Europe Geography- Physical Features

This mountain range is the physical dividing line between Europe and Asia.

• Ural Mountains

• The Alps

• The Rhine River

• Pyrenees Mountains

This river runs west to east and flows into the Black Sea.

• The Nile River

• The Alps River

• The Rhine River

• The Danube River

The Rhine River flows _________ to the _____ _________.

• west; Atlantic Ocean

• south; Mediterranean Sea

• north; North Sea

• east; Black Sea

This mountain range separates the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal from the rest of Europe.

• The Alps

• The Balkan Mountains

• The Pyrenees Mountains

• The Ural Mountains

Europe has five of these land forms-

• Fjords

• Peninsulas

• Mountain Ranges

• Rivers

Which one of these European countries is an island?

• Germany

• Greece

• Italy

• United Kingdom

After the Ice Age these land forms started to appear.

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Fjords

• Islands

This mountain range separates the Balkan Peninsula from the rest of Europe.

• The Balkan Mountains

• The Alps

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Ural Mountains

Compare Europe to the United States based on latitude.

• Europe is generally warmer than the United States because of its higher latitude.

• The United States is generally warmer than Europe because of its lower latitude.

• Europe is generally cooler than the United States because of its higher latitude.

• The United States is generally cooler than Europe because of its lower latitude.

This mountain range divides Italy into east and west sections.

• Pyrenees Mountains

• The Apennines

• Balkan Mountains

• The Alps