Physical Features
The largest mountain range in Europe.
What is Alps Mountains.
Name ONE major sea in Europe.
What is Adriatic, Baltic, Black, Mediterranean.
This type of climate is named after the sea in which it surrounds.
What is Mediterranean?
Man-made waterway, similar to a river, consisting of locks and gates.
What is Canal.
A Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece.
What is Crete?
Italy is an example of this feature; described as being surrounded by water on three sides.
What is Peninsula.
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name the TWO oceans that border Europe.
What is Atlantic & Arctic Oceans?
The ocean current that warms much of Europe, creating a mild climate for its latitude.
What is the North Atlantic Current?
The capital of Belgium.
Brussels
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland make up this area.
What is the United Kingdom?
Name the TWO most important rivers in Europe.
What is Danube & Rhine.
The Chunnel runs under this channel.
What is the English Channel?
This is the number of climate regions in Europe.
What is eight?
Europe's most important inland waterway.
What is the Rhine River?
The second-longest river of Europe. It flows from southern Germany east into the Black Sea.
What is the Danube River?
Gibraltar is an example of this physical feature; described as a narrow waterway between two land masses.
What is Strait.
The largest island in Europe.
What is England (United Kingdom).
The Scandinavian peninsula, home to Norway, Sweden, and Finland, is covered by this climate in much of its northern regions.
What is Tundra.
A large peninsula in southern Europe bounded by the Black, Aegean, and Adriatic seas.
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
A strait that separates Spain from the continent of Africa.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
One of the oldest mountain ranges in Europe, it divides the countries of France and Spain.
What is Pyrenees Mountains.
This strait connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
Name at least two factors that account for the variation of climate in Europe.
What is latitude, proximity to the sea, westerly winds, and mountain ranges?
Most of western Europe has this climate.
What is Marine West Coast?
The sea on the eastern side of Italy
What is the Adriatic Sea?