Geography of Europe

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  1. 3. A country in Eastern Europe that was formerly a part of the Soviet Union. It borders 17 countries and is the largest country in the world.
  2. 4. A small Western European country bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea.
  3. 6. A mountain range in Western Russia. It runs north and south, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
  4. 8. The European mountain range that runs from the French Mediterranean region through the countries of France, Switzerland, and Italy. The range also reaches into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia.
  5. 10. A country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland. It also has coasts on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
  6. 13. A nuclear power plant located in Ukraine. On April 26, 1986, it became the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
  7. 16. part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates northern France from southern England.
  8. 17. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
  9. 18. A mountain range that marks most of the Spanish-French border.
  10. 19. The contamination of the air by gases and smoke. In Great Britain and most other industrialized nations, it is caused mostly by emissions from factories and cars.
  11. 21. A country in Western Europe that is bordered solely by Spain. It is one of the countries that makes up the Iberian Peninsula.
  12. 22. A country in Southwestern Europe. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by France to the north and Portugal to the west.
  13. 23. A country in Western Europe made up of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It is located on two islands separated from the European continent by the English Channel.
  14. 24. Land that is capable of producing crops or suitable for farming.
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  1. 1. A country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Austria, Belgium, France, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The Rhine runs through it.
  2. 2. A country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Lithuania, Belarus, the Czech Republic, and Germany, with the Baltic Sea to its north. It was invaded by Germany in 1939.
  3. 5. A country in Western Europe. It is a peninsula bordered on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and shares its northern border with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
  4. 6. A country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova, with the Black Sea to its south. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place there.
  5. 7. The peninsula located in southwestern Europe, stretching into the Atlantic Ocean. It is where Spain and Portugal are located.
  6. 9. A peninsula located in Northern Europe, containing Norway, Sweden, and part of Finland. It stretches into the Baltic, North, Barents, and Norwegian Seas.
  7. 11. A river located in Central and Western Europe. It begins in Switzerland, runs west through Germany, where it empties into the North Sea.
  8. 12. A plain that stretches from the Pyrenees Mountains on the Spanish-French border to the Ural Mountains in Russia.
  9. 14. River The second longest river in Europe. It runs through 10 countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, and Hungary.
  10. 15. The body of water located between Western Europe and Northern Africa.
  11. 20. Rainfall made toxic by air pollution. It is a result of waste gases from the burning of fossil fuels.