ࡱ> ;=:)` 0bjbj .&{{ $ +('''''''$(hI+`''' j' '   7d,D ''0+( + + +' '' +(   4" Europe Overview 6th largest continent 3rd most populated732 million Vatican City--Smallest country (.17 sq. mi; pop. 770) European Unionassociation of 27 European countries They function similar to the United States common currency, Federal (European Union) laws and State (individual country) laws Ural Mts.separates Europe & Asia Mediterranean Seaseparates Europe and Africa Strait of Gibraltarbetween Morocco and Spain Great Britain aka England or the United Kingdom Includes: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Iberian Peninsulalocation of Spain & Portugal & Andorra Istanbul major city in Turkey; only city on 2 continents Bosporus Straitseparates the Med. from the Black Sea One of four natural borders between Europe and Asia The other three are the Mediterranean Sea, Caucus Mountains and Ural Mountains. Black Sealocated in SE Europe Separates Ukraine & Russia (Eastern Europe) from Turkey (Asia). Caucasusone of the 2 mountains ranges separating Europe & Asia Vatican Citysmallest country in the world Danube River2nd longest river in Europe; 1,776 miles long Volga Riverlongest river in Europe; 2,300 miles long The Alpine Mountains include ranges in the Italian and Balkan peninsulas, northern Spain, and southern France. The region includes the mountains of the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines, Dinaric Alps, Balkans, and Carpathians. Mount Blanchighest mountain in Europe????; 15774 Part of the French Alps Matterhorn in the Alps Mt. Elbrushighest mountain (?); 18,510located in Russia Part of the Caucasus Mountains Pyrenees Mountainsbetween Spain and France Cuts off Iberian Peninsula from mainland Europe English Channel very rough stretch of water between England and France Chunnel-tunnel under the English Channel; 31 miles Asia is the largest continent It has the largest country (Russia) & the 3rd largest (China) It has the first and second most populated countries (China & India) It has the largest lake, highest mountain range, highest and lowest point in elevation, and the deepest lake in the world. Has the largest dam and longest man-made water feature in the world. Has the wettest place on earthMawsynramin, India (467) Himalaya Mountainsmeans home of the snows; tallest mt.range Mount Everestgrows by 4 mm each year aka Sagarmatha (Nepal) meaning goddess of the sky aka Chomolungma (Tibet) meaning Mother Goddess of the Universe Named after George Everest (1859) who called it Peak 15 Subcontinent of Indiabody of land slightly smaller than a continent that is actually a separate piece of land K2Mount Godwin Austin/Qojir (the great mountain) 28,250 First summit was in 1954 1 in 3 will die going up Mount Fujiyama means great mountain Highest mountain in Japan--Last erupted in 1978 Ural mountains divide Europe and Asia Hindu Kush MountainsBetween Afghanistan and Pakistan; means death Khyber Pass in the Hindu Kush Yangtze River Longest river in Asia & third longest in the world aka the Chang River 3964 miles long means son of the great water Three Gorges Damworlds longest dam; in China along the Yangtze 7661 feet wide; 32 turbines; cost $39 billion Huang He or Yellow River in northern China 3395 miles long River of Sorrow1931 flood killed 3.7 million people Gets its color from the loess or yellowish brown soil Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: main rivers in Iraq (1180/1700 mi. long) Means Arrow and Sweetwater Ganges Rivermost holy river for Hindus Indus Rivermain river in Pakistan 1800 miles long Thar Desertdesert in NW India Brahmaputra River1800 mi. long; means offspring of Brahma East and West Ghats mountain range in southern India Three bodies of water surrounding India are: Arabian Seato the west of India Bay of Bengalto the east of India Indian Ocean Dead Sealowest spot on land 1300 below sea level; between Israel & Jordan Caspian Sealargest lake in the world Aral Sealake that is shrinking because it was diverted for irrigation of Soviet agricultural projects Lake Baikaldeepest in the world; 5315 deep Thar Desertdesert in NW India comes from the word thul meaning sand ridge Gobi Desertin Mongolia (Northern China); largest cold winter desert Kashmir disputed area that India and Pakistan have fought over Indonesiacountry with the most Muslims Moscowcapitol of Russia; center is the Kremlin (a fort) Jerusalemcapitol of Israel; holiest city for Jews and Christians Tokyocapitol of Japan; largest urban area on earth Best Example of Urban Sprawl (the spread of urban areas). 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