A.P. World History- European Geography

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Sweden

Scandinavian country that lies farthest east

Norway

Scandinavian country that lies farthest north

Vesuvius

active volcano over Bay of Naples (4,190 ft)

Austria

before 1989, seven countries surrounded this central European country

Italian Peninsula

boot-shaped peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas

Czechoslovakia

central European country whose name is a combination of the names of its two main regions

Carpathians

central European mountain range that extends in an arc through Poland, Czechoslovakia, Southern Ukraine, and Romania

Italy

composed of a boot-shaped peninsula

Strait of Dover

connects the English Channel to the North Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean

Soviet Union

country that covered both Europe and Asia

Romania

country that had a coastline with the Black Sea until 1989; capital is Bucharest

Iceland

country that lies farthest to the west

Yugoslavia

eastern European country that had the longest coastline with Adriatic Sea before 1989

Bulgaria

eastern European country with Sofia as its capital

Gulf of Bothnia

gulf that lies between the Scandanavian Peninsula and Finland

Great Britain

has control over North Ireland

Luxembourg

has the same name as its capital city

Olympus

highest mountain in Greece (9,570 ft)

Massif Central

highlands in south central France

Lake of Constance

lake which forms part of the boundary between Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Hungary

landlocked country in eastern Europe before 1989 (smaller one)

Iceland

large island in the Atlantic Ocean just below the Arctic Circle

Northern European Plain

large lowland that extends through the Netherlands, Northern Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia

Black Sea

large sea into which the Danube River empties

Ireland

larger of the two political units that make up a European island

France

largest western European country

Finland

most northern point is within the Arctic Circle, does not have access to the Barents Sea

Appenines

mountain range that extends from the Alps to the Strait of Messina

Ural Mountains

mountain range that forms the eastern boundary between Europe and Asia

Pyrenees

mountain range that separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe

Alps

mountain range that sources the Rhine, Rhone, Po, and Danube rivers

Netherlands

name means "The Low Countries"

Portugal

occupies the most southwestern part of Europe

Poland

one of two European countries that begins with the letter P; lies farther north

Denmark

pokes out like a thumb from central Europe plains into North Sea

Monaco

principality on the Mediterranean Sea

Oder

river that forms part of the boundary between Poland and Germany (starts at Baltic Sea)

Rhine

river that runs from the Alps in Switzerland through Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France etc. to the North Sea

Danube

river that runs through Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Yugoslavia

Thames

river which connects the city of London with the North Sea

Aegean Sea

sea that is between Greece and Turkey

Baltic Sea

sea that is bordered by Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

North Sea

separates the British Isles from northwest Europe

Malta

small island country in Mediterranean Sea

Spain

smaller of the two countries that have access to both North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

German Democratic Republic

smaller part of country divided from WWII

Liechtenstein

smallest Alpine country; between Austria and Switzerland

Albania

smallest country in eastern Europe before 1989

Balkan Peninsula

southeastern peninsula which contains Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Yugoslavia

Greece

southern European country known for its numerous islands

Iberian Peninsula

southerwestern peninsula containing Spain and Portugal

Strait of Messina

strait that connects the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea

Federal Republic of Germany

Berlin is largest city, but was surrounded by another country

Switzerland

Bern is its capital; known for alpine scenery

Belgium

Brussels is its capital

Mediterranean

Europe's and the world's largest sea

Volga

Europe's longest river

Lake Garda

Italy's largest lake


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