Danube River - flows through 12 countries; 1,770 miles; 2nd largest river in Europe, Rhine River - longest river in Germany; important waterway for trade, English Channel - small body of water that separates the United Kingdom from the European mainland (specifically France), Mediterranean Sea - touches 3 continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia); surrounds Italy; 965,000 square miles; important route for trade and cultural exchange; smallest inland sea, European Plain - stretches from the Pyrenees in the west to the Ural Mtns. in the east; 2,000 miles; agriculture, The Alps - mountain range located at the top of Italy; extends for almost 700 miles, Pyrenees - mountain range that forms the natural border between France and Spain; roughly 270 miles, Ural Mountains - natural boundary between Europe and Asia; almost 1,500 miles; huge deposits of gold, nickel, silver, platinum, coal, iron, and other minerals, Iberian Peninsula - includes the countries of Spain and Portugal; Pyrenees form the northern border; 2nd largest peninsula in Europe, Air Pollution - caused by automobile exhaust and factory emissions; environmental concern for the United Kigndom, Acid Rain - air pollution mixes with water in the clouds; harms the environment; has destroyed much of Germany's Black Forest, Chernobyl - location of a nuclear power plant explosion; 1986-Ukraine (Soviet Union), Judaism - oldest monotheistic religion in Europe; followers are called Jews, Christianity - religious group who believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah (savior), Islam - followers are called Muslims; based on the religious teachings of the prophet Muhammad,

Europe Unit: Key Vocabulary Part 1

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