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Europe SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Ancient Greece
p.18

The continent of Europe is surrounded by ocean, except in ▸ ▸ Ancient Rome
the east, where it is joined to Asia. Much of Europe is flat, p.20
but there are several high mountain ranges, including the ▸ ▸ Asia p.29

Alps, Pyrenees, and the Carpathians. ▸ ▸ World War I p.276
▸ ▸ World War II
p.277

About
Europe Although it is the
second smallest This powerful
continent, Europe meat-eater is
the biggest
Population: contains nearly 50 member of the
743.1 million countries. weasel family.

Highest point: Wolverine
Mount Elbrus
Eyjafjallajökull Oil Gas Beneath the
Ferry domes of this
In 2010, ash from this Coal cathedral in
Lowest point: volcano in Iceland Moscow are
Caspian Sea stopped more than ten separate
Rhythmic
100,000 airline flights. gymnastics churches.
Njupeskär Brown bear
waterfall
Biggest desert:
Oltenia Sahara
Giant’s Grass
Causeway European snake
Longest river: Little bison
Volga Mermaid St Basil’s
Stonehenge Tulips Malbork Castle Cathedral

The building Eiffel Golden Cossack
of this cathedral Tower eagle St Sophia’s dancing
began in 1882. Dobšinská Cathedral
It is due to Ice Cave
finish in 2026.

Dalmatian
Sagrada Leaning pelican
Flamenco Familia Tower of Eiffel Tower
dancing cathedral Pisa Mount This iron tower in Paris
Olympus is 1,063 ft (324 m) high. It

Mount Etna was completed in 1889 and is
Giant’s Causeway the most visited monument
in the world.
The Giant’s Causeway is an area of
hexagonal columns made of ancient The tower is made
volcanic rock. It is on the coast of up of more than 18,000
County Antrim in Northern Ireland. pieces of cast iron.

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