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