AP European History Geography
Crete
A Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece, also the largest Greek island
Aegean Sea
A body of water by Mediterranean Sea that touches the borders of Greece & Asia Minor. It also has many islands in it, including Crete.
Balearic Islands
A chain of islands east of Spain, controlled by Spain, frequent holiday spots for Europeans
Meditteranean Sea
A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa
Balkan Peninsula
A large peninsula in southern Europe bounded by the Black, Aegean, and Adriatic seas.
Caspian Sea
A large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River, world's largest inland body of water located between Europe and Asia
Carpathian Mountains
A mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania.
Pyrenees Mountains
A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain
Apennies
A mountain range that extends down the Italian Peninsula
Peninsula
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Rhine River
A river in Western Europe that flows from eastern Switzerland into the North Sea.
Rhône River
A river that flows through Switzerland and France to the Mediterranean Sea.
Iceland
An island and country between American and Europe just below the arctic circle
Malta
An island ocated in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast
Cyprus
An island that is part of Nicosia
Don River
Begins south of Moscow and empties into the Black Sea, Russia's second most important river
Atlantic Ocean
Between the Americas and Europe/ Asia
Genoa, Italy
Birthplace of Christopher Columbus, in Liguria Italy
Florence, Italy
Birthplace of the Renaissance, a city just north of Rome
English Channel
Body of water between Great Britain and France
Baltic Sea
Borders many Northern European countries, such as Sweden, Russia, Lithuania, and Poland
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
Minsk, Belarus
Capital of Belarus, situated on the Nyamiha river
Aachen, Germany
Capital of Charlemagne's empire, c. 800; a city in present-day Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark
Capital of Denmark
Paris, France
Capital of France, it is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Ile-de-France region.
Berlin, Germany
Capital of Germany
Budapest, Hungary
Capital of Hungary
Reyjavik, Iceland
Capital of Iceland, on the southwestern side of the island
Dublin, Ireland
Capital of Ireland
Oslo, Norway
Capital of Norway
Moscow, Russia
Capital of Russia, located in inland Russia next to Moskva river
Dresden, Saxony
Capital of Saxony
Edinburgh, Scotland
Capital of Scotland
Barcelona, Spain
Capital of Spain's Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture
London, England
Capital of United Kingdom, standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Capital of the Netherlands, called the city of sins
Manchester, England
City found in England
Venice, Italy
City that controlled important trade routes to the North and East. Canals serve as its "streets". Made up of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.
Alps
Europe's Largest Mountain system, going through France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Frankfurt is located on both sides of the Main River, south-east of the Taunus mountain range.
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It's positioned on the edge of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea.
Sardinia
Large Italian island west of the Italian peninsula,
Black sea
Large body of water separating Ukraine from Turkey
Leipzig, Germany
Largest city in the state of saxony
Milan, Italy
Located in northern Italy
Sevilla, spain
Located in southern most Spain, birth place of flamenco
Gdańsk, Poland
Located on the Baltic coast
Loire River
Longest river in France
Naples, Italy
Naples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Milan, south of rome
Belfast, Ireland
Northern Ireland's capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic
Bay of Biscay
Part of Atlantic, bordered west coast of France, north coast of Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Peninsula in southwestern Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the northwest of Czechia on the Vltava river
Po River
River in northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic Sea, longest river in italy
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's capital
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italian Roma, historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Balkan Mountain Range
Runs through Bulgaria to eastern Serbia
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Sarajevo, capital and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the narrow valley of the Miljacka River at the foot of Mount Trebević.
Adriatic Sea
Sea on the eastern side of Italy
Geneva, Switzerland
Second biggest city in Switzerland, where the Rhône river exits Lake Geneva
Cities
Served as centers of trade, public performance, and political administration (for example Athens, Carthage, and Teotihucan)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia's development as a significant settlement owes much to its central position in the Balkans. It is situated in western Bulgaria, at the northern foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the Sofia Valley that is surrounded by the Balkan mountains to the north.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, capital and largest city of Sweden. Stockholm is located at the junction of Lake Mälar (Mälaren) and Salt Bay (Saltsjön), an arm of the Baltic Sea, opposite the Gulf of Finland.
Dardenelles Strait
Strait in Turckey that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
Istanbul, Turkey
The Hagia Sophia is located here, and is also in north-western Turkey within the Marmara Region. The Bosphorus, which connects the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea, divides the city into a European, Thracian side and an Asian, Anatolian side.
Corsica
The Island where Napoleon was born, off the coast of France
Archangel, Russia
The administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of European Russia
Toledo, Spain
The ancient city of Toledo stands on a hill above the Castilla-La Mancha plains of central Spain. The city is well known for its mixture of Christian, Arab and Jewish monuments
Madrid, Spain
The capital and largest city of spain
Bern, Switzerland
The capital city of Switzerland, is built around a crook in the Aare River
Vienna, Austria
The capital of Austria, Vienna is located in northeastern Austria, at the easternmost extension of the Alps in the Vienna Basin.
Athens, Greece
The capital of Greece, birth place of democracy
Lisbon, Portugal
The capital of Portugal, perched on seven hills, is the second oldest European capital behind Athens
Belgrade, Serbia
The capital of Serbia
Kiev, Ukraine
The capital of Ukraine
Thames River
The largest river in england, runs through london and empties into the North Sea
Volga River
The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important commercial river.
Oder River
The river that makes the border between Russia and Germany, empties into the Baltic
Danube River
The second-longest river of Europe. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea.
Ural Mountains
This north-south range separates Siberia from the rest of Russia. It is commonly considered the boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia, extends from the arctic to the Caspian Sea
Tirane, Albania
Tirana, city, capital of Albania. It is the country's main industrial center and its largest city. Tirana lies 17 miles ( 27 km) east of the Adriatic Sea coast and along the Ishm River
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Polish Warszawa, city, capital of Poland. Located in the east-central part of the country
Seine River
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
Crimean Peninsula
a Ukranian peninsula that extends into the Black Sea
Italian Peninsula
a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
Mountains
a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
Rivers
a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
Bosporus
a narrow strait in Turkey that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea
Islands
a piece of land surrounded by water
Vistula River
a river in Poland that flows 678 miles from the Carpathian Mountains to the Baltic Sea
North Sea
an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia
St. Petersburg
capital city and major port that Peter the Great established in 1703 in russia
Bodies of water
oceans, gulfs, rivers, lakes and so on
Caucasus Mountains
the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia
Strait of Dover
the narrowest point in the English Channel at only twenty-one miles wide
Jutland Peninsula
the peninsula on which Denmark is located
Strait of Gibraltar
the strait between Spain and Africa