1. Europe

2. 3800 sq. miles

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5. Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia44,579,000Africa30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica13,209,000 Europe Europe9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000

7. The Mediterranean Sea 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide “Crossroads of 3 Continents” “Crossroads of 3 Continents”

8. The Danube River 1770 miles

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

10. Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers??

11. Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube

12. Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube

13. Answer:Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!

14. Mountains & Peaks Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines

15. The Alps e Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.

16. Mt. Blanc in the Alps e Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet

17. Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains e Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)

18. Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” e Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia. 1500 miles

19. Earthquake Zones

20. Reykjavik, Iceland: “The Youngest Oldest Country” e Volcanoes e Hot Springs e Geysers

21. Mt. Etna, Sicily e An active volcano

22. Mt. Vesuvius, Italy e 1944 eruption e Pompeii, 79 CE e Herculaneum, 79 CE