Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.8 World regional geography: continents
3.8.4 Europe: relief, rivers and regions
Europe, the second smallest continent, is a western extension of Eurasia made of peninsulas, with old highlands in the north-west, a vast central plain, the young Alpine ranges in the south, and navigable rivers that made it a pioneer of inland water transport.
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Key terms
- Europe
- peninsula of peninsulas
- Scandinavia
- Iberia
- Balkans
- Alps
- Mont Blanc
- Pyrenees
- Carpathians
- Caucasus
- Elbrus
- Urals
- Great European Plain
- Volga
- Danube
- Rhine
- Ruhr
- polders
- fjords
- North Atlantic Drift
- Dogger Bank
- Orient Express
- Land of the Midnight Sun
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