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Europe Geography
Danube River - the second longest river in Europe and an important shipping route across the continent. The Danube flows from west to east from Germany to the Black Sea. It either flows through or forms the border of ten countries.
Rhine River - originates in the Swiss Alps mountain range and flows northwest to the North Sea.
English Channel - a narrow sea between Great Britain and France
Mediterranean Sea - the world’s largest inland sea, located between Europe, Africa, and Asia
European Plain - a vast, flat area stretching from France’s Atlantic coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia. This region has rich farmland.
Alps - a magnificent mountain range in south-central Europe stretching from eastern France and northern Italy through Switzerland and Austria. Snowmelt from the Alps pous into many of Europe’s rivers.
Pyrenees Mountains - mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain
Ural Mountains - located in western Russia and form the boundary between Europe and Asia
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9. Iberian Peninsula - located in southwest Europe and contains Spain and Portugal
10. Scandinavian Peninsula - located in northern Europe and is occupied by Norway and Sweden
11. Peninsula - a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
12. Gulf stream - warm water current that moves warm water from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe
13. permafrost - soil that is permanently frozen
14. arable - land suitable for farming
15. sovereign - self-governing
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