta in Spain
The central massif and Vosges in France
The black forest in Germany

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25
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Rivers that flow through Central uplands

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Rhine and Rhone

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26
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Southern mountain system consists of

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Southern chain of Peninsula

Alpine mountain system

27
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Info about ural mountains

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Separate Europe from Asia in the East
These mountains are very low and They diffuse in the south
There 220 kilometres long

28
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What is r Ria coast

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Ria coast is where hills rise almost at the coast

29
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Information about mountains of Britain

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It includes mountains of Scotland and pennines

These mountains are made of old crystalline rocks the mountains have u shaped valley and rounded peaks

30
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Info about Baltic shield

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Highland around Baltic sea is called Baltic shield

It is made of metamorphic rocks and igneous rocks

31
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Categories of European drainage system

A

Rivers in the west
Rivers in the East
Scandinavian highland rivers

32
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Name the rivers in the west

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Rhine
Rhone
Loire
Seine
Po
33
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Name the rivers in the East

A 
Dneiper
 dniester 
Don 
Volga 
dvina
34
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Name the Scandinavian highland rivers

A

Pechora and Mezen

35
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Why are rivers in the West more useful for navigation than the rivers in the East

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During winter the rivers in the east freeze

Hence rivers in the west are useful for navigation

36
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Why do rivers in the east freeze during winter

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They are closer to north pole and the temperature goes below freezing point

37
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Name the important lakes of Europe

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Lake ladoga and lake onega in Russia

Lake Geneva in Switzerland

38
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Largest freshwater lake in Europe

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Lake ladoga in Russia

39
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Which rivers are used to to generate hydroelectricity

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The Scandinavian highland rivers namely pechora and Mezen

40
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Where is the midnight Sun

A

North Cape

41
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Association of European Nations is called

A

European union

EU

42
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Number of countries part of European union

A

28

43
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What are fjords

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Water base that have penetrated into the land of Norway and was found by glacial erosion

44
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Other name for North Western highlands

A

Caledonian mountain system

45
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Types of rocks present in North Western highlands

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Sedimentary metamorphic igneous form by glacier erosion

46
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Describe the northwestern highlands

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Rounded and smooth mountain tops

Broad valleys

47
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Where are fjords present

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Coastline of Norway

48
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Other name for central plains

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North European plains

49
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Type of Rock that Central plains are made of

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Sedimentary rock

50
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Two parts of Central plains

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Russian plains and western and mid European plains

51
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What is steppelands

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Large area of an forested grassland in South East Europe or Siberia
It is rich soil and it is ideal for growing wheat

52
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Why does Southern mountain system have both old and new mountains

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Because it is affected by ancient and modern orogenic forces

53
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What is orogenic forces

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Structural deformation

54
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Describe Southern mountain system

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It has young fold mountains and volcanoes and the mountains run parallel to each other

55
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Countries thru which Alps mountain passes thru

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It passes through Switzerland Austria France Germany and Italy

56
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mountain located between Black sea and Caspian sea

A

Caucasus

57
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Mountains that apart of Northern branch

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Carpathian mountains in Balkan mountains

58
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Fold mountains formation

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Movement of tectonic plates in horizontal direction which causes the earth to wrinkle

59
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Type of Rock in Russian plain

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Metamorphic rock

60
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Extent of mid European plain

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It extends from the marshes of Pripyat to England

61
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Info about Central plains

A

Vast
low
gently flat plain
it extends from the Atlantic coast in the west to the ural mountains in the east and the north sea in the north and the southern mountains in the south

62
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Name of few rivers of north European plains

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Don Rhine Seine Volga Danube Dnieper Thames

63
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Plains drained by rivers in Central plains

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London and Paris basins

plains of lombardy in Italy

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