1. Satellite View of Europe
Europe is a small continent. Some people think that Europe is not a continent but a peninsula of Asia.

2. Europe: An Asian Peninsula?

3. Continents by Size (sq. km.)
Asia
44,579,000
Africa
30,065,000
North America
24,256,000
South America
17,819,000
Antarctica
13,209,000
Europe
9,938,000
Oceania (incl. Australia)  
7,687,000

4. It is separated from Asia by the…
The younger mountain ranges, such as the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Balkans, form an arch along the Mediterranean coast.
It is separated from Asia by the…
URAL MOUNTAINS
KJOLEN MOUNTAIN
NORTH EUROPEAN PLANE
Ural River
Caspian Sea
Great planes cover the centre and east of Europe. These areas are very fertile, as some of the major rivers flow through them.
ALPS
The older mountain ranges, such as the Kjolen and the Ural Mountains, are in the north and east of Europe.
CAUCASUS
PYRENEES
BALKANS
Mediterranean Sea

5. Scandinavian Peninsula There are many peninsulas in Europe
Northern Peninsulas
Scandinavian Peninsula
There are many peninsulas in Europe
Jutland Peninsula

6. Southern Peninsulas Crimean Peninsula Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
AnatoleanPeninsula

7. The Danube River
There are many rivers in Europe. They are important for water supply, transport and the production of electricity.
1770 miles

8. Biking Along the Danube
The Danube River
Where Buda & Pest Meet
Biking Along the Danube
Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine.

9. The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.
The Volga River
The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.

10. The Volga River
The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.

11. The Rhine River

12. The Rhine is one of the most important trade routes in the world.

13. What have you learned? Get ready to take a quiz!

14. Can you identify this Peninsula?
Iberian

15. Can you identify this Peninsula?
Scandinavian

16. Can you identify this Peninsula?
Jutland

17. Can you identify this Peninsula?
Italian

18. Can you name this country?
France

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Germany

20. Can you name this country?
Italy

21. Can you name this country?
Spain

22. Can you name this country?
Sweden

23. Can you name this country?
Switzerland

24. Can you name this country?
United Kingdom

25. Can you name this country?
Ukraine

26. Can you name this country?
Greece

27. Can you name this country?
The Netherlands

28. Can you name this country?
A, United Kingdom
B. Ireland
C. Northern Ireland
D. Scotland
Northern Ireland

29. Can you name this river?
The Seine River in France.

30. Can you name this river?
The Rhine River in Germany.

31. Can you name this river?
The Danube River in Central Europe.

32. Can you name this river?
The Thames River in England.

33. Can you identify this sea?
The North Sea ?

34. Can you identify this sea?
The Baltic Sea ?

35. Can you identify this sea?
The Mediterranean Sea ?

36. Can you identify this sea?
The Adriatic Sea ?

37. Can you identify this sea?
The Aegean Sea ?

38. Can you identify this sea?
The Black Sea ?

39. Can you identify this Ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean ?

40. Can you identify this Ocean?
The Arctic Ocean

41. Can you identify this body of water?
The Strait of Gibraltar
This narrow strait separates Europe from Africa. ?

42. Can you identify this city?
London, England

43. Can you identify this city?
Berlin, Germany

44. Can you identify this city?
Madrid, Spain

45. Can you identify this city?
Rome, Italy

46. Can you identify this city?
Athens, Greece

47. Can you identify this city?
Venice, Italy

48. Can you identify this city?
Paris, France

49. Can you identify this Island?
Great Britain

50. Can you identify this Island?
Ireland

51. Can you identify this Island?
Sicily

52. Can you identify this Mountain Range?
Alps

53. Can you identify this Mountain Range?
Pyrenees