Important Facts on EUROPE :-
1. Europe is the sixth largest continent with an area of 10,360,000 sq km.
2. The highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc (4807 m) in the Alps and Mt Elbrus (5633 m) in the Caucasus.
3. Belgium and Netherlands are the two small low lands countries very thickly populated.
4. Norway, Sweden and Denmark ( and sometimes Iceland ) are collectively known as Scandinavia.
5. The Seine and Rhine are the important rivers that join the English Channel and the North Sea.
6. The Volga, which is the largest river of Europe, joins a landlocked Sea named the Caspian.
7. Elbrus is the highest mountain peak in Europe, which lies in the Caucasus.
8. Lombardy in Italy and the lowlands of Andalusia in Spain and the plains of Hungry are the lowlands.
9. More than 700 million people live in Europe and its population is highly urbanized.
10. Rotterdam, in the Netherlands is a part of conurbation, a large built up are with several towns and cities.
11. Temperate type of climate is found in Europe.
12. North European plain is the Europe's agricultural heart.
13. The Alps were formed when after can plate collided with the Eurasian Plate..
14. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are together called 'Baltic State.'
15. Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands are called 'Low countries.'
16. The plain of Flanders in Western Germany has fertile soil.
17. The Burren is a large area of limestone rock in the west of Ireland. Its flat surfaces are
known as limestones pavements.
18. The coast of Normandy is lined with high chalk cliffs.
19. The Duero, Tagus and Guadalquivir rivers flow across the Meseta on their courses to Atlantic Ocean.
20. Germany is a leading manufacturer of cars, machinery and transport equipment.
21. Sicily is the largest islands in Mediterranean. It has a famous active volcano called Mount Etna.
22. The Po Valley is a broad flat plain in North of Italy.
23. Sicily has Italy's highest temperature, due to warm African winds.
24. The Poland's largest river is Vistula. It flows northwards, passing through the capital Warsaw on its way to the Baltic Sea.
25. The Tatra Mountains are small range at the northern end of the Carpathian Mountains.
26. The Balkan Mountains forms a spur running east to west through Bulgaria and separate the two main rivers, the Danube and the Maritsa.
27. Carpathian Mountain Range is the largest mountain range in Eastern Europe. They are rich source of timber and minerals.
28. Suez Canal links the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. Before it was built, ship had to sail around the whole of Africa to reach Asia.
29. The Atlas Mountains runs through most of Morocco and Algeria. They form barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the Sahara, which lies south of them.
30. The Carpathian Mountains are both the coldest and the wettest parts of central Europe.
31. Tyrrhenian Sea divides the Italian mainland from Sardinia is gradually filling with sediments from the rivers, which flow into it.
32. Poland's largest river is the Vistula. It flows northwards passing through the Capital Warsaw.
33. Central Europe's main crops are cereals such as maize, wheat and rye, along with sugar beet and potatoes.
34. The worst nuclear incident in history happened at Chernobyl's nuclear power station in Northern Ukraine.
1. Europe is the sixth largest continent with an area of 10,360,000 sq km.
2. The highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc (4807 m) in the Alps and Mt Elbrus (5633 m) in the Caucasus.
3. Belgium and Netherlands are the two small low lands countries very thickly populated.
4. Norway, Sweden and Denmark ( and sometimes Iceland ) are collectively known as Scandinavia.
5. The Seine and Rhine are the important rivers that join the English Channel and the North Sea.
6. The Volga, which is the largest river of Europe, joins a landlocked Sea named the Caspian.
7. Elbrus is the highest mountain peak in Europe, which lies in the Caucasus.
8. Lombardy in Italy and the lowlands of Andalusia in Spain and the plains of Hungry are the lowlands.
9. More than 700 million people live in Europe and its population is highly urbanized.
10. Rotterdam, in the Netherlands is a part of conurbation, a large built up are with several towns and cities.
11. Temperate type of climate is found in Europe.
12. North European plain is the Europe's agricultural heart.
13. The Alps were formed when after can plate collided with the Eurasian Plate..
14. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are together called 'Baltic State.'
15. Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands are called 'Low countries.'
16. The plain of Flanders in Western Germany has fertile soil.
17. The Burren is a large area of limestone rock in the west of Ireland. Its flat surfaces are
known as limestones pavements.
18. The coast of Normandy is lined with high chalk cliffs.
19. The Duero, Tagus and Guadalquivir rivers flow across the Meseta on their courses to Atlantic Ocean.
20. Germany is a leading manufacturer of cars, machinery and transport equipment.
21. Sicily is the largest islands in Mediterranean. It has a famous active volcano called Mount Etna.
22. The Po Valley is a broad flat plain in North of Italy.
23. Sicily has Italy's highest temperature, due to warm African winds.
24. The Poland's largest river is Vistula. It flows northwards, passing through the capital Warsaw on its way to the Baltic Sea.
25. The Tatra Mountains are small range at the northern end of the Carpathian Mountains.
26. The Balkan Mountains forms a spur running east to west through Bulgaria and separate the two main rivers, the Danube and the Maritsa.
27. Carpathian Mountain Range is the largest mountain range in Eastern Europe. They are rich source of timber and minerals.
28. Suez Canal links the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea. Before it was built, ship had to sail around the whole of Africa to reach Asia.
29. The Atlas Mountains runs through most of Morocco and Algeria. They form barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the Sahara, which lies south of them.
30. The Carpathian Mountains are both the coldest and the wettest parts of central Europe.
31. Tyrrhenian Sea divides the Italian mainland from Sardinia is gradually filling with sediments from the rivers, which flow into it.
32. Poland's largest river is the Vistula. It flows northwards passing through the Capital Warsaw.
33. Central Europe's main crops are cereals such as maize, wheat and rye, along with sugar beet and potatoes.
34. The worst nuclear incident in history happened at Chernobyl's nuclear power station in Northern Ukraine.
