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Europe
Europe, the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, comprises of the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, and shares 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. It is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, having about 11% of the world's population.
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What European country on the Iberian peninsula is a Basque region?
Spain Spain is the main part and most important, but there is another province that belongs to France called Irripaldi
Why did Dirk Hartog become an explorer?
Dutch navigators found that the shortest way to move around was on great circle routes. The easiest way to get to the East Indies was to follow the great circle from South Africa across the Indian Ocean and then the circle north to Java, also using the Roaring Forties winds around the 40th degree lattitude to expedite their travel. Hartog pioneered this, running into western Australia and turning north, and so becoming in the process the early Dutch explorer of the Australian west coast.
In general, Latin America is made up of three regions: South America, Caribbean and Middle America. Cuba is a nation in the Caribbean.
Honestly the best place to live in Europe is in France. The food is very delicious, the people, contrary to popular belief, are very helpful and willing to answer all your questions, and is filled with many beautiful and historic sites. France is the home of culture and class. And plus, French is not that hard to learn!
What European country surrounds much of the Aegean Sea?
it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast.
What part of the Europe is Ireland located?
Ireland is not physically located on Europe. It is an island nation that is politically a part of Europe. It is located in Western Europe, west of the United Kingdom and north of France and the Iberian Peninsula.
Yes. The name Holland is often mistakenly used for the country the Netherlands. Holland is just a region in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a country in Europe.
What european country has Prague as its capital?
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic.
What is Europe's most important commercial river?
One of Europe's most important waterways is the way they get water-from a very large spring or river or mountain stream.
It is the Rhine River.
What are the most important natural resources of Europe?
There are lots of natural resourses in Europe. Franceis known for Thier coal and petroleum, Germany has lots of Iron ores, coal and gases. Holland has allot of peat, arable and salt. Russia is rich in gold and diamonds.
Which mountains serve as a boundary between Europe and Asia?
The Urals form the main dividing line between the two continents, along with the Caucus Mountains. What do you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ural and Caucasus mountains
THe Ural Mountains
The Urals and the Caucus Mountains both separate Asia and Europe.
There are several landforms that separate Europe and Asia:
The Ural Mountains
The Caspian Sea
The Caucus Mountains
The Black Sea
The Bosporus Strait
The Mediterranean Sea
Is Greece part of Asia Minor or southern Europe?
Greece is included in both Southern and Western Europe. Although geographically located in South-Eastern Europe, Greece is more commonly associated with Western Europe due to the advanced Ancient Greek civilization and the inequality of modernization between Greece and Eastern Europe.
There are many seas that surround Europe. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south of Europe. To the west and North are the peripheral seas which are really just extensions of the Atlantic Ocean. Seas like the North Sea, the English Channel, the Kattegat, the Skagerak, the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia are some examples. The Mediterranean Sea also has some peripheral seas like the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ligurian Sea. See the map in the Related Links below.
The 3 biggest cities in Europe?
UK - London; Ireland - Dublin; Iceland - Rejkyavik; France - Paris; Spain - Madrid; Portugal - Lisbon; Italy - Rome; Switzerland - Bern; Belgium - Brussels; Holland - Amsterdam; Luxembourg - Luxembourg City; Austria - Vienna; Germany - Berlin; Sweden - Stockholm; Norway - Oslo; Finland - Helsinki; Poland - Warsaw; Hungary - Budapest; Czech Rep - Prague; Slovakia - Bratislava; Slovenia - Lujblijana; Montenegro - Podgorcia; Croatia - Zagreb; Bosnia - Sarajevo; Serbia - Belgrade; Macedonia - Skjope; Greece - Athens; Albania - Tirana; Bulgaria - Sofia; Romania - Bucharest; Ukraine - Kiev; Malta - Valetta; Belarus - Minsk; Latvia - Riga; Lithuania - Villinus; Estonia - Tallin; Denmark - Copenhagen; Russia - Moscow; Andorra - Andorra la Vella; Lichtenstein - Vaduz
What country shares a border with Germany France and Italy?
Switzerland, and it also has a 41 kilometer border with Liechtenstein.
How do the westerlies affect the climate in Western Europe?
The Gulf Stream, with its northern extension of the North Atlantic Drift, brings warm weather to Western Europe. Because of this, Western Europe can be up to some 15˚F warmer than areas of the same latitude.
What European country is Dutch from?
Dutch people are from The Netherlands, also known as Holland or the low countries.
The one exception to this are the "Pennsylvania Dutch," because that name came from a misinterpretation of the word "deutsch," which means German. So Pennsylvania Dutch people are from Germany. All the rest of the Dutch are from Holland.
Shortest flight from us to europe?
Generally, yes. It usually takes a bit more time to go west across the Atlantic than to go east across it. Above about 30 degrees latitude, the winds are usually from the west to the east. Same with the jet stream. Yes, the jet stream can "double back" in a short loop, but most of the time the jet stream and the prevailing winds blow to the east. That makes a trip from Europe to America take a bit more time than the other way.
Why are Europe and Asia considered one continent?
Because the landmasses are joined with little degree of separation, then in terms of physical geography, Europe and Asia are a single continent, called Eurasia.
However, Europe and Asia are two different socio-political continents, ie, they are divided like that because the people who lived there have decided it to be that way.
So in one way, it is one continent, and in another way, it is two.
What is the most common christian religion in western europe?
The most common religion is Roman Catholicism.(catholic)
