Europe - Physical Geography Vocab

Body of water bordering southern Europe, almost completely enclosed by land, stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west, to Asia in the East

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Caspian Sea

Mountain range separating Spain and France

• Alps

• Apennines

• Pyrenees

• Carpathians

Mountain range running along the whole Italian Peninsula

• Alps

• Pyrenees

• Apennines

• Carpathians

Europe’s highest mountains, come of which are located in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia

• Alps

• Pyrenees

• Apennines

• Carpathians

Type of climate found across Southern Europe, with warm sunny days and mild nights most of the year

• Arctic Climate

• Mediterranean Climate

• Tropical Climate

• Italian Climate

Broad coastal plain that stretches from the Atlantic coast into Eastern Europe

• Alps

• Savannah

• North European Plain

• Great Hungarian Plain

Large body of water to the north of west-central Europe, bordering the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway

• Black Sea

• North Sea

• Red Sea

• Norwegian Sea

Narrow waterway to the north of France, that separates west-central Europe (France in particular) from the United Kingdom

• Strait of Gibraltor

• English Channel

• Norwegian Channel

• Euro waterway

Europe’s second largest river, beginning in Germany and stretching to the Black Sea through 10 countries

• Rhine River

• Volga River

• Danube River

• Nile River

Beginning in the Swiss Alps, travels north through Germany; a major waterway used to transports goods and materials

• Rhine River

• Danube River

• Volga River

• Nile River