Rivers
Mountains
Islands and Peninsulas
Fun Facts
"Known For..."
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Europe's longest river

Volga

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Mountain range that separates the Iberian Peninsula from France.

Pyrenees

100

How many peninsulas are there in Europe? (name them)

Scandinavian, Iberian, Italian, Balkan, and Jutland

100

Three small countries that rely on their larger neighbors for diplomatic representation.

Andorra, Monaco, and Liechtenstein

100

What is France known for exporting?

Prestige products

200

Four rivers in France

Rhone, Seinne, Loire, and Garonne

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Mountain range that separates the Italian Peninsula from the rest of Europe

Alps

200

Europe's largest island

Great Britain

200

Four famous landmarks in France

Eiffel Tower, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Palace of Versailles, and the Louvre

200

Largest commercial shipping fleet in the world

Greece

300

Found in Austria, this is the second longest river in Europe; famous for having a waltz written in its honor

Danube

300

Mountain range that extends down through the Italian Peninsula

Apennines

300

Europe's westernmost island

Iceland

300

What country has reclaimed thousands of acres from the sea by building dikes?

The Netherlands

300

Known for banking, secrecy laws, and precision equipment

Switzerland

400

Famous river in London

Thames

400

Mountain range that divides Western Russia from Siberia

Ural Mountains
400

Island south of Greece

Crete

400

Long, narrow inlets of the sea with steep, rocky banks found on the Scandinavian Peninsula

Fjords

400

Known for arts and music, particularly the works of Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and Strauss

Austria

500

Two most important rivers in Easter Europe

Volga and Dneiper

500

The highest peak in Europe

Mount Elbrus

500

Three famous islands in the Mediterranean

Sardinia, Sicily, and Corsica

500

What strait separates Spain from North Africa?

Strait of Gibralter

500

Known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun" for its long hours of summer twilight

Scandinavia