Europe Physical Geography

Continent of Europe

Europe’s Ranking in Size of Continent Europe is the planet's 6th largest continent Includes 47 countries and assorted dependencies, and islands

Is Europe a Continent? Europe is really not a continent, but part of the peninsula of Eurasia which includes all of Europe and Asia. However, we still refer to it as an individual continent

Four Major Physical Regions of Europe Europe can be divided into four major physical regions: Western Uplands North European Plain, Central Uplands Alpine Mountains.

Western Uplands Curve up the western edge of Europe of Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland hard, ancient rock was shaped by glaciation which is the process of land being transformed by glaciers or ice sheets.

North European Plain Extends from the southern United Kingdom east to Russia. climate supports a wide variety of seasonal crops. Most densely populated region of Europe.

Central Uplands Extend east-west across central Europe heavily wooded the Black Forest in Germany. Sparsely populated except in the river valleys.

Alpine Mountains Include ranges in the Italian and Balkan peninsulas, northern Spain, and southern France. Formed as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided The highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe

Europe's smallest country The Vatican is Europe's smallest country by size and by population

Europe's largest country by population Germany is Europe's largest country by population