European Geography Quiz Review
Norway
A country in Scandinavia, on the Atlantic Ocean, and bordered by Sweden.
Romania
A country in Southeast Europe, on the Black Sea. It is bordered by Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova.
Baltic Sea
Body of water that separates Scandinavia from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia (twice!), Poland, and Germany.
Rhine River
Starts in the Swiss Alps and empties into the North Sea
Minsk
The capital city of Belarus
Tallinn
The capital city of Estonia, a medieval city founded in 1248!!
Helsinki
The capital city of Finland
Bucharest
The capital city of Romania
Belgrade
The capital city of Serbia
Bern
The capital city of Switzerland
City-states
There are only three of these left in the world, and two - Vatican City and Monaco - are in Europe. They are the smallest size that a country can possibly be!
Kosovo
This "country" is a disputed territory in southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
Vienna
This city, located on the Danube River, is the capital of Austria.
Russia
This country exists in two continents, and was the largest member of the former Soviet Union.
Italy
This country has a ton of coastline on the Mediterranean Sea
Bulgaria
A Balkan country on the Black Sea, bordered by Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Greece, and Macedonia
Czech Republic
A Central European country bordered by Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Poland.
Hungary
A Central European country bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Austria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Will someone feed these people, already?!?
Iceland
A Nordic country in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nearly the entire nation is volcanically and geologically active.
Latvia
A Northern European country on the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus.
Finland
A Northern European country, sometimes considered part of Scandinavia. Bordered by Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)
Sweden
A Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, bordering Norway and Finland. It is connected to Denmark via a crazy bridge/tunnel hybrid.
Poland
A country in Eastern Europe on the Baltic Sea. Bordered by Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia (technically).
Estonia
A country in Northern Europe, on the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea), bordering Latvia and Russia.
Portugal
A country in Western Europe that borders Spain and the Atlantic Ocean.
Belgium
A country in Western Europe that is home to NATO and the E.U. It borders France, The Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg. Known for excellent chocolate and waffles!
Azerbaijan
A country in the south Caucasus region, on the Caspian Sea, bordered by Russia, Georgia, and Armenia.
Macedonia
A country located on the Baltic peninsula. It declared independence in 1991. It borders Kosovo, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Albania.
Greece
A country on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, and situated on the Mediterranean Sea. Bordered by Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Georgia
A country situated between Europe and Asia on the Black Sea. Bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Baltic States
A geopolitical term used for grouping the three sovereign countries in Northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Belarus
A landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia
Liechtenstein
A landlocked microstate in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland and Austria. It is only 62 square-miles large, with a population of 37,000 (roughly Bedford and Goffstown put together...)
Caucasus Mountains
A mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
The Balkans
A peninsula in southeastern Europe stretching from the Serbian-Bulgarian border to the Black Sea. It is bordered by the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Black Seas.
Luxembourg
A tiny landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, Germany, and France.
Scandinavia
Also known as the Nordic countries, this region of northern Europe includes Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland
Cyprus
An island country in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey and north of Egypt.
Ireland
An island country in the North Atlantic, just West of Great Britain. It is the Greenest place Mr. Dietel has ever seen.
Black Sea
Body of water, fed by the Danube River, that lies between Eastern Europe, the Caucasus Mountains, and Asia.
Croatia
Eastern European country with a loooooong coastline on the Adriatic Sea. This country has more than 1,000 islands!
United Kingdom
England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland.
Danube River
Europe's 2nd longest river. It flows from Germany to the Black Sea
Iberian Peninsula
Landform made up of Spain, Andorra, and Portugal, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Mediterranean Sea
Large body of water with a northern European coastline and a southern African coastline.
Turkey
Most of this country is in Asia, but a small portion of this country sits on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.
The Alps
Mountain Range that runs through France, Italy, Spain, and Austria
The Pyrenees
Mountain range that runs the length of the French/Spanish border
Ural Mountains
Often considered the boundary between Europe and Asia, these run north-to-south through Western Russia.
Lithuania
One of three Baltic States, it is situated on the Baltic Sea and bordered by Latvia, Belarus, and Poland.
Baku
The capital city of Azerbaijan
Brussels
The capital city of Belgium
Sarajevo
The capital city of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated here, and they also hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics!
Sofia
The capital city of Bulgaria
Zagreb
The capital city of Croatia
Nicosia
The capital city of Cyprus.
Copenhagen
The capital city of Denmark
Paris
The capital city of France
Tbilisi
The capital city of Georgia (not Atlanta).
Athens
The capital city of Greece
Budapest
The capital city of Hungary
Reykjavic
The capital city of Iceland. 2/3 of all residents live there!
Dublin
The capital city of Ireland
Rome
The capital city of Italy, and home to buildings where lions used to eat people.
Astana
The capital city of Kazakhstan.
Riga
The capital city of Latvia
Vaduz
The capital city of Liechtenstein, with a raging population of 5,407.
Vilnius
The capital city of Lithuania
Luxembourg City
The capital city of Luxembourg. It has roughly the same population as Manchester, NH.
Skopje
The capital city of Macedonia
Oslo
The capital city of Norway
Warsaw
The capital city of Poland (and the place where a famous Pact was signed between the USSR and other Soviet States in 1955!)
Lisbon
The capital city of Portugal
Moscow
The capital city of Russia (and home to an embalmed Lenin, on display for the public. Gross.)
Stockholm
The capital city of Sweden
Ankara
The capital city of Turkey
Kiev
The capital city of Ukraine
Prague
The capital city of the Czech Republic.
Andorra la Vella
The capital of Andorra
Brussels
The capital of Belgium
Berlin
The capital of Germany
Madrid
The capital of Spain
Atlantic Ocean
The largest body of water that borders Europe
Volga River
The longest river in Europe, it flows through central Russia into the Caspian Sea
Denmark
The southernmost Scandinavian country, bordered to the south by Germany.
Caspian Sea
The world's largest lake, located between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan.
Kazakhstan
The world's largest landlocked country. While usually considered Asian, it's Western region is typically considered part of Europe. Part of its border is on the Caspian Sea.
Austria
This central European country is bordered by the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein
Albania
This country borders Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Spain
This country borders Portugal, France, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean.
Ukraine
This country borders Russia and the Black Sea, and was home to the horrible 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.
France
This country borders Spain and the English Channel.
Armenia
This country, a former Soviet republic, is bordered by Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. A massive genocide (that they still deny) took place here around the beginning of WW1.
Yerevan
This is the capital city of Armenia
Tirana
The capital city of Albania
Prime Meridian
Zero degrees longitude, it passes through Greenwich (London), England.
Germany
Berlin is the capital of this country.
English Channel
Body of water between the U.K. and France
North Sea
Body of water between the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe
Norwegian Sea
Body of water northwest of Norway.
Aegean Sea
Body of water that separates Greece and Turkey
Adriatic Sea
Body of water that separates Italy from the Balkans
London
Largest city in the U.K., and the capital!
Serbia
A country on the Balkan peninsula in Central/Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Kosovo (whom they don't recognize).
Bosnia & Herzegovina
A country on the Balkan peninsula, bordered by Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea.
Switzerland
A famously neutral country in Western/Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and containing a portion of the Alps.
Andorra
A tiny nation bordered by France and Spain, located in the Pyrenees Mountains